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Pagan Osborne has formed a strategic alliance with James Gibb Property Management
One of Scotland's leading legal, financial and property specialists Pagan Osborne has formed a strategic alliance with James Gibb Property Management, one of Edinburgh's best-known and reputable letting agents and property managers.
The move is part of Pagan Osborne's strategic alliance programme which provides the firm opportunities to expand its business through companies offering complementary services. Pagan Osborne's alliance programme already includes Digby Brown, Bell & Scott and Ashcourt Rowan.
Sue Calder, business development partner at Pagan Osborne, said:
"We are pleased to announce this alliance with James Gibb Property Management. It is a well-respected and professional firm and I am confident this will be a mutually beneficial agreement.
"It is important that firms play to their strengths to position themselves in the marketplace and we like to take that a step further by collaborating with other specialists to share and exchange best practice, as well as deliver a comprehensive and quality service to our clients. We have found that our strategic alliances work extremely well."
Pagan Osborne's clients who require letting services in Edinburgh will now be referred to James Gibb Property Management for specialist advice and assistance. James Gibb Property Management will refer property sale and purchase business to Pagan Osborne.
The pair will also have links on one another's websites.
Derek Gibb of James Gibb Property Management, said:
"We are delighted to make this alliance with Pagan Osborne which has already proved to be beneficial to clients of both firms.
"The opportunity to provide our clients with specialist services from Pagan Osborne for property sales and purchase work is a natural fit for James Gibb where our core activity is the management and letting of property."
Notes to Editors
1. Pagan Osborne is one of Scotland's leading legal, financial and property specialists.
2. With offices across Fife and in Edinburgh, the firm has grasped the opportunities of today's changing professional market to create a forward looking and modern business. By embracing a customer-focused ethos, Pagan Osborne has pioneered a cohesive, holistic approach to the management and ultimate protection of an individual's personal assets and interests. It brings together legal, financial and property expertise with an understanding of how life's important choices are inextricably linked.
3. The firm has ten partners, and over 100 members of staff. The firm also operates a number of strategic partnerships with other leading organisations to ensure a continuity of high quality advice and service across all legal, financial and property matters.
4. Pagan Osborne is headed by chief executive, Alistair Morris, with strategic and operational decisions agreed and implemented by an executive board comprising both partners and non-legal directors. The firm holds Investors in People accreditation and a number of legal and business awards including the 2009 Legal Awards Firm of the Year, Property Team of the Year and Paralegal of the Year accolades.
5. James Gibb Property Management Ltd was established in 1872 and is one of Edinburgh's oldest and largest property management firms.
The firm is still in the ownership of the original founding family and is currently run by fellow directors and brothers, Kevan & Derek Gibb.
The firm offers letting and management services to landlords of both residential and commercial property along with management and factoring services to owner occupiers of residential developments.
The firm has over £900 million worth of property under management throughout Edinburgh and Lothian areas and is NAEA and ARLA accredited.
6. For more information, please contact:
Suzanne Mackie
Tel: (0131) 554 1230
Email: suzanne@indigopr.com
8 March 2010
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