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Regional Property Solutions acquired by director

Regional Property Solution’s, director, Daniel Lee has acquired the business from its founder Charles Murray.

Daniel Lee, MRICS joined the business in August 2010 with primary responsibility for the commercial agency department and became a director in June 2014.

Altrincham based Regional Property Solutions was started by Charles Murray in March 1999 and has grown to be South Manchester’s leading firm of commercial property surveyors. The practice has an active Commercial Agency Department, which is evident by its regularly documented deals and a plethora of letting and for sales boards on properties throughout South Manchester. The Management Department grew organically and has established an enviable reputation for its proactive and overall approach to the buildings and estates under its umbrella.

Daniel Lee, Managing Director, said: “The opportunity to buy the business, when Charles decided to take a more leisurely and well-earned approach to life, was too good to miss. I know the business and I have thoroughly enjoyed working alongside Charles to expand it over the last ten years and I am now ready for the challenge to build on that legacy.

“The Agency side, not surprisingly, has been slow during the pandemic but the Management Department has inevitably been very busy and we have attracted an impressive amount of new management instructions in the last 12 months. Rebecca McPartland our new management surveyor has taken up the reins of looking after the 250 tenants occupying the 500,000 sq ft plus within the management portfolio. Charles is still with us a few days a week to ensure a seamless transition as well as offering sage advice as we negotiate a more normal return to business activity.”

Charles Murray, said: “I founded the business when my son was just 2 months old. He’s now a 6’ 8” tall 22 year old man; RPS has similarly grown and matured over the same intervening 22 years.

“My brother and mother both died recently and that made me realise there’s more to life than your career, albeit a career I’ve immensely enjoyed and been proud of. It’s now time to hand the reins to the next generation who still have the hunger and drive, to take RPS to the next chapter in its development.

“I’m not walking off the stage completely, I’ll be sat in the wings in a comfy chair, reading the script and available to “prompt” as and when required.

“The plan is now for Heather and I to travel the world; well, what could possibly stop us……………”

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