Martin & Co Welwyn Backyard Metropolis is underneath new possession, with father-and-daughter group Nigel Underdown and Mikala Hatfield taking up the department from long-standing franchise proprietor Stephen Dooley, who’s retiring after greater than a decade with the enterprise.
Underdown and Hatfield deliver a mixed 45 years of expertise in property company and property administration.
Underdown has labored within the sector for over 30 years and can be a landlord with a private property portfolio. Hatfield has greater than 15 years’ expertise in property administration, consumer relations and compliance, and has run a number of companies, together with a charitable enterprise based in reminiscence of her son.
The pair stated they intend to construct on the foundations laid by Dooley whereas sustaining the department’s concentrate on skilled service and native relationships.
“Stephen constructed a extremely respected enterprise with long-standing consumer relationships, one thing we’re proud to inherit,” stated Hatfield. “Our aim is to proceed that legacy by modernising the place wanted whereas sustaining the non-public service and professionalism that purchasers have come to count on.”
Deliberate initiatives embrace common landlord updates, academic occasions, and steerage on forthcoming laws, such because the Renters Reform Invoice. Additionally they purpose to additional develop the gross sales division alongside the prevailing lettings operation.
“Our imaginative and prescient is to be essentially the most trusted and forward-thinking property company within the space, one which delivers distinctive service, builds lasting relationships, and stays adaptable to an ever-changing market,” stated Underdown. “We would like our purchasers to really feel supported, knowledgeable, and assured each step of the best way.”
Group MD Toby Philips added: “Their [Underdown and Hatfield’s] mixed expertise, shared values, and real ardour for individuals make them the proper match to guide this profitable department into its subsequent chapter. Their household partnership embodies the spirit of our community – native experience, trusted relationships, and a dedication to distinctive service.”
To have a good time the brand new chapter, Underdown and Hatfield will likely be internet hosting a Landlord Occasion on 4th November at Mill Inexperienced Golf Membership, overlaying the upcoming Renters Reform Invoice and what it means for native landlords.
