Estate agent opens own agency after working 25 years at rivals
Rowe & Co Homes’ first office opened in Chandler’s Ford this week and there are plans to expand to other key locations throughout Hampshire.
Estate agency senior Rob Rowe has launched his own firm – Rowe & Co. – in Hampshire after spending more than 25 years working for other local firms including Pearsons and White & Guard.
And Managing Director Rowe (main picture, left) has been joined by Associate Director James Steele (main picture, right), also a highly experienced agent, for the launch of the business.
The right time
Rowe says: “After almost 25 years in the property industry, helping hundreds of people and families to find, buy, and sell the perfect home – sometimes multiple times – I felt now was the right time to launch Rowe & Co. right here in Chandler’s Ford.
“I know how fractured and disjointed the process of buying or selling a house can be.
“Too often national and local property firms have neglected the need for real relationships, farming parts of the property journey out by department or outsourced provider and leaving buyers and sellers alike trying to connect the dots on their own.
“Home-movers no longer experience the ease of building a relationship with an individual agent, having a single point of contact, and streamlining their moving process.”
Rowe says that his new company will have a different approach to most – creating a seamless journey from valuation to viewing to offer and completion where one partner will look after the purchase or sale from start to finish.
REAL PARTNER
He adds: “Our goal is to be a real partner for our clients right from the start, one point of contact for valuation, photography, getting you on the market, viewings and all the way through to completion – that’s how we’re going to raise property standards across Southampton.
“Not everybody’s property journey is the same, and doesn’t deserve