Former director of property firm launches new business

A former director and co-founder of one of the region’s biggest land and housebuilding companies has set up a new property development business.

Andy Garnett has launched Breck as a development, investment, land promotion and housebuilding firm and will bring forward schemes across the region.

As co-founder of MCI Developments in 2011, Andy helped grow it to become one the North West’s largest affordable housing developers before the business was sold to Keepmoat Homes in 2017.

Andy said: “It was great to be part of the MCI story, a business we built from scratch and which grew very quickly to attract the interest of one of the UK’s largest housebuilders.

“Since leaving the business last year, I’ve been looking for a new challenge. With Breck, the focus will be on select property investment and development opportunities, as well bringing forward major regeneration projects in the affordable housing arena. We have been very busy already.”

Breck, based at Blackpool Technology Park, has three divisions. Breck Investments focuses on commercial property investment opportunities; Breck Developments concentrates on strategic land opportunities and special projects; while Breck Homes specialises in the construction of affordable properties for registered providers.

Breck’s upcoming projects include a scheme of 55 affordable homes at Claughton-on-Brock in Lancashire and eight luxury apartments in Bramhall near Stockport. Since Andy’s exit from MCI Developments in April 2019, Breck has already acquired property investments in excess of £10m.

Andy started his property career with Barratt Homes in Manchester in 2004 and then spent several years with Irish housebuilder McInerney Homes before going on to start MCI Developments.

Over his time in the construction and development industry Andy has acquired over 120 development and investment sites.