Scottish property firm Rettie & Co has appointed Lisa Pitchers to head up its new Glasgow city sales office.

She joins from DJ Alexander to run the branch which is its fifth in Glasgow, adding to Bearsden, Newton Mearns, the west end and Shawlands.

Rettie & Co said that it has opened the office and appointed Ms Pitchers as Glasgow undergoes a city centre revival with rising values and new developments.

Ms Pitchers, who started her career at Slater Hogg & Howison in 1995, brings more than 20 years of experience of the property market in central Glasgow.

The firm said Glasgow is one of its fastest growing markets. It added that while historically around 50% of purchases in the city centre have been to buy-to-let investors, it has recently seen “lifestyle” buyers moving into the area with 75% of sales so far this year being to home movers.

Rettie & Co has more than 130 people working across nine offices.