A new estate agency has been launched in West Sussex by an agent who has worked in the industry for 40 years.

The company is headed up by Gary Evans, whose career in the property sector already spans four decades – including 20 years as a director at Sussex agency Michael Jones.

Based in Lancing, Gary Evans & Co. will cover the whole of East and West Sussex, and for Evans himself, having his own name above the door is intensely meaningful, as he explains:

“When I was 16 and had just left school, my eldest brother Paul – then already an architect – had designed a development of ninde executive houses in North Lancing. His company had instructed a local agent, Brian Dodd & Co., to market these homes, and Paul mentioned to them that I was looking for my first job.

“I started as a “junior” and here I am, forty years later, with my own estate agency under my own name. Unfortunately, we sadly lost Paul just under three years ago and so I cannot share this moment with him. But without him, I’m certain I wouldn’t be where I am today.”

Evans added: “I am really looking forward to welcoming clients both old and new – and my personal promise to every single client, is that you will receive the same honest, comprehensive and personalised care I have always strived to provide throughout my career.”