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.
paRkheath agentS RebRanD
Alex Sewell and Jane Gardner started the Parkheath offices in Rickmansworth and Chorleywood in 2002. Since then, the business has gone from strength to strength, winning many awards. Now the team has announced that it has rebranded, moving away from the franchise umbrella, to branch out as Sewell & Gardner. One of the major reasons is to expand on the internet marketing and forge ahead with the social networking side of the business, including blogs and industry articles from the staff, most of whom have studied hard and are qualified in their specialist field. Lettings Director Jane Gardner
The Sewell & Gardner girls jumping for joy!
new buSineSS oppoRtunity foR SheffieLD infrastructure to work with, and retain around 75 per cent of their own gross turnover. They are given their own territory and have full responsibility for sales and lettings in that area, along with full access to Hunters marketing tools and presence on property portals. Andrew Mills (pictured), Director
A Sheffield agent is introducing a new way of selling property and is calling for ambitious business people to join in. Hunters (
www.huntersnet.co.uk), already has a successful office in Sheffield but it is recruiting 10 new ‘personal agents’ across Sheffield. Hunters personal agents do not operate out of traditional high- street offices, but instead pay a fee to work for themselves, from home, under the Hunters brand. They have already lined up their first recruit, Richard Ayre, who will begin work in the Walkley area. After paying a
joining fee, all personal agents are given the Hunters brand and sales
of Hunters’ Sheffield office, is heading the initiative in the city. He is looking for motivated businesspeople with experience in either estate agency or in another competitive sales environment to sign up to the unique opportunity. He said, “Our first recruit, Richard Ayre, is coming to us from a job in a corporate agent. He is seizing the moment and joining a vibrant market here in Sheffield”.
said, “We have wanted to spread the word about the importance of using a regulated agency and how to ensure correct advice is given and received. One way to do this is to have a website facility for customers to access and interact with qualified agents, but we were unable to do this whilst under a franchise agreement. Breaking
Lucy Jones (right), the Operations Manager of LSL Corporate Client Department, has completed the NFoPP Diploma in Residential Lettings and Management. The diploma entitles Lucy to become a Fellow of ARLA. Lucy completed the
qualification in just a year, and has previously passed her ARLA 1 and 2 exams with distinction. Less than one per 1000 ARLA members is currently qualified at this level. Lucy has 14 years’ experience in lettings and was the manager of several Your Move branches before being appointed as Operations Manager for LSL’s Corporate Client Department. David Brown, commercial
director, said, “Lucy is now part of a very small elite amongst lettings agents and we are
away gives us the flexibility to build our own website and spread our messages to customers over the internet. “Let’s face it, the web is certainly one of the biggest marketing tools for estate agents nowadays, and we want to be ahead of the game.” Alex Sewell added, “Our team are very well known and all of the personalities shine individually, so we also felt that by moving away
‘Now we have branched out as Sewell & Gardner’
from the franchise we could expand on the promotion of each team member and show the clients just how important this brilliant bunch of people are! We do a lot of work in the local community and we will be stepping up our activity under the new brand and we will undertake various activities to raise money starting with my sponsored parachute jump in the new year!”
LSL’S Lucy JoneS achieveS aRLa DipLoma
all very proud of her achievement. To have completed such a prestigious
and challenging qualification so quickly is a testament to her drive, determination and knowledge of the ins and outs of the lettings market.” Lucy said, “Taking the
diploma has been a great opportunity. We work in an environment where market conditions, laws and regulations are constantly changing – and ARLA’s diploma is a great way to understand the intricacies of residential lettings. With LSL’s support, I’ve been able to get the qualifications without having to leave my role as well as picking up extra skills.”
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