Property people: Dacre Son and Hartley and Andrew Jackson Solicitors

After launching a new residential lettings and property management division earlier this year, Yorkshire’s largest independent estate agent, Dacre, Son & Hartley has expanded the service into the Aire Valley and appointed Luke Parkin as lettings manager for the area.

He brings a wealth of experience to the role and most recently worked for a well-known lettings agency in Leeds city centre.

In his new role, he is based in Dacres’ Bingley office and will oversee the growth of the company’s rentals portfolio throughout the town, as well as in the neighbouring areas of Saltaire, Baildon, Keighley and their surrounding towns and villages.

Services on offer to landlords include both a fully managed offering and a tenant sourcing service.

Dacres launched its lettings division in early February, initially specialising in high quality and premium rental property in towns and villages surrounding its offices in Harrogate, Ilkley and York.

The company previously had an established lettings division that managed more than 600 homes, before selling it in 2020.

Parkin said: “This is an opportunity to further my career at a well-established and highly reputable estate agent, in an area that I know very well, which all made it an appealing move.

“It’s also exciting to be involved in the launch of a new lettings division at an early stage, as we begin growing our portfolio and market share, which is another challenge that I’m looking forward to.

“Even though it’s early days, there’s already lots of interest from landlords who are keen to hear what we can do for them in the Aire Valley.

“This is partly down to our bespoke range of services, as well as a large online reach, which is complemented offline by our extensive 20-branch network.”

Patrick McCutcheon, head of residential, added: “Our lettings division has been particularly well-received in the other areas we’re currently offering the service in, so expanding into the Aire Valley was a natural next step.

“We’re very pleased to welcome Luke to Dacres to grow our client base in the area. There’s no doubt Luke will do a great job representing landlords and ensuring their investments are successful.”

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Andrew Jackson Solicitors has confirmed that Leanne Stefanovic has joined its property team as an associate, strengthening the firm’s client services offering across the region.

Having assisted clients across a range of residential conveyancing matters for over 10 years, her experience covers all aspects of residential property sale and purchase, as well as transfers of equity, newbuild and re-mortgaging. 

In recognition of her depth of expertise, she was recently awarded The Law Society’s advanced level Residential Property Accreditation, which is awarded to individuals who are able to demonstrate advanced expertise across residential conveyancing matters.

Stephen Dettman, partner, and head of residential property, said: “Leanne is a highly experienced and proactive solicitor who consistently receives excellent client feedback. I am pleased that she has joined our team. 

“Our aim is to provide high quality advice across residential property matters, which are often complex in nature, and I know that Leanne will help us ensure we continue to provide the highest standards of service for our clients.”