NEIL Taggart has been appointed as a director of Chrystals Estate Agents.

A qualified chartered surveyor and member of the National Association of Estate Agents, Neil joined Chrystals in 2005 in the Ramsey branch.

He has been manager of the Douglas office for the last five years and specialises in negotiating sales of premium residential properties and agricultural land sales.

Neil was educated at Arbory Primary School and Castle Rushen High School before taking a degree in estate management at the Harper-Adams University College in Shropshire.

His fellow directors on the board of Chrystals are Shane Magee, David Watson and Nigel Crowe.