DARREN BRIGGS
Cambridge,Cambridgeshire
Summary
Worked within the Estate Agency Industry in excess of 20 years from junior level to Senior Management covering all aspects of Residential and Commercial Sales, rentals and property management looking for a position in either the same field or Sales Industry, hard working, loyal, confident, ambitious, basic computer literate and eager for a challenge. EMPLOYMENT
After leaving school I had a variation of employment, sales assistant within a Central London Jewelers, Central London multi drop 3.5t lorry courier and having my own market stall in Chapel Market, Islington selling sportswear.
Being interested in property I accepted a position within a small independent agent, AC Holdom, in Hoe Street, Walthamstow, London as a Office Junior/Trainee Negotiator, I quickly progressed to Sales and Lettings Negotiator, enjoying the buzz and getting a passion for the industry I could see myself making a career in property.
Overview
39
39
years of professional experience
Work history
Negotiator
Hastings International
1998.01
- Shad Thames, SE1 –, – 2005 Joining as a, I soon progressed to heading the Lettings Department.
- Given the majority of overseas Far Eastern Investors I successfully opened a Sales Department due to many Clients capitalizing on their investment and opting to sell their property.
- The opportunity arose for the Company to expand of which I attributed to the successful opening of two further offices (Borough High Street & Rotherhithe Street).
- I then became the manager of the three offices along with assisting the management/accounts department with the day to day running.
- Given the Company were New Homes Selling Agents on behalf of Belway Homes I was invited, along with the two Directors, to sell new developments off plan at exhibitions within the London offices, Olympia (London) and Hong Kong.
Senior Sales Executive
John Banks (Hyundai) Ltd, Cambridge, CB5
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
2017.01 - Current
- Provided bespoke sales presentations to varied customer bases, tailoring to best suit the Customer needs.
- Monitored competitive activities, staying ahead in the market competition.
- Implemented customised client solutions with a focus on customer retention.
- Demonstrated products to encourage purchases by showcasing features and benefits.
Residential Lettings Manager
Leaders Ltd
Cambridge, CB2
2015.12 - 2017.01
- Heading up the residential lettings department within the most profitable flagship office.
- My role involves Planning, directing and leading the Team to ensure the office continues to exceed expectations, understanding and monitoring the branch’s profit and loss account, ensuring the team sell all Company products and services strongly, valuing properties, monitoring and following up to ensure no loss of opportunity, ensuring the team are aware of the ever changing legal updates, motivating staff to ensure they exceed branch and individual targets, conducting the daily morning meetings, overseeing and signing off the files to ensure all paperwork is complete prior to commencement of tenancy, ensuring the diary is managed, regular Landlord updates, generating new business, reporting weekly figures to head office, holding interviews, holding staff monthly appraisals, ensuring all marketing material is updated and correctly displayed, reporting to the Area Director.
- Hours 8.45am – 6pm – Monday – Friday, alternate Saturdays.
Area Director
Tafaders Property Services
Red Lion, WC1
2015.06 - 2015.11
- Working within the busy Central London (Holborn) office whilst looking after the additional two offices.
- Daily duties include holding twice weekly team meetings, directing the Letting & Sales Department, updating Landlords, generating new business, liaising with property management companies and building managers, assisting the property management and accounts department, producing weekly figures, ensuring individual targets are met.
- Hours – 8.45am – 6pm - Monday – Friday City & Urban International Ltd, W1U 3BL – August 2014 – June 2015 -Resigned Residential & Commercial Sales & Lettings Working within the very busy Central London Office my role is to generate new business and improve the name awareness of the office.
- Sourcing new business, increasing the availability, cold calling developers, Embassies, Relocation Agents, Blue Chip Companies, Estate Management Companies, building porter relationships, suggesting marketing material, advertising material and general networking.
- With the availability increasing daily this brings more opportunity ultimately meaning more business generated.
- Whilst improving the client base I also involve myself within the commercial sales and lettings allowing myself to generate deals earning commission along with assisting the daily management of the portfolio.
- Being a small office and myself as being the senior advice is always sought from me by the Staff and Manager.
- Hours 10am – 6.30pm – Monday – Friday – Alternate Saturdays – 10am – 2pm.
Bedford, MK40.
2014.02 - 2014.08
- Being approached by the head of Connells Recruitment (Ian Dobrin) I was employed to open the Letting Office within the already established Estate Agency office in Bedford.
- Within the first three months of opening turned the Department into profit regularly winning Manager of the Month within the established Central East Region.
- Within the short period of time the office has become a driving force within the area regularly beating their competitors to instructions and let’s, furthermore regularly being top of the Cold Start league table of 41 cold start offices nationwide within the Connells group Hours – 8.45am – 6pm Monday – Friday – Alternate Saturdays 9am – 5pm.
Letting Agent
2005.04 - 2013.11
Negotiator
Tower Property Services
High Street
1992.01 - 1998.01
Office Manager
1989.01 - 1992.01
- Anthony Gover Estate Agents, High Street North, East Ham, E6.
Office Junior – Trainee Negotiator
1987.01 - 1989.01
Education
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Larkswood Primary School
Skills
- Advertising
- Agency
- Closing
- Cold calling
- Competitive
- Borough
- Clients
- Client
- Directing
- Driving
- Exhibitions
- Insurance
- Legal
- Director
- Marketing
- Meetings
- Exchange
- Office
- Networking
- Producing
- Profit
- Profit and loss account
- Property management
- Recruitment
- Reporting
- Sales
- Selling
Additional Information
- Full UK Driving License
Timeline
Senior Sales Executive
John Banks (Hyundai) Ltd, Cambridge, CB5
2017.01 - Current
Residential Lettings Manager
Leaders Ltd
2015.12 - 2017.01
Area Director
Tafaders Property Services
2015.06 - 2015.11
2014.02 - 2014.08
Letting Agent
2005.04 - 2013.11
Negotiator
Hastings International
1998.01
Negotiator
Tower Property Services
1992.01 - 1998.01
Office Manager
1989.01 - 1992.01
Office Junior – Trainee Negotiator
1987.01 - 1989.01
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Larkswood Primary School