Haart’s new Area Director for Lettings in Essex, Claire Ballantyne, is preparing to expand residential lettings further across the county.

Claire, who was previously Branch Partner in Stratford, hopes to grow the number of lettings branches which have ‘Elite’ status, based on the number of properties they have on their lettings book.

She said, “I’m very excited to develop Essex further. There are a number of towns where we don’t have lettings branches that I’d like to explore.”

Claire joined haart as a Trainee Negotiator in 2013 and quickly became a rising star, being promoted to Lettings Negotiator in 2014, Branch Manager in 2015, Senior Branch Manager in 2018 and Branch Partner in 2020. She’s worked at several haart branches in East London, including Romford, Walthamstow, Leytonstone and more recently Stratford.

She said, “I’ve met some amazing people during my time in East London and can’t wait for the opportunities Essex presents.”

Spicerhaart Lettings Managing Director Satwant Basi added: “From joining us as a grade 1 Associate eight years ago, Claire is yet another example of continuous improvement, and making the most of opportunities available to her.”