Commercial property consultant Bruton Knowles has strengthened its Manchester office with the appointment of surveyor Nicholas Broadway.
Nicholas joins the Lowry House team from the firm’s North Yorkshire office.
Manchester office partner James Bailey said: “Nicholas’s appointment is timely given the Manchester office’s fast expanding workload, especially valuations.
“Manchester is the biggest city economy outside London and our market share in the commercial sector is growing so we have had to make new appointments to keep pace – especially with valuations of property for development and investment.”
Originally from Harrogate Nicholas said: “It’s easy to gauge the financial activity going on around the city by the number of cranes on the sky line.
“With this amount of investment taking place and the development of the Northern Powerhouse it’s a very exciting time to become qualified in this region.
“We are seeing an increase in demand for our valuation services as consumer appetite for borrowing continues to grow across the commercial property sector. I’m looking forward to assisting with the growing workloads, especially new instructions – and developing relationships throughout the North West.
“I will also be providing consultancy advice on a number of matters including business rates looking ahead to the 2017 revaluation.”
Nicholas joined Bruton Knowles from DTZ in 2013.
His key clients include HSBC Bank plc, Loyds Bank plc, Shawbrook Bank, Unity Trust Bank plc, Lancashire Mortgage Corporation Limited, Network Rail and Cambridge and Counties Bank.
