Landed estates business Bradford Estates has strengthened its property arm with the appointment of an experienced director.
Chris Hodson has joined the business, which holds a principal asset of 12,000-acre land holding on the Shropshire- Staffordshire borders, as Property Director following the recent launch of a new investment drive.
In his role Hodson will draw upon his experience, which ranges from leading on property management for a major national infrastructure project to working as a regional director for leading property services specialist Savills, where he advised on residential, rural and commercial properties across the Midlands.
With a history dating from 1066, Bradford Estates use its main landholding for regenerative farming, sustainable forestry, leisure, local housing and commercial use.
Led by managing director Alexander Newport, Bradford Estates is looking to acquire multi-let industrial estates between 1m to 5m through its Bradford Industrial arm to further diversify its growth drive by expanding its portfolio by 50 per cent.
Hodson, who was most recently Head of Property Management at HS2 Ltd, will be working closely with Alexander on investment opportunities and driving the performance of the growing portfolio.
As well as overseeing the expansion of Bradford Industrial, he will develop the on-estate ‘Business Villages’ portfolio
which offers a diverse range of commercial properties to local businesses.
He said: “Joining Bradford Estates had a strong...
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