MOVERS & SHAKERS
ACQUISITIONS
OPENINGS
LAUNCHES Who grows there?
‘If you can keep your head when all about you are losing theirs...’ There is still courage and growth in the property world.
LEADERS ACQUIRES TLS
Leaders’ latest acquisition is The Letting Shop Limited in Worthing and Rustington, West Sussex (TLS Property Professionals) and the agency has opened a new branch in Littlehampton. The new branch is Leaders’ 10th on the Sussex coast, joining Chichester, Bognor, Rustington, Worthing, Brighton, Hove and Eastbourne. TLS founder Arthur Richards
said, “Following my decision to retire, I spent the last six to nine months looking for a suitable person or company to take over – not an easy task in today’s business environment. Fortunately I found Leaders; I feel comfortable with the sale of my business to them. “All the TLS staff
HAMPTONS INTERNATIONAL EXPANDS TO NEW YORK Hamptons International, says, “We are thrilled to have teamed up with The Corcoran Group, which shares the same customer-centric values as our business, to offer our clients the opportunity to extend their footprint in another world city. “The agreement with The
Hamptons International continues its global growth trail having signed an agreement to join forces with The Corcoran Group, a New York residential real estate firm. Corcoran transacts business in Manhattan, Brooklyn, the Hamptons and Palm Beach, Florida, and Corcoran Sunshine Marketing Group is the premier U.S. new development organisation for the marketing and sales of luxury residential development properties. The arrangement, which
takes immediate effect, will provide Hamptons International’s clients access, through various marketing channels, to prime listings from the U.S. markets. The Corcoran Group has 2,400 sales associates and employees and annual sales that have reached more than $18 billion U.S. Alasdair Hedley, Director at
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Corcoran Group is an important step in Hamptons International’s vision for its international department. Through strategic alliances around the world, Hamptons International hopes to build on its already successful international presence in order to increase its global footprint.” Pamela Liebman, President and Chief Executive Officer, The Corcoran Group, adds, “Corcoran clients have an increasing interest in owning properties in top global markets. By aligning with Hamptons International, Corcoran provides an added level of service for all our clients with exposure to the full array of properties Corcoran and Hamptons International offers.”
are staying on with Leaders, joining existing teams in Worthing and Rustington, so our clients will be dealing with the same great team as
RICS QUALIFICATION FOR INNES ENGLAND’S LAURA professional department assisting with valuations and landlord and tenant instructions. This, with our in-house APC study sessions, ensured that I was fully prepared for the final interview, helping me to achieve a first time pass. I now look forward to moving forward as a chartered surveyor.” Robert Hartley, MD, Innes England says, “We strongly believe in nurturing home grown talent and I’m delighted for Laura in achieving a first time pass. We are proud of our APC training programme and feel that by supporting our
Innes England strengthens its team after graduate surveyor Laura Kwiecinski became a member of the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors (RICS). Laura has achieved a first time pass in the Assessment of Professional Competence to become an elected member of the RICS, which consists of a two to three year period of structured training. Laura said, “I am delighted to finally achieve chartered status. Since joining Innes England just over a year ago I have received a high level of structured support and practical experience in all aspects of work within the company’s
trainees in the learning process, they acquire a great deal of confidence which prepares them for when they qualify. Laura will be a great addition to our team.”
before. Sally Stewart will head Leaders’ well-established branch in Worthing, Malcolm Belchamber will be senior lettings consultant at Leaders’ new Littlehampton branch. I wish all our clients, staff and Leaders great success together.” Leaders’ Sussex director, Jane Wilkinson says, “We are delighted that Arthur chose to sell TLS to us as we have long admired the business and the success Arthur has made of it. We extend a very warm welcome to all TLS landlords and tenants, many of whom have been with TLS for over 10 years and some for more than 20 years!”
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