An estate agency in Leicester city centre has appointed a new sales manager to head up its busy residential sales department.

Andrew Granger & Co made the appointment to meet the growing demand for property in Leicester. Sales Manager Leigh Chapple Lynch first joined the company in 2011 as a valuer and negotiator. In the seven years that he has worked at Andrew Granger & Co, Leigh has progressed onto senior negotiator before his promotion to Residential Sales Manager.

Leigh is a fully accredited member of the National Association of Estate Agents (NAEA). He also has a Diploma in the Sale of Residential Property from the National Federation of Property Professionals (NFoPP) as well as the NFoPP QCF Level 3 Technical Award in the Sale of Residential Property.

Mark Sandall, Joint Manging Director at Andrew Granger & Co comments:

“Leigh’s new role reflects the high level of expertise he has gained during his time at the company. We are delighted to announce his promotion; with the increased demand for residential property in Leicester, as we approach the always-busy autumn market, it’s the perfect time for us to enhance our sales team with this new appointment.”

Leigh believes that the company’s investment in training and accreditation has had a hugely positive impact on his career, saying:

"Andrew Granger & Co has a great ethos of looking after their staff by investing in their career progression. Gaining my professional qualifications alongside practical professional experience as a valuer and negotiator has prepared me well to make the step up to sales manager. I’m really looking forward to the new challenge of running the busy Leicester sales team.”

The latest figures from the Office of National Statistics show that the East Midlands had the UK’s highest annual growth rate in house prices of 6.3% in the year to May 2018. These figures prove that the property boom in East Midlands cities such as Leicester is showing no signs of slowing down.

Andrew Granger work with residential, commercial and rural properties in the Leicestershire and East Midlands area.