About Us

Paul joined a firm of local Independent Estate Agents at 17, rose through the ranks and became a Director in 1982. The business was sold to Royal Insurance in 1988 and Paul became Area Manager looking after numerous branches in and around the Manchester area. In 1994, Paul started afresh, trading under his own name from Flixton Road, Urmston. The rest, as they, is history with the business going from strength to strength and establishing a first class reputation in the area. A keen sportsman, Paul has supported the local community over the years with past sponsorship associations with Trafford Cricket, Trafford Football, Urmston Cricket Club, Stretford Cricket Club, Flixton Cricket Club, Ashley Cricket Club and Old Alts. Paul is the areas most experienced valuer in the local area. In his spare time, Paul enjoys travel, restaurants and the occasional glass of red wine!

Dan manages the day-to-day running of the office with over 10 years estate agency experience. Dan undertakes sales and rental valuations, in conjuction with managing the ongoing sales from offer through to completion. Dan is NFOPP Qualified. (National Federation of Property Professionals) Dan is an M41 resident with children in local primary schools.

Chris was born and bred in Stretford and went to St.Ann’s School on Davyhulme Road. Chris has lived and worked in the Stretford and Urmston areas for a long periods of his life . Chris began his career in 1983 as a trainee estate agent in Davyhulme before becoming Branch manager at the age of 25, of a corporate agent office in Urmston. Chris then opened a high profile cold start office in 1999 in the City Centre dealing with sales ,lettings and New Build projects including the Iconic Hacienda building which was the fastest selling development Off Plan at that time. That office became the agent’s flagship branch with 17 staff working from four different sites and being the highest income generating branch for the company. Chris joined Paul Birtles Estate Agents in 2003 and opened Paul Birtles Lettings Department which manages a large number of properties in Urmston, Stretford and South Manchester.

Shirley joined the company in 2019 and has over 20 years estate agency experience having worked at branch manager level for a large corporate estate agency for over 10 years. Shirley is National Association of Estate Agents (NAEA) qualified. Shirley assists with booking viewings, market appraisals and progressing sales from offer to completion.

Sam joined Paul Birtles in 2019 from a leading estate agents, and is a young and motivated individual, on hand to discuss your property requirements. Sam primarily undertakes sales viewings, virtual tours and negotiates offers with clients.

A local resident for over 30 years, Les undertakes accompanied viewings with the upmost professionalism.

Birtles Mortgage & Financial Solutions is headed up by Madeleine Birtles. Madeleine is a highly qualified (CeMap CeFa DipFS) and experienced Mortgage Advisor with 15 years industry experience. Madeleine recognises that applying for a mortgage to buy your first home, moving house or re-mortgaging will be the biggest financial commitment you're ever likely to make so it is important to get the right mortgage advice from the start, as it will save you time and money. We can offer a bespoke service, tailored to individual client's needs. At Birtles Mortgage & Financial Solutions we recognise the need for flexibility in today's busy world, appointments available 7 days a week, including evenings.

Jenny returned to the industry in 2022 having previously worked with Paul in the mid 1990’s. An Urmston resident all her life, Jenny is a highly organised and efficient member of the team, undertaking sales and rental viewings, organising maintenance requests within our property management department and negotiating lettings applications through to move-in.