Estelle Sykes has been appointed sales director for West Scotland, bringing with her over 22 years’ property experience from when she began her career at the same company.

Now responsible for 48 full and part-time staff, Ms Sykes, originally from Polmont, said she intends to “outperform competitors in every aspect of the home buying journey”.

Ms Sykes said: “This is it for me. It’s what I have always wanted to do.

“My career in property started with Barratt Homes West Scotland over two decades ago as a sales administrator and when I left the company briefly 12 years ago, I told my then boss that I would be back one day as a sales director and here I am.”