One of Yorkshire’s largest independent estate agents is returning to the lettings and property management market after a three-year absence.

Dacre, Son & Hartley will now be offering lettings services in its catchment area of York, Harrogate and Ilkley.

New recruits

The new division will be headed up by Sophie Tillisch (main picture) at the firm’s Harrogate office and several new recruits will be announced soon to support its growth.

Tillisch has worked at Dacres for nine years, and has more than 15 years’ experience working in both property rentals and sales.

The lettings division will initially specialise in high quality and premium rental property in towns and villages surrounding Harrogate, Ilkley and York.

Demand for quality rental property is soaring.”

Tillisch says: “We’re thrilled to be returning to the lettings market at a time when demand for quality rental property is soaring.

“We know from our sales experience that investors are beginning to return to the market, as competition amongst mortgage lenders intensifies, which is further good news for the market as it should help to alleviate the lack of rental stock that has caused rents to significantly increase in recent years.”

Wide-reaching

Patrick McCutcheon, Head of Residential, Dacres

Patrick McCutcheon, Head of Residential at Dacres, says: “It’s more than three years since we agreed the sale of our lettings division, which managed more than 600 homes, but we still regularly receive enquiries from landlords looking for an agent with a wide-reaching branch network to manage their investments.

“During our break from the sector there has been a lot of legislative change, which makes it increasingly difficult for landlords to manage rental property themselves, and this is where Sophie and her team, with their significant lettings experience, can add genuine value.”

Dacre, Son & Hartley was founded more than 200 years ago, and claims to be Yorkshire’s largest independent estate agent with 20 offices across North and West Yorkshire.