Rebecca has been at Rapleys for almost 10 years advising on over £300m of transactions and has been a driving force on alternative investment transactions.

Rebecca advises primarily on the acquisition and disposal of individual properties and portfolios, identifying opportunities, highlighting asset management potential and providing valuation and rental advice to clients, principally focusing on the automotive, out of town retail and leisure sectors.

Rapleys has been on a strategic growth mission for over two years, bringing in talent across its four core divisions of building consultancy, commercial, planning and residential with 10 new partners joining the business in the past 12 months alone.

Justin Tuckwell, managing partner at Rapleys, said: “Investment is an area of the business we are keen to grow.

“We have looked at recruiting and met some great senior candidates, but we decided that we had the best person already within the business to lead the team.

“Rebecca will grow this part of the business and recruit the right people at different levels to support her.

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“As a business, we are committed to developing and furthering our own talent with the right opportunities as well as hiring the right people from elsewhere. 

“Both the balance and the people need to be right for sustainable growth and we could not be more delighted with Rebecca’s appointment.”

Commenting on her new role, Rebecca said: “I am incredibly proud and excited to take on the leadership of the investment team within Rapleys.

“In my 10 years this business has gone from strength to strength, none more so than the last two years with new faces joining and new services launched.

“It’s been incredibly motivating and I’m so pleased to play a key part of the future Rapleys story.

“Despite its growth, the business now has a real focus on its people, and I could not have felt more supported returning this time after my second maternity leave with the subsequent flexibility to do my job well, perform at the highest level and empowerment to lead this team and future growth.

“Rapleys is a very special place and I’m already getting stuck into growing the investment team to bring opportunities and add further value to new and existing clients.”