A surveyor from the commercial property agency Prop-Search has been crowned Northamptonshire ‘Deal Maker’ 2012 in a prestigious national competition.
Samantha Jones has been recognised by Estates Gazette Interactive (EGi) – the on-line arm of Estates Gazette, a national publication and ‘industry bible’ – as the most active agent in the county in terms of completing the highest number of transactions.
Samantha Jones of Prop-Search, said: “It is pleasing to win this title given that the overall market conditions continue to be challenging but it really is testament to the entire Prop-Search agency team. Indeed, Director Chris Billson last year won this accolade.”
The EGi’s research team collected information about the number of deals transacted by each agent over a 12 month period from April 2011. This was across all sectors of the market – office, industrial, retail and leisure.
Prop-Search as a firm also secured second place as the most active agency in Northampton, only being pipped to the post by a national company. This follows hot on the heels of the company being placed into the 2011 UK’s Top 5 East Midlands Agents, the only independent commercial property agency to have been placed in this top position.
During the 12 month period from April 2011, Prop-Search successfully transacted approximately 500,000 sq ft. Whilst the number of leasehold deals completed far outweighed freehold transactions, the number of properties let or sold gives a clear indication that businesses continue to push for expansion despite difficult economic conditions.
Simon Toseland, Director of Prop-Search, added: “We believe the key to our success is that we ‘eat, breathe and sleep’ the property market in Northamptonshire and have continued to deliver a first class service to our clients. Our market share continues to grow and we have one of the strongest portfolios in the county.”
“Nevertheless, like last year 2012 will continue to present challenging trading conditions and growth will continue to be hindered by a combination of the economic climate and poor supply issues.”
