An estate agent with more than 30 years’ experience in the Surrey property market has joined House Partnership as regional partner for Reigate and surrounding villages.
Stephen Cullens has moved to the agency after spending 17 years as an equity partner at an independent firm. Across his career, he has gained experience spanning sales, land and new homes.
In his new role, Cullens will cover Reigate and surrounding towns and villages including Horley, Oxted and Caterham, specialising in the sale of country homes and prime residential town properties.
House Partnership was founded ten years ago by former Savills directors Andrew Giller and David Carter to sell country properties in Surrey and Sussex.
The agency has since expanded to a team of 28, including 22 partners, with a head office in Cranleigh and a network of offices or “pods”. Its coverage now extends from Central and South West London to the South Coast, including Surrey, Sussex, Hampshire and Kent, as well as Wales and the West Country.
The business does not operate as a franchise, instead bringing experienced senior estate agents into its partnership model.
Giller said the structure was intended to encourage cooperation between partners and referrals across the business.
He said: “Most agencies these days are target-driven, so there’s little cooperation between offices. Our approach is totally different: we’re collaborative and very old-school in the way the partnership works: we refer business between our partners, everyone knows what’s going on throughout the business, and it’s all for the benefit of our clients.
“Also, the experienced partner you meet is the person you’ll deal with throughout your entire sale or purchase, unlike other agencies where you’ll deal with different people in a branch office.”
