Richard has been with the firm for two years and in his new role will oversee the management of the existing sales team and managing its growth, while expanding the services offered by Capital B.

Richard brings years of experience as a broker and has recently expanded his expertise to include development finance.

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Commenting on his promotion, Richard commented: “Its an honour to be asked and it shows what sort of guys I work with that they promote from within and recognise the skills I can bring to this role.

Andre Bartlett, director at Capital B, added: “Anyone that knows Richard will agree that he is knowledgeable, hard-working, and a sound guy.

“We made the decision to make Richard sales director as his undoubted skills for this role were there for all to see.

“I know he will relish this opportunity and help grow Capital B. We are very lucky to have one of the industry’s good guys on our team.”