Meet the Team: George Murphy
- Jul 10
- 3 min read
From starting out in the property industry at 17 to building an international career and returning to London to found Westbrook Advisory, meet the man behind the firm.
Meet the Founder: George Murphy
Westbrook Advisory was founded on a simple frustration: too much property advice in prime central London comes with an agenda. Too many advisors are quietly working both sides of a deal, chasing a listing, or pushing whatever's easiest to sell rather than what's right for the client. George set out to build something different, a firm with a single loyalty: the person it's actually working for.
Starting Young
George Murphy started in the property industry at 17, working across the Home Counties and London, learning the trade from the ground up, at a time when most people are still in school. There was no shortcut to it, years spent understanding how prime property actually moves, what separates a good deal from a bad one, and the standards, discretion and relationships that make transactions work at the top end of the market. It's an apprenticeship that shaped how George thinks about the industry to this day, property advice is a craft learned through experience, not just credentials.
A New Chapter Abroad
That early grounding led to a new chapter, a move to Australia, where George continued to build his career and gained first-hand experience handling property transactions on an international footing, alongside the domestic deals he'd cut his teeth on back home. Working across both markets gave him a rare vantage point: an understanding of how transactions differ, and where they don't, whether the client is buying a house in the country or coordinating a purchase from the other side of the world. It also gave him a sharper sense of what clients need when they're operating across borders: clear communication, someone who understands the practicalities of distance, and advice that doesn't lose nuance in translation.
Setting Up Westbrook
Returning to London, George brought that experience together and set up Westbrook Advisory, a firm built to do things differently. Independent by design, Westbrook exists purely to represent the buyer, tenant, or landlord, not to push a listing, chase a referral fee, or serve two masters in the same deal.
That combination, grounding in the London and country markets, paired with genuine international transaction experience is what shapes Westbrook today. Whether a client is buying, selling, letting or relocating within the UK or across borders, the firm brings the same level of care and expertise to both, treating every transaction with the same rigour regardless of where in the world it starts or ends.
What Westbrook Does
Westbrook Advisory covers acquisitions, sales, lettings, property management and relocations across prime central London, Country & Coast, built for clients who want a single point of contact who knows the market, understands their situation, and is only working for them. No hand-offs, no conflicting incentives, just straightforward, independent advice from someone who has done the deal from every angle.
Beyond the Office
Outside of work, George is a keen fan and player of both rugby, cricket & football, If he's not playing sports, you'll often find him supporting his beloved Harlequins or Brighton & Hove Albion. Outside of his love for sport, he can usually be found on long walks in the country with his partner and their dog.
