Landwood Group has marked the launch of its new Project and Building Consultancy division with a string of new instructions.

Property firms, administrators and private investors, including London & Scottish Investments, DFDS, Assetcorp, Derwent Lodge Estates and RBH Properties, are among those already benefiting from the dynamic, director-led commercial advice it provides.

The new service lines are delivered by directors Chris Mann (ex Hollis) and John Edwards (ex Avison Young), who are both RICS chartered surveyors.

Between them they provide in excess of 35 years of project management, cost consultancy and building surveying experience alongside extensive practical, design and consultancy expertise.

Landwood Group Director Anna Main comments: “We’re delighted to expand the services we offer with our new Project and Building Consultancy lines.

“Chris and John bring with them considerable knowledge and experience that will allow us to provide clients with unbeatable expertise alongside best-in-class commercial advice.

“While the economic outlook is uncertain, we remain committed to identifying opportunities that will drive meaningful commercial results.”

Chris Mann adds: “There is a clear demand in the market at the moment for concise, expert commercial advice.

“The Project and Building Consultancy service lines are a natural fit alongside Landwood’s current offering.

“We’ve hit the ground running with our new client wins demonstrating how we’re already trusted to add value to businesses.

“Myself, John and our colleagues look forward to working closely with Landwood’s existing teams to grow this division further.”

The new division, which launched in September, will offer advice across the whole life cycle of assets with typical instructions including project management, dilapidations and advice on acquisitions and disposal.

Headquartered in Manchester, Landwood Group are experts in property, plant and machinery and business assets. Their team of chartered surveyors, asset managers and auctioneers provide unrivalled expertise.

Among the services they provide clients are property and machinery asset valuations and appraisals for secured lending and recovery situations; residential and commercial property management and property and business asset sales.

Regional Property Solutions has secured two new management appointments to add to its growing property management portfolio.

Altrincham Regeneration LLP has appointed it to manage the 20,000 sq ft retail and leisure complex at 74-78 George Street, Altrincham, which is anchored by the Everyman cinema occupying 10,000 sq ft.

The second appointment on behalf of a private pension, just prior to lockdown, was the management of Lindley Court, Scott Drive, Altrincham a two storey detached office building comprising 6000 sq ft.

“We certainly hit the ground running with these new management instructions”, said Daniel Lee, director, Regional Property Solutions.

“Lindley Court is now fully let with Revive Management taking a 10 year lease on the 3,000 sq ft first floor accommodation as well seeing through the letting of the ground floor to Markit. We also have one of the two available 5,000 sq ft ground floor units, at 74-78 George Street, under offer.

“We are continuing to grow our property management business which this year has also seen Garden Place a 10,000 sq ft Altrincham office building and a 4,500 sq ft mixed freehold investment of a restaurant with residential apartments above in Chorlton join the 100 plus buildings and estates under our umbrella with a rent roll in excess of £6M.

“We are delighted to have secured the new management of these properties and look forward to actively managing them to ensure the smooth running of these buildings which encompass the full spectrum of management issues across the retail, leisure, office and residential sectors.”