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haart opens in Plaistow haart estate agents has opened a new branch in Plaistow - right in the heart of Olympic East London, following a £25,000 makeover with new fascias, walls and carpets and computer and telephone systems. The branch comes with a break out area where customers can discuss their needs in a more relaxed, informal environment. Heading the branch is David Karrass. An estate agent in East London for 15 years, he is joined by Matthew Gardner, as Assistant Branch Manager, also with the company for 15 years. They are supported by Paul Long, Senior Negotiator and the latest addition to the team, George Skaros, Negotiator. David Karrass said, “The
response from the public to the opening of haart has been extremely positive. People really seem to like the branding, which is very different from other estate agents in Plaistow, and this is already being reflected in the number of requests we are receiving for valuations in the area – which is way above what we forecasted.” Pictured from left to right are
George Skaros, Negotiator; Paul Long, Senior Negotiator; David Karrass, Branch Manager and Matthew Gardner, Assistant Branch Manager.
in West Surrey. To commemorate the anniversary the firm held a street party outside its office in Woking, with games, balloons, Pimms, cupcakes and… sunshine! The team welcomed the Deputy Mayor Elect, Councillor Anne Roberts, who officially opened the party, along with a representative from Woking Football Club, Eagle Radio, many of County’s loyal landlords, tenants and members of the public. Says County Property manager, Louise Beardmore, “We are delighted to be celebrating our 30th anniversary and would like to say a big thank you to everyone who came along to celebrate with us. We would also like to thank our many hundreds of landlords and tenants who have used and recommended our service over the years.”
(HBF), so we want to keep on track to improve even further. The new team members all have a great deal of experience and they come from a diverse range of sectors, which will add strength and depth to the existing team.”
35 years at Connells Connells Chief Executive Stuart Flavell has recently celebrated his 35th anniversary
with Connells, one of the UK’s largest estate agency companies. Stuart has held a variety of
senior roles within Connells. From Leicester Area Partner he progressed to Regional Managing Director with responsibility for branches in Birmingham, West Midlands and Leicester before being promoted to Operations Director and then, in 2009, to Chief Executive of Connells Residential. As well as having overall
Redrow grows in Wales Redrow’s North West and North Wales division has enrolled four new team members at the company’s divisional headquarters in Ewloe, Flintshire. The new line up consists of a new area sales manager and trainee sales manager to add to the existing team, along with two new sales consultants based at new Redrow developments in the region. Redrow (NW), which has housing ventures across Flintshire, Wrexham, Greater Manchester and Cheshire, is currently building at eight different locations and plans to increase that to 12 active sales outlets by December and then to 15 next year, which would almost double its current total. Anita Williams, sales director
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for Redrow (NW), said, “With such rapid growth planned for the next 12 months, it was vital that we took steps to bolster our sales team. We’ve enjoyed a strong sales performance over the past year and retained our five star customer satisfaction rating from the Home Builders Federation
responsibility for over 150 residential sales branches throughout the country he has also been instrumental in overseeing the development of Connells fast growing lettings operation. Stuart is also a Connells Group
Board Director and is therefore involved in wider developments across the Group. “I am delighted to have had the
opportunity to be part of the Connells management team that has grown and developed the company to the hugely successful operation it is today,” Stuart Flavell said. “A business is only as successful as its people and it has been an absolute privilege to work alongside so many wonderful and talented colleagues.” Commenting on Stuart’s 35
years with the company, Stephen Shipperley, Group Executive Chairman added, “Thirty five years service with a business is a major achievement in its own right. “It is invaluable to the company
to have people like Stuart on board who have experienced every sort of housing market, good and bad, and know how to respond to market changes when they happen. “Stuart’s anniversary is extra
special because he is an important part of the culture that makes Connells so different to the competition. We are immensely grateful
for the huge contribution he has made at all levels and for the drive, professionalism, loyalty and good humour that he has brought to bear on our behalf.”
BPF appoints new Board members The British Property Federation has appointed Becky
Worthington, Deputy Chief Executive of Quintain, and Jonathan Thompson, International Chairman Real Estate, Building and Construction at KPMG, to its Board.
Both will join the Board,
which provides corporate governance to the BPF, on 4th September for a three year term. They succeed Ian Marcus from Evans Property Group and John Richards, from Värde, whose terms have now ended. These appointments follow changes at the Federation’s AGM in July. Alan Leibowitz, Joint Managing Director of Dorrington, took over as Honorary Treasurer from Trevor Moross, also Joint Managing Director of Dorrington, who had held the position for the last six years. Bill Hughes, Managing
Director of Legal & General Property, became the BPF’s Junior Vice President and is in line to become President in 2014. Liz Peace, the BPF’s Chief
Executive, said, “I am delighted that Becky and Jonathan will be joining the BPF board. Together they bring enormous experience in the finance and construction industry. “Our continued success in
representing the industry is down to the involvement and commitment of our members and I am sure that their guidance and that of both Alan and Bill, will benefit us tremendously. “We are hugely grateful to Ian,
John and Trevor for their valuable input in recent years.” l
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