Meet the team

What prompted you to start your business?

I am often asked this question and my answer is always the same in that business exists to solve a problem. Property has always been my passion and I saw a gap in the market for a “Specialist Estate Agency Recruiter” with a difference. Not only did I have a solid and successful Estate Agency background, but I had also worked as a Divisional Manager in the medical recruitment sector for both the NHS and Private Sectors, so I decided to utilize my experience of both industries.

What were your business aims?

I started my business in 2006 to deliver a recruitment service which saves valuable time and enables our clients to focus on driving productivity and results and to plug the gaps in their business before they become a problem. Therefore, rather than offices being understaffed (which affects the day to day operation and ultimately, the bottom line) I wanted to offer what I call succession recruitment. This would be combined with a more personalized service to both my candidates and clients and for me this was all about ensuring that our external resources complemented our client’s own recruitment efforts and adding real value to their business.

What makes you different to other recruiters in your profession?

Ultimately, we are ex Estate Agents recruiting for property professionals and interview like Sales Managers and listen to our Hiring Managers requirements taking accurate instructions accordingly.

I am very proud to boast that when I first started my business that you could have put the amount of Specialist Estate Agency Recruiters on two hands.

We check for gaps in employment and avoid job hoppers and our company motto is “Quality and not quantity”. We DO NOT just send out candidates’ CV’s in the hope that if we throw enough mud at the wall some will stick.

Following our initial telephone interview, we will also provide our clients with a CV synopsis. This provides their career highlights together with our opinion of them, thus painting a picture of the candidate. Many clients rely on our synopsis rather than just looking at the CV.

In the end, the success of our service is built on strong relationships and ultimately the service we provide to both clients and candidates. With our candidates, we fully understand just how important it is that they find the right workplace ‘fit’ for them to further their career.

Can you elaborate on your Estate Agency background?

I offer an unrivalled knowledge of the property sector totalling 12 years of residential Estate Agency experience, having worked within both Corporate and Independent Estate Agency for high profile companies such as Bairstow Eves Countrywide, Beresfords Group and Douglas Allen (Arun Estates).

I started my property career in the property boom of 1988 with Douglas Allen Spiro – now Douglas Allen (Arun Estates) and what a time this was to enter Estate Agency with properties literally flying out the door.

I went through fast promotions based solely on merit and was then head hunted to join Bairstow Eves Countrywide as a Senior Negotiator and Lister.

Over the years, I won numerous awards to include top Negotiator in the East region in 1994, driving away with a brand-new Escort Cabriolet Convertible as my new company car, top Lister in the East region in 1995 and 1996 and also with the highest average fee.

This all culminated in being appointed to my first Branch Managers position in 1997. After inheriting a loss-making office, I topped the improvers champions league in 1998, writing 50% more business than the previous year and almost double the improvement shown by my second-place rival. I also came 3^rd in the East region on profit – Everyone loves an award. I ended my Estate Agency career with the well-respected Beresfords Group as a Branch Manager in Gidea Park.

How long have you been established?

I have been successfully trading now for over 18 years, which is a milestone that I am extremely proud of and as the strapline in my company logo mentions – Let us solve the puzzle.

Who do you recruit for and where do you cover?

Our reputation and integrity have enabled us to forge ongoing relationships with some of the most respected and renowned names in both corporate and independent Estate Agency, and we are proud to be included onto numerous Preferred Supplier Lists.

We have achieved this by sourcing and placing candidates at all levels within residential sales, lettings, property management and financial services up to and including Regional Sales and Lettings Directors.

We have two offices in Hornchurch in Essex and Redcar in North Yorkshire and cover the whole of the UK and our success has seen us match the perfect candidate with the perfect job in all four corners of the United Kingdom from Brighton to Glasgow and Merthyr Tydfil to Norwich.