JOBS VACANCIES CAREERS RECRUITMENT APPOINTMENTS JOBS VACANCIES CAREERS
Who goes where rounds up the property industry’s movers and shakers.
tom Parker joins the e-homebuying Forum Tom Parker has been appointed Chairman of The E-Homebuying Forum. Tom founded Quest in
1982, supplying IT and computer systems to the UK property, banking and mortgage valuation sectors to successfully grow the business to become the market leading provider of mortgage valuation and survey software solutions.
His last project before selling
Quest to Landmark was to develop Q-guard, a fraud detection and prevention tool that supports the industry in combating fraud and recently won the Mortgage Finance Gazette Award for best Anti-fraud measure. Tom was previously Chairman
at the Association of Home Information Pack Providers and is now a non-Executive Director of Landmark.
ProPerty ConsultanCy exPands
specialist property consultancy advice to clients locally. Partner, Bob Fletcher said, “I’m
delighted to welcome Claire and Katie to the team. I’m sure their enthusiasm and knowledge will prove valuable assets and ensure we continue to deliver an expert service to our clients.” Graduate Surveyor, Claire, said,
“It’s great to be part of the team at Sanderson Weatherall. Working as part of an award-winning company with such well-known retail clients, is a dream position to be in.” Fellow graduate, Katie, added, “It’s great to be working for a company that places so much emphasis on developing future talent. I’m looking forward to working on a diverse range of projects and helping to maintain the positive reputation Sanderson Weatherall has in the industry.”
Countrywide reCruits nigel stoCkton Countrywide has recruited Nigel Stockton as
Financial Services Development Director.
The news comes after 21
consecutive months of market share growth for Countrywide, the UK’s largest mortgage broker and property services Group. Grenville Turner, Group Chief
Sanderson Weatherall LLP, is expanding its retail team with a duo of appointments to cope with growing demand from the North East market. Its retail team is the market leader in the region, with in excess of 170 retail instructions on its books. In the last twelve months, it has let/sold circa 300,000 sq ft of space on schemes including premier instructions such as the Metrocentre and Eldon Square. Joining the team are Claire Norton and Katie Hallam, both recent graduates of Northumbria University and former placement students with the firm. They will be responsible for providing strategic,
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Executive of Countrywide, said, “Nigel brings a wealth of experience to this new role after nearly 20 years in the lending industry and will be using his expertise to help build on our position as the UK’s largest mortgage broker. Nigel will play an important role as part of our senior management team to drive the company’s future direction.” Nigel added, “I’m thrilled to be
be given this opportunity at Countrywide to develop new growth opportunities to make it even more successful. During my time in the industry I have always respected Countrywide for being dynamic, professional and forward- thinking, and I look forward to joining the Group.”
L-R, Sam Samad, Gemma Goldstein and Claire Taylor
Three rising stars in a leading East London agency have helped to make the branch the most profitable in the country. Felicity J Lord in Bow has been named the most successful residential sales and lettings branch so far this year in the Spicerhaart group which also includes the haart, Spicer McColl, Haybrook and Darlows lettings and estate agencies. The branch is also celebrating
after Lettings Negotiator Gemma Goldstein achieved the accolade of top lettings negotiator having managed to let more properties during the first seven months of 2010 than any other negotiator in the group. Gemma (28) who joined the
branch nearly four years ago has now been promoted to Business Generation Manager and recently won an all expenses paid holiday to South Africa from the firm in recognition of her achievements. Gemma said, “We always try to exceed our targets and make sure we use our time effectively. It is important to have a good relationship with clients and understand what they are hoping to achieve. At Felicity J Lord all our branches work very closely together which has huge benefits for clients.” Lettings Manager Claire Taylor
(26) says she has seen profits soar, “The rental market is very buoyant in this area and we work well together which is why I believe we are so successful.”
Sam Samad (33), Senior Branch
Partner who runs the sales operation joined the group 10 years ago. He said, “We have established a great sales team here
another string to bow’s suCCess
with fantastic local knowledge and expertise. It is very important to have honesty and integrity in this business, and the customer is at the heart of everything we do. We are now reaping the benefits.”
Ckd galbraith adds to residential team
CKD Galbraith has expanded its residential sales team in Ayr, following the recent
amalgamation of Donalds Chartered Surveyors. The firm has appointed Robert
Taylor, an experienced professional who has been working in the hotel investment and property sales market with Colliers International. Robert is from a farming
background in Lanarkshire where he started his career working as an auctioneer and chartered surveyor in the rural sector. Robert will be working alongside Tom Donald formerly of Donalds Chartered Surveyors and now a consultant at CKD Galbraith, providing a wide variety of professional advice to farmers and landowners as well as assisting businesses secure lending facilities through the agricultural mortgage corporation.
Bob Cherry, partner and head of
CKD Galbraith’s Ayr office, said, “It’s a very exciting time for us at present with our recent amalgamation with Donalds Chartered Surveyors. Having retained all staff from Donalds in the merge and further strengthening our team through the appointment of Robert, who brings with him a great breadth of experience, we are delighted to expand the range of rural and residential property services now offered by our firm in Ayrshire.” Robert Taylor said, “I am
delighted to join the team of professionals in Ayr. The local Ayrshire market, with which I’m very familiar, is an exciting one and given my experience in the rural, commercial and residential sectors, I very much look forward to working on a range of projects across these diverse markets.”
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