A NEW residential investment, property management and consultancy firm has been set up near Pershore.

Specialised Investment Property Services, based at the Deer Park Business Centre in Eckington, has been founded by managing director Glenn Hanson, a former regional director at Britannic Assurance and development director Bob Levy, who was the same company's former head of IFA distribution. Mr Hanson believes his company's financial services credentials will be invaluable in the sector.