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Paul Thompson
Branch Manager
Paul is a career Estate Agent working in the industry for over 25 years. He started with a prominent Hertfordshire agent, which quickly led to managing various branches in south Hertfordshire and North London, heading their London and Country Homes Department and working as an Area Manager in North and Central London before returning to Hertfordshire to take up his current role as Sales Manager at P&H. Whilst rarely “off duty” when out of the office he enjoys relaxing with his wife, Jennifer and 3 young children. On Sunday mornings you can find him letting off steam coaching a local junior rugby team.
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Russell Cairns
Property Manager
Russell joined the industry in 1994 straight from school, initially working for an independent firm in Ruislip & Pinner. He focussed on lettings from his early days in estate agency, and have witnessed a huge increase in Buy-to Let investment over the years, with portfolios of property ballooning. He joined Proffitt & Holt in 2008 as Lettings Manager bringing many years of knowledge and experience with him. Having lived in Northwood for many years, and now living in Rickmansworth, Watford, Berkhamsted and the surrounding villages are very familiar territory. Outside of work, alongside encouraging his son on the football field and attending an abundance of children's parties he is invited to, he is a keen motor racing fan and likes the occasional game of golf where time allows.
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John Armstrong
Assistant Manager
John left school and went straight into the business as he had no idea what he wanted to do and is still in agency today! Originally at one of the largest corporate estate agents in the country, John went on to work for several local independent agents in Tring, Berkhamsted and Croxley Green before coming to Proffitt & Holt. John lives locally and enjoys cycling, going to the gym, drumming
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Irfan Raja
Senior Negotiator
Irfan graduated in Law in 2010 and after trying a number of different jobs developed a strong interest in property. This lead him to take a position with a leading rural Hertfordshire estate agent, where he received an excellent grounding in the industry and whilst there, set a number of sales records for the company. However, after two years he wanted a more challenging environment with a bigger firm and a busier office, so moved to the Watford office of Proffitt & Holt in 2013. He has excellent communication skills and a very easy going and personable nature which helps smooth the sales process. Outside of the office, he enjoys keeping active by boxing and visiting the gym. He is also passionate about travelling and hopes to see as much as possible of the world.
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Joe Rylett
Assistant Branch Manager
Joe started his career in estate agency nearly 12 years ago having previously been a police officer. He has always worked in Hertfordshire and largely for another well respected independent in Rickmansworth, Chorleywood and Watford. He has progressed rapidly all the way from trainee negotiator to senior management due to his expert knowledge of the area and natural people skills. Joe is 100% focussed on delivering the high quality of service that everyone deserves and prides his self on his integrity. He has grown up and gone to school in the area being an ex Nascot Wood and Watford Boys Grammar pupil respectively and still lives in Watford with his young family. Joe joined us in January 2018 as Assistant Branch Manager in Watford.
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Samantha Hazlett
Property Manager
Samantha lives locally and joined Proffitt & Holt Lettings after deciding that she wanted a career in property, having previously worked in hospitality and software. Dividing her time between all four of our offices, Samantha is our lettings negotiator carrying out viewings, negotiating new tenancies and dealing with all new applicants. In her spare time, she enjoys cooking, going to the cinema and potholing in Devon.
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Pat Hogan
Mortgage Advisor
Pat joined Proffitt & Holt in 2002 after 17 years in Financial Services working with FTSE 100 Banks and Life Insurance Companies. He has over £100,000,000 of lending under his belt and is Cemap qualified with experience in all sectors of financial planning, although he now specialises in the mortgage and protection market. Pat firmly believes in providing excellent customer service and considers the relationship with his clients to be the key to success, with many clients coming back to see him for advice when they are looking to move home. He is Independent with access to the whole of the market and as part of the Mortgage Advice Bureau Network which provides even greater back-up and access to many specialist lending providers allowing him to provide a ‘one stop shop’ service. His claim to fame is that Sir Steve Redgrave was one of his clients. Pat has lived in Abbots Langley for over 20 years, is married with three children and enjoys spending time with his family, as well as playing squash and some running, having successfully, albeit slowly, completed two London Marathons and nine Great North runs.
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Amanda Osborne
Sales Progressor
Amanda joined P&H in 2014 and we are delighted to have her as part of our team as she brings with her a wealth of experience in the property industry having worked as a solicitor specialising in property law, initially in the commercial field and more recently residential property. She has a 2/1 honours degree in Law from Nottingham University and worked for a large commercial solicitors practice in Leeds prior to working in Watford. Amanda lives locally in Bovingdon and works as a Sales Progressor for all three offices where she helps to ease the progress of the sales, from offer to completion. She is married with a daughter and enjoys skiing, gardening and walking and is currently trying to improve her French! |
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Clare Foley
Sales Progressor
Clare joined Proffitt & Holt in 2014 and lives locally in Chipperfield with her husband and two sons. In her role as Sales Progressor for all three offices, she helps to ensure sales progress smoothly from the initial stage of offer acceptance through to completion. Clare believes regular communication with buyers and sellers is key to making, what will be for most people, a hugely significant transaction as stress-free as possible. She finds her role tremendously satisfying and feels it is a privilege to support and help people at such an important time in their lives.
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Sue Gordon
Viewing Assistant
Sue lives locally in Watford with her family and joined Proffitt & Holt in 2013 as a Viewing Assistant. She works at the Watford pffice on a Saturday.
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Wendy Russell
Viewing Assistant
Wendy has been with Proffitt & Holt since 2011 and works as a part-time Sales Negotiator at both the Abbots Langley and Watford offices. She has lived in Hertfordshire all her life and is a mum of three children. She has extensive experience in customer service and enjoys her role with P&H, particularly meeting prospective buyers and assisting in finding the right property for them. |
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Vanessa Phillips
Viewing Assistant - Lettings
Vanessa joined Proffitt & Holt in 2014, having previously worked for ARPM dealing with emergency property maintenance issues and answering landlord and tenant queries. Prior to this, she was a Customer Support Team Leader for Hays DX. Vanessa has two daughters aged 13 and 10 and works part-time as a property management assistant at VDBM. She is also Chair of the school fundraising committee. In her spare time, she enjoys running and reading.
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Helen Spisak
Administrator
Helen is the administrator for both our Watford and Abbots Langley offices. She is an integral part of our team having worked for Proffitt & Holt for 11 years now and she enjoys the diverse duties that her position entails. She has been an incredibly loyal and trusted member of staff and her experience is greatly valued by all the staff who work with her. Helen was born and bred in Watford and has lived in the town for over 40 years. She enjoys going to live music gigs, drawing and painting, watching tennis and currently getting lots of stick for being an Arsenal supporter!
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