LHL Group acquires chartered surveyors Roger Spencer Logan (From York Press)

LHL Group acquires chartered surveyors Roger Spencer Logan

8:40am Wednesday 26th January 2011 in Business news By Ron Godfrey

A PROPERTY and construction consultancy firm in York has expanded after buying a long-established chartered surveying business in the city.

The LHL Group, of Bishopthorpe, has acquired chartered surveyors Roger Spencer Logan, in Micklegate, from its own resources for an undisclosed sum.

The acquisition sees the two directors of Roger Spencer Logan – Roger Spencer and Ron Logan – join the LHL Group, one of the biggest independent firms of property and construction consultants in Yorkshire. The consultancy has its HQ in York, but also operates out of district offices in Harrogate, Hull and Doncaster.

Mr Spencer, who was originally with Boulton & Cooper, in Malton, set up his business in 1975 and it became a partnership when Ron Logan joined from the York office of chartered surveyors, Smiths Gore, in 1985. The business later incorporated and they became joint directors.

The company operated throughout Yorkshire and beyond, including fulfilling overseas assignments and supported residential and commercial property owners and developers including owners of historic buildings and country estates, from pre-acquisition to new-build, extension and restoration.

John Denton, managing director of the LHL Group, said: “Roger Spencer Logan has been long recognised as a first-rate chartered surveying practice in North Yorkshire, run by two highly-experienced directors with loyal clients and extremely good contacts within the professional and property communities.

“Acquiring the business adds two hugely-experienced consultants to our team, brings respected clients to the business and enhances our turnover and fee-earning capacity.”

Mr Spencer said: “This acquisition is a very useful move for us and good news for our clients. It enables Ron and me to immerse our expertise in a dynamic team with greater strength-in-depth and seamlessly offer our existing clients, and new ones which may come our way, a broader range of expertise and flexibility of service.”

The LHL Group, created six years ago with a merger between Lightly & Lightly of York and Harrogate and Doncaster-based Hawley & Partners, relocated last month to new 3,000 sq ft office headquarters at the Grade II listed former Time Office, now Stanley Harrison House, at The Chocolate Works, the former Terry’s factory.

The firm has 40 staff and provides residential, commercial and public sector-related property services with specialist teams advising in the healthcare, education and historic buildings sectors.