Mark Barnes
MRICS – Managing Partner
Mark has been a Partner of Marrico for the last 9 years and has over 32 years of experience working in the property market. Prior to establishing Marrico he Headed the Development Department for King Sturge within the north of England and the Retail Development team for King Sturge within Central and Eastern Europe Mark is a Director at J & E Richards Ltd building residential developments, new build and conversions, in Yorkshire. Mark is also a director at BRP Ltd, a residential investment company.
Richard Bland
ACIB – Financial Partner
Richard is the Finance Partner of Marrico and has been with the business for 9 years. Prior to joining Marrico Richard worked for RBS as Head of the Property Finance team for The North of England. This position managed a loan book of £1bn. After his time at RBS Richard worked as a consultant to the Debt Team at PWC. Main responsibility for the funding of all the Marrico projects as well as funding for external clients. Notably, the Central square project where he secured the funding from M&G real Estate. Richard recently negotiated the purchase of a 1m sq ft facility from a local authority and renegotiated a new lease for an occupier securing local employment via the occupier for the next 10 years
Scott Barnes
Development Director
Scott joined Marrico in 2013 as a Development Manager and became a Development Director in 2024. Over the years, Scott has played a pivotal role in all aspects of the development process, from site identification and acquisition to sales, contributing to both previous and current developments within Marrico. Notably, Scott led the development of the Hyatt Hotel in Leeds, a landmark 305-bed hotel featuring a rooftop bar and restaurant on Level 12. Scott also brings extensive experience managing multiple mixed-use developments throughout Yorkshire over the past decade with J&E Richards.
