The chairman of Strutt & Parker in Scotland is stepping down after 30 years at the agency.

Andrew Rettie, who joined Strutt & Parker in 1987, has announced he will retire at the end of this month to be replaced by Jon Lambert, head of Strutt & Parker’s forestry arm John Clegg & Co.

Rettie’s retirement comes just weeks after overseeing the move into one office in the centre of Edinburgh, bringing together the surveying and estate agency firms of new parent company BNP Paribas Real Estate UK (BNP PRE), Strutt & Parker and John Clegg & Co under one roof.

He said: “It gives me considerable satisfaction to report that, having overseen widespread growth, I am leaving our Scottish business in good shape.

“We are proud to be able to give our clients a very professional level of service in all the property spheres, utilising and harnessing the skills of the BNP PRE, Strutt & Parker and John Clegg & Co brands.

“I am handing the overall leadership of the business in Scotland to Jon Lambert and I am very confident that under his governance – with support from the other directors north of the border – the combined businesses will continue to flourish and go from strength to strength.”

Lambert added: “I am delighted to be assuming the leadership of a Scottish business that has been nurtured and built up over many decades.

“Thanks to Andrew’s careful stewardship in Scotland and the exciting merger of three successful UK brands, I am taking over a robust, progressive and multi-disciplinary property business that is part of one of the strongest surveying firms in the UK.

“Scotland is a distinct region within the BNP PRE group; the new Scottish HQ in Edinburgh is currently the only office in the UK where the three firms are united. As such, it embodies the spirit of collaboration behind the merger and provides a fantastic opportunity to embrace the synergies across the individual property sectors. I look forward to capitalising on that potential.”

He will also maintain his role at John Clegg & Co.