Hortons adds two estate agents to Nottinghamshire team

Hortons in the East Midlands has added two experienced estate agents to its team.

The estate agency has brought in Nicole Beales and Marcus Russell, formerly of Purplebricks, as it looks to replicate its success in Leicestershire.

The company, which is headquartered in Leicester, says it is now in a position to sell any property with an NG postcode.

Beales and Russell join a seasoned leadership team comprising of former FHP associate director, Jonty Green, alomg with Brenton Smith and Ian Ratcliffe, both formerly of Purplebricks; property agent, developer and investor Harry Padam, and regional director Nick Landa.

Landa said: “As a team, we are now in the strongest position that we have ever been to establish ourselves as market leader, all whilst maintaining the five-star service and reputation that we have built throughout our years of growth. This makes it a really exciting time for us all here and it is a journey that the Hortons community is enjoying with every step.”

Claire Jarvis lands new role with the Home Builders Federation

Redrow Lancashire’s Claire Jarvis has been appointed as chair of the Home Builders Federation’s (HBF) North West managing director’s group.

The role of the regional chair is to work with the HBF to advocate on behalf of the housebuilding industry across the region.

Jarvis has been managing director of Redrow’s Lancashire division, based in Buckshaw Village, Chorley, for two years since switching from the role of Redrow Group sales director.

She said: “Representing the views of the North West housebuilding industry on a wider stage is vital if we are to ensure a prosperous future for the sector, with the ultimate aim of delivering high quality homes to meet high demand in the region.

“We face unique challenges in the North West, just as other parts of the country do, and ensuring those issues are acknowledged and recognised by government, local authorities and other agencies is a key part of my role as chair. It’s a responsibility I am happy to hold.”

The regional chair can represent the HBF on occasions, such as requesting meetings with local authorities and other agencies.

Stewart Baseley, executive chairman of HBF, commented: “Claire is a strong voice for positive action in the North West and it’s great to have her on board as our regional group chair. I have no doubt with her passion for the industry, she is the right person to represent the needs and views of her fellow housebuilders during her term as chair.”

Jarvis, 44, was sales and marketing director for Redrow’s Chorley-based Lancashire operation for seven years. In 2019 she was appointed to the newly created role of group sales director, taking responsibility for Redrow’s nationwide sales policies and procedures across 14 regional operations in England and Wales.

In 2020, she became managing director of Redrow Lancashire and is one of only a handful of female housing chiefs in the UK’s private housing sector.

The business Claire heads up is one of Redrow’s largest operating divisions – directly employing around 150 people and delivering around 500 legal completions in the last financial year. The division is currently on site at 11 live outlets across Lancashire and parts of Greater Manchester and Merseyside, stretching as far south as the M56 corridor.

Jarvis is also part of Redrow’s mentoring programme for women, which aims to provide inspiration and support to the next generation of aspiring women leaders within the business, and the wider housebuilding sector.

Sequence announces key land and new homes promotions

Sequence has announced six key promotions within its team, as it looks to strengthen its national land and new homes offering.

Andrew Stone (East Midlands & East Anglia) and Angela Hancox (Bedfordshire, Oxfordshire, Northamptonshire, London, the Home Counties and the Midlands) have been promoted to regional land and new homes directors, now holding the two most senior field-based positions in the business.

Glyn Richards takes up his role as land board of management partner (Hampshire, Dorset, Wiltshire and Sussex), while Hannah Thomas (Sussex) and Nicole Shipperley (London – north of The Thames & Maidenhead) are promoted to new homes partners for their respective regions.

Finally, Roy Clarke takes up his role as land director for Norfolk, Suffolk and East Cambridgeshire.

Commenting on the promotions, Jason Howes, Sequence’s land and new homes national managing director, said: “These are very well deserved promotions, resulting from a lot of hard work in what has been a challenging few years for the new homes industry.

“We’re extremely very proud of the progress that Andrew, Angela, Glyn, Hannah, Nicole and Roy have made and their personal development now paves the way for up-and-coming colleagues to reach their full potential too. In our business, we offer careers with clear paths for progression, and we have plenty more opportunities across our network for talented newcomers to join our ranks.

“Our long-term strategy to grow our services, national presence, and position as a leading land and new homes estate agency operation is well underway, and this marks a very exciting time to be part of Sequence Land and New Homes.”