Phil Hayward OWNER OF BLUERIVER COTTAGES
Phil Hayward and his Blueriver Cottages agency has been a neighbour of By The Dart on Hauley Road for the last three years.
P
hil established the business eight years ago, in october 2008. The company manages an impressive
array of properties, from luxurious and elegant waterside apartments to old fisherman’s cottages. He said: ‘As a portfolio Landlord I drew from my
experiences of letting properties and developed Blueriver from these experiences to form the successful company it is today. ‘Business is excellent and has grown
year on year since 2008. We had our first office in Anzac street, with three staff, and then expanded to our office in Hauley Road three years ago. We are predominantly a holiday lettings agency but we also have a small residential portfolio too.’ Blueriver Cottages now manages over 135 properties in Dartmouth and the surrounding areas of the south Hams and Torbay. The company launched another office in Kingsbridge in December last year which has already seen significant growth since its opening. each month its website receives over 15,000 hits and is always high up in Google rankings for searches for holiday cottages in Dartmouth and Devon. The company is due to launch its new website in mid August which promises to be a fantastic site with features such as parallax scrolling and high definition photography - watch this space! The company recently won a Herald express Travel and Tourism Award for the best small self-catering agency. This year they have entered the British Travel Awards and you can vote for them now by logging onto their website. There are five members of staff at the Hauley Road office including Mel, Vanessa, Amy, Christie and Phil and two staff
at the second office in Kingsbridge’s Anchor Centre including Kate and sophie. Phil describes them as his heroes and is very proud of his team. Phil has lived and worked in Dartmouth for the last
‘People’s expectations are much higher nowadays and we need to raise our
game accordingly and provide a very high level of service.
25 years. In 1991 he was drafted to the Royal Marines Band based at the Britannia Royal naval College. He has brought his family up here including two children, natalie and Tim who’ve since gone to university and are now spreading their wings. His mum lives here too. ‘I love this town and area, it’s my home,’ he said. ‘I still have links with the BRnC and currently play trumpet in the naval Volunteer Band and Big Band. ‘I also love being on the water and I am one of the kayak coaches at the Dartmouth Canoe Club. I enjoy all sorts of water sports and I’m a keen runner too.’
He is also a fan of the air and regularly
flies ‘nonI’, a Grumman AA5 low wing trainer aircraft, out of exeter airport. He’s often to be seen flying down the Dart Valley with family, friends and even members
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