This week's Yorkshire appointments

Tracey Lynam, LCF Residential

LCF Law’s conveyancing division LCF Residential appointed Tracey Lynam to head up conveyancing services in its Ilkley office.

Licensed conveyancer Tracey previously worked at LCF Law between 2001 and 2004 and since then has worked for several other residential conveyancing firms in Yorkshire.

Tracey commented: “When the opportunity arose to make the move back to LCF Law’s Ilkley office, it was a perfect fit for me.

“I live locally and after working at several city centre firms, I really missed the face-to-face client contact and personal interaction that you get working at a local office for local clients.

“It’s great to be back and I’m really enjoying the role and the challenges it presents in the current market, which is extremely active as the stamp duty holiday comes to an end and returns to previous stamp duty rates at the end of September.”

Julie Davis, head of residential property at LCF Residential, added: “LCF Residential has been particularly busy over the last few months, following the extension of the stamp duty holiday, and demand continues to grow for our services.

“Tracey has plenty of experience and a fantastic reputation in the industry, which made her an obvious choice to lead our team in Ilkley.”

Andrew Udall and Joseph Udall, Scarborough Group International (SGI)

Real estate developer Scarborough Group International (SGI) has appointed Andrew Udall as head building inspector and Joseph Udall as project manager.

Andrew will be working with the firm’sconstruction teams principally responsible for examining and reporting on all of SGI’s current and future construction projects to help maintain quality standards and mitigate any potential risk.

Having spent the majority of his career in the Building Control team at Sheffield City Council, Andrew has a range of experience in ensuring that construction projects comply with the latest Building Regulations. He has also had stints as head of operations at Sheffield United Football Club and chair of the Safety Advisory Group at Sheffield City Council.

Joseph will be responsible for overseeing the planning and delivery of SGI’s construction projects across the UK in a timely and cost effective manner.

Joseph brings with him over 15 years’ experience in the construction industry, having run a building company, which he set up in 2010 after securing a startup grant from the Princes Trust.

Chief executive of SGI, Simon McCabe, commented: “The property industry is coming under increasing scrutiny in respect of construction standards, and rightly so given the level of risk involved.

“We want to ensure that all of our projects not only meet but exceed the health, safety, environment and quality requirements placed upon us so that we can continue to deliver transformational developments for people to interact with.

“Given the scale of the projects we have underway and, as we move forward with our ambitious growth strategy, we felt that now was the right time to continue our expansion of our in house project management capability and I’m very pleased to welcome Andy and Joe into the group.”

Andrew Wilson, Dacre, Son & Hartley

Estate agency Dacre, Son & Hartley has appointed Andrew Wilson as sales valuer.

Andrew, who grew up in Settle on his family’s farm, joins from another local estate agent and first started working in the industry eight years ago.

Andrew has NAEA and ARLA Propertymark qualifications in residential property, residential lettings and property management.

Tom Galloway, who heads up the Settle office, commented: “We sell every type of property from smart apartments through to country homes and farmhouses, across a wide catchment area spanning the Ribble Valley, Yorkshire’s Three Peaks district and Kirkby Lonsdale.

“Andrew has the right experience, industry qualifications and approach to customer service, as well as excellent local knowledge, and he is a welcome addition to our team.”

Andrew added: “I was keen to join Dacres which is a market leading firm with a great reputation across North and West Yorkshire. It’s a varied and busy role and the property market is extremely active at the moment.

“I’m really looking forward to working with Tom, senior sales negotiator, Mel, and Ian, who provides mortgage advice, and feel very privileged to be helping people bring their homes to the market.”

Nicola Parker, Czajka Care Group

Czajka Care Group has appointed Nicola Parker as registered manager of Beanlands Nursing Home.

Nicola, who is a registered general nurse, with a Level 5 Diploma in Leadership Health & Social Care, has more than 12 years industry experience.

Nicola has previously held registered nurse manager and clinical nurse manager roles, as well as working as the deputy manager for three years at Staveley Birkleas Nursing Home, which is also owned and operated by Czajka Care Group.

As registered manager, Nicola will be caring for 45 residents and managing a team of 43 at Beanlands Nursing Home.

Konrad Czajka, managing director at Czajka Care Group, commented: “We are really pleased to welcome Nicola back to Czajka Care Group.

