The group’s Bridgfords branch will cater for both small and large scale investors from across the region. It will have rental and property management experts providing “all-encompassing service and advice” on new build and resales investment, portfolio expansion, specialist buy-to-let finance and the sale of investment properties according to Countrywide.
Having operated across the North West since 1832, Bridgfords is a well-known estate and lettings agent in the region. The ‘investor hub’ becomes the 62nd Bridgfords office to open in the region and the team will be lead by Ian Culbert.
Commenting on the opening of the Bridgfords Hacienda branch, Bridgfords managing director Mark Alcroft said: “The private rental sector across the region has been extremely buoyant in recent months and this trend looks set to continue. With demand outstripping supply across most of the UK, the lettings market remains very attractive to investors looking to expand their property portfolios.
“On the back of these buoyant market conditions we are very excited to be expanding the Bridgfords brand and launching this exciting new initiative in the centre of Manchester. This dedicated investor hub will provide landlords, corporate finance advisers, lenders and introducers with one point of contact where they will receive specialist property investment advice supported with a front to back end service proposition.”
With access to the extensive services and national expertise of the group, Countrywide aims to meet investor demand by offering a unique service proposition and plans to open more of these investor hubs across the UK in the future.
Margaret Longden, co-managing director at Countrywide Residential Lettings, said: “Bridgfords at the Hacienda is a new and unique concept in the industry, bringing together all of the strength of the individual disciplines within the Countrywide Group into one central investor hub.
”By utilising the strength and depth of expertise within the group, we are in a unique position to offer a bespoke solution for investor landlords, corporate investors, lenders and introducers. Our aim is to make the whole process of acquiring, letting, and disposal of investment properties as seamless and professional as possible, irrespective of the volume or value and we anticipate that this flagship office will be the first of many such operations across the national Countrywide network.”
