A YOUNG surveyor has become the seventh generation of his family to join a York firm.

Johnny Cordingley has become the seventh generation of his family to join Stephensons Rural, who have their offices in the York village of Murton.

Yorkshire-born Johnny joins the business after seven years at a national firm of chartered surveyors in Leicestershire, where he worked his way up to senior associate.

Johnny is a fully qualified Chartered Surveyor and RICS Valuer, having studied Real Estate at Reading University.

At 28 years old, his experience spans a variety of rural work including estate management, valuations, land sales, renewables, landlord and tenant matters, and finance applications.

A keen sportsman, Rod Cordingley, Partner at Stephenson Rural, said Johnny's arrival strengthens the Stephensons Rural team based at York Auction Centre in Murton.

Johnny said: “It’s great to be back in Yorkshire, joining the highly qualified and experienced team here at Stephensons Rural.

"It’s a brilliant opportunity and I can’t wait to get started.”

Rod said: “We’re very proud of our heritage, and we’re also committed to working with aspiring young surveyors.

"Johnny is the seventh generation of the family to join us, strengthening the outstanding team we have at Stephensons Rural.”

The firm is one of Yorkshire’s leading rural land and property specialists founded 150 years ago by Jacob Stephenson in 1871.

In March last year The Press reported that Stephensons had a brand change, bringing together Stephenson & Son and Boulton & Cooper and they said at the time the moved "reflects a continuing commitment to embrace advancing technology, while meeting the aspirations of young surveyors to ensure both firms maintain their drive to deliver outstanding client service".

The move saw the creation of four young partners with James Stephenson, Richard Tasker, Edward Stephenson and Rod Cordingley being joined at the time by Jack Ayres-Sumner, Henry Scott, Sarah Hogg and Juliet Drewniak.