Ex-Savills agent sets up as buying agent

Former Savills estate agent, Richard Winter, has launched his own bespoke property search service for the prime country market in Surrey.

Richard Winter – Surrey Property Search will offers both property consultancy advice and acquisition, specialising primarily in and around Cobham, Esher, Oxshott, Weybridge, Walton, Wentworth and Sunningdale, but also going up in to SW London and down to Guildford and beyond.

Winter said: “Many people have suggested that the timing of my new business couldn’t be better with such a high demand of people moving out of London as a result of Covid-19.

“With several clients already retained, I am primarily focusing on the best properties in North Surrey with budgets between £2m and £20m, with private gated Estates such as St George’s Hill and the Wentworth Estate high on the agenda.”

First Sales Director at ONP

Jessica Szczelkun has joined, O’Neill Patient Group (ONP) as its first Sales Director.  Previously she was sales and relationship director at SortRefer.

In her new role she will expand ONP’s relationships both with panel managers and their mortgage broker clients, continuing to strive towards improved communication and levels of service.

Szczelkun says: “The opportunity to join ONP was a really exciting one as I knew the growth curve ONP was on from dealing with them as a panel manager. I could see how forward thinking they are as a business and felt I could be an asset to the team.

“Having worked as a solicitor, a mortgage broker and as a panel manager, I can see things from all sides. I recognise the huge amount of work that goes in from the conveyancing firm, the mortgage adviser and the panel managers and know too well the frustration when things don’t go right or take too long.”

Andy Scaife, group CEO of ONP adds: “Jessica’s experience and depth of knowledge of both the mortgage market and of the conveyancing process is unrivalled and we are very excited to have her on board.  “We believe that she can play a key role in helping us to achieve our ambitious growth plans, which includes becoming the number one conveyancer in the UK both in terms of size and quality of service.”

Land Partner for Sequence

Sequence Land division has appointed Paul Perriam as Land Partner. He has been with the company for 35 years in a variety of roles and recently has been running nine offices in the East Midlands.

Perriam will head up the land department for estate agency brands Shipways across the West Midlands, and William H Brown across Northamptonshire and Bedford (both part of the Sequence network).  He will be based in Rugby at the centre of the areas.

Angela Hancox, Sequence Land & New Homes Senior Director said: “I’m delighted that Paul has joined my team. Paul is already RICs qualified, and we will be utilising this qualification, his many strengths and knowledge from his years in the industry to assist developers and housing associations even further, expand our division’s expertise, and secure even more key sites.”

Connells’ appointment

Connells’ Land & New Homes division has appointed Jamie Snell to the role of Land & New Homes Manager for the Devon area. He will be responsible for driving departmental growth for the business in Devon, supporting the branch network within it, and managing new homes site sales advisors.