“She is a caring and compassionate person, who is self-motivated and incredibly reliable. Professional, well-educated and with all the relevant experience, she was the ideal candidate for this role.”

Nicola added: “To be able to combine my nursing and managerial skills in this new role is ideal. Beanlands Nursing Home benefits from having a highly experienced and dedicated team, as well as an array of top-quality amenities and inclusive activities programme.

“With residents from across Skipton and Keighley, as well as from the likes of Ilkley and Addingham and beyond, it’s a delight to be heading up the home.

“I am responsible for the day to day management of the home, and will focus on delivering the very highest level of care packages for our residents.”

Annette Thomson, Parklane Plowden Chambers (PLP)

Parklane Plowden Chambers (PLP) has appointed specialist chancery and commercial barrister Annette Thomson.

Annette joins the chambers after being called to the Bar in December 2020. She practices across all aspects of chancery and commercial law, with particular knowledge in dispute resolution, contentious probate and property and commercial litigation.

Prior to being called to the English Bar, Annette practised as a member of the Bar in her native South Africa between 2010 and 2017. She has also worked as an advocate and solicitor, specialising in commercial law.

PLP’s chancery and commercial practice director, Stephen Render, said: “Being able to welcome Annette to chambers is great news and further enhances the specialist chancery and commercial law expertise we are able to offer clients across the North Eastern Circuit and beyond.

“Annette has a broad range of experience having previously practised as a barrister in South Africa and a solicitor and advocate in the UK. This experience makes her ideally suited to representing clients across a variety of chancery and commercial law cases.”

Annette added: “PLP enjoys a great reputation for the strength of its chancery and commercial law practice and I’m really pleased to become a member of the chambers.

“I’m looking forward to working closely with the set’s excellent clerking team to further expand my practice and enhance the chambers’ chancery and commercial offering.”

Lauren Beesting, Robyn Gunn and Chris Sharp, Chatter Communications

Employer brand agency Chatter Communications has made three new appointments to its team.

Lauren Beesting has joined as marketing assistant, Robyn Gunn is taking up the role of junior copywriter and Chris Sharp has been appointed as junior art director.

Lauren has recently graduated with a first class degree in fashion journalism from the University of the Creative Arts in Epsom. During her time living in Surrey and London she undertook various roles within PR, marketing, journalism and social media management.

Robyn recently graduated in English and Philosophy from the University of Leeds. Whilst studying, she undertook marketing and journalism roles and worked as a student ambassador for companies including Amazon Prime and Bumble.

Chris has studied graphic design for seven years, including receiving a first-class degree with honours from the University of Hull.

Paul Ainley, managing director of Chatter Communications, said: “We’re delighted to welcome Lauren, Robyn and Chris to Team Chatter. They all wowed us with their creativity, their skills, their enthusiasm and their excitement to roll their sleeves up and get stuck in! It’s a really exciting time for the agency, with lots of new briefs coming in.

“Never has employer branding, company culture and EVP been so high up on boards’ agendas. Hybrid and remote working bring their own unique challenges to businesses and employee wellbeing and positive mental health is at the forefront of priorities.

“There’s going to be big changes ahead and we’re delighted to have a strong and talented team in place to help businesses navigate them and come out thriving.”

Carla Horsfall, BHP

Independent accountancy firm BHP has appointed Carla Horsfall as a VAT director.

Carla joins BHP from Hart Shaw Accountants where she trained as a Chartered Accountant after graduating from Sheffield Hallam University in 2006.

After spending four years in the audits and accounts team at Hart Shaw, Carla moved into the tax team in 2010 and began specialising in VAT.

Carla commented: “The experience of the VAT team at BHP really appealed to me, they have a wealth of knowledge, and I was keen to focus purely on VAT rather than a mix of everything as I had been doing in my previous role.

“I already feel so welcomed by the team and the firm has a real family feel to it which was important to me. I’m looking forward to becoming a core part of the team and developing further in my role.”

Joint managing partner, Lisa Leighton, added: “Carla brings with her brilliant experience and knowledge, and she will be a great addition to our growing team.

“We pride ourselves on the depth of knowledge of our VAT team and our ability to offer complex specialist VAT advice to our client base.

“Investing and developing our fantastic talent pool and supplementing it with experts like Carla is a key part of our strategy going forward.”

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