Leeds estate agent HOP, formerly known as Let Leeds, is expanding its office network with the launch of a new branch in Horsforth town centre as part of a major investment that will initially create five new jobs.

The new office spans two floors and will offer residential property sales and lettings, as well as being home to HOP’s property management team and the company’s training centre. In total 11 members of the HOPs team will be based in the Horsforth office, which opened on Monday 10 May.

The move will see several staff re-locating from existing branches as part of a team re-structure that has resulted in eight promotions across the business.

Complementing HOP’s existing sites in Leeds city centre and Pudsey, the new office will specialise in selling and letting property throughout Horsforth and its neighbouring towns and villages including Rawdon, Kirkstall, Cookridge and Yeadon.

Luke Gidney, managing director at HOP, said: “This is a very exciting time for our business and the culmination of many months’ hard work and planning.

“When we re-launched as HOP last year, after previously being known as Let Leeds, our aim was to bring the fresh approach that we are famous for in lettings, over to the sales market. To be able to open a new, bricks and mortar branch – especially after the challenges we all faced in 2020 – is quite the achievement, and Horsforth is the perfect location to do it.”