MOVERS & SHAKERS


ACQUISITIONS


OPENINGS


LAUNCHES Who grows there?


If you’re not growing, you’re shrinking – and there’s certainly growth in estate agency, even in these tough times.


Watts & sOns Opens lettIngs depaRtment Watts & Sons has opened a lettings department to meet increasing demand. While Devon is a far cry from London, (says Lynn Watts) there is also a consistently high demand for rental properties in the Tiverton, Devon, area. Watts & Sons opened the


department with one empty property which had been on the market for a number of weeks. Lynn proposed that the vendors let the property until a suitable buyer came along. Since then, business has gathered momentum for the lettings department, Lynn has been joined by Jodie Isaac as lettings manager to manage a growing portfolio. Watts & Sons has been


Benham & Reeves Opens at ImpeRIal WhaRf lead pIc


Benham & Reeves has opened a new residential lettings office at Imperial Wharf, London SW6. The office is located on The


Boulevard at Imperial Wharf, on site for the major St George development overlooking the Thames. Benham & Reeves at Imperial Wharf also features


interior design specialist In:Style Direct, providing a range of contemporary furniture, soft furnishings and accessories. Ross Faragher, Managing


Director, St George Central London, commented, “We are delighted that Benham & Reeves and In:Style Direct have opened at Imperial


Wharf, providing a valuable service for investors and residents.” Anita Mehra, MD, Benham and


Reeves Lettings, commented: “The opening of this London office is a real landmark for us and with the surge in demand for rental properties at Imperial Wharf this is the ideal location.”


There are many highly


motivated vendors out there who want to sell their properties before Christmas and they are coming to us because they know that not only do we provide a great service but we are also very realistic when it comes to valuing a property. “We go to considerable lengths


This new team had its best month in September


hucknall haaRt celeBRates fIRst BIRthday


A leading Hucknall estate agency is marking its first birthday with its best sales month yet. Haart, in the High Street, which opened in October 2009, sold more properties in September than ever


before – with business still booming. Branch Manager Matt Copley


said, “I think the reason that we are so successful is that we ensure the properties we sell are priced correctly.


to ensure that a property is not over-valued or under-valued and have a very skilled and experienced team here.” Matt’s team includes Senior


Negotiator Wayne Auld, Negotiators Diana Cartwright and Holly Carnell and Mortgage Advisor Steve Holden. Area Manager Graham Miles said, “Matt and his team have achieved incredible results. The branch offers outstanding customer care which is crucial to its success.”


selling property since 1966. Lynn Watts said: “The sales side had slowed down due to the uncertainty in the market and squeezed lending criteria, which meant an increase in the demand for rental properties. Having prominent High Street premises, people would often ask if we offered a lettings service, so opening the lettings department was a natural progression for us. We’re delighted to have Jodie on board – she has a bank of knowledge and is extremely likeable, she helps my brothers, Robin and Michael and we have every confidence that with her input, we can continue to attract new landlords and add properties to our portfolio to match to our growing list of applicants.”


MERGERS


PROPERTYdrum DECEMBER 2010 65 Lynn Watts and Jodie Isaac


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