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Dan Whelan The former managing director has left the property company he co-founded with Alan Murphy in 2003 after 18 years at the helm.  According to Nick Payne’s Linkedin profile, he left developer Nikal in January and is now listed as an “unattached” real estate specialist.  The reasons behind his departure are not yet known. Both Payne and Nikal have been contacted for comment but had yet to provide statements about the news at the time of publication.   Payne has also stepped down as a member of Blackpool’s Town Deal board, a committee set up to guide the development of Govern...

Dan Whelan The former managing director left to pursue other interests, as the company prepares to roll out a revised business model that will see it move away from development towards a more investment-led approach.  Nick Payne, who co-founded developer Nikal Group with Alan Murphy in 2003, told Place North West that his departure from the company at the start of the year had been amicable.  “I spent 18 years at Nikal and it seemed like the right time to go and explore new ideas before I get too old,” he said.  “I can’t give you any drama. I have a burning desire to explore new i...