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Rachel Branney MRICS

Valuation Director (Northern Region)

Rachel heads up Eightfold Property’s northern region office, bringing 19 years of post-qualification experience, spanning both the private and public sectors. Her career began at Edward Symmons and Partners, subsequently joining CBRE, before taking on a leadership role managing a private property investment company. In 2015, Rachel completed a master’s programme, during which she conducted in-depth research into the role of valuation in the global financial crisis of 2008.

Rachel is a registered valuer, specialising in valuations for loan security purposes. Her extensive experience includes development appraisals, investment valuations, and the valuation of trading businesses such as public houses and nursing homes. In addition to her valuation expertise, Rachel has a strong track record in LPA receivership, commercial agency, and commercial property management.

With a passion for both the academic and practical sides of property valuation, Rachel combines her extensive industry knowledge with a client-focused approach, ensuring exceptional outcomes for stakeholders.

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The Boom Isn't Over, It's Just Getting Picky

Here's one from this summer. We look after a great house that we've always let as a four-bed student house, most recently at £2,600 a month. This year? Hardly any enquiries. It ended up ...

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Why Regular Property Inspections Protect Your Investment

When did you last actually see inside your rental property? I don't mean the photos from the listing, or the check-in report from three years ago. I mean stood in the kitchen ...

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Seeing Double

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