PROPERTY consultancy Walker Singleton has acquired Brighouse-based estate agency Daniel & Hirst as the firm further expands its residential property operations throughout West Yorkshire.

The deal, which was for an undisclosed sum, will see Walker Singleton grow its residential estate agency and property management portfolio within the Kirklees, Calderdale and Bradford areas.

Walker Singleton now has around 750 properties under management and 180 homes for sale, all mainly located within the Bradford, Calderdale and Kirklees areas.

The firm has offices in Bradford, Halifax, Huddersfield and Leeds and employs 50 people, of which 17 work within its residential estate agency team.

Daniel & Hirst will continue to trade under its name until the first quarter of next year when Walker Singleton will launch a new singular residential estate agency brand that will encapsulate both offers.

The estate agency’s offices on Commercial Street in Brighouse will be rebranded as part of that announcement.

Waker Singleton’s premium estate agency brand Charnock Bates, which specialises in the sale of fine, country and period homes across West Yorkshire, will remain unchanged.

Ben Waites, Walker Singleton director, said: “The acquisition increases our property portfolio but, as importantly, gives us an immediate local presence and experience in the Brighouse residential market which has proven to perform well over time.”

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