Thomas van Straubenzee
Partner, Global Head of Private Office
Global HeadquartersGB
Thomas is well known in the global property market as invariably acting with total integrity and discretion. He has worked in London for the last 20 years having qualified as a chartered surveyor with Strutt & Parker in 2005.
Thomas is a proprietary partner of Knight Frank and co-founded their Private Office team with Rory Penn and Paddy Dring.
The Knight Frank Private Office is a fully integrated residential and commercial real estate advisory team, advising and transacting for high net worth clients, family offices and their advisers. Clients benefit from one point of contact, high quality service and a long-term relationship. This market-leading team have consistently been involved in 60% of deals done over £10m in Prime Central London over the last five years.
In 2023, Thomas was named the Spear's Property Adviser of the Year. Thomas is interested in music, wildlife and conservation. He is strongly committed to his family charity 'The Henry van Straubenzee Memorial Fund' which supports 53 schools in Uganda. He is head of the Royal Albert Hall philanthropy board and sits on the committee for Westminster Abbey’s present capital appeal.