Property security firm to open Midlands depot

A fast-growing Haslingden company which specialises in vacant property management is to expand its operation with a £200,000 investment from The North West Fund for Venture Capital.

Secure Empty Property was set up in 2012 by its managing director Simon Broadbent, who has more than 20 years’ experience in the industry. It now employs 25 people and is the fastest growing business of its type in the UK.

Simon Broadbent said: “Secure Empty Property has safeguarded many thousands of properties already and turned them back into homes or commercial lets as new tenants move in. We also take our social responsibilities very seriously, in particular job creation. We work with social housing providers and if possible offer employment and training to young people living in the areas to help them to unlock their potential.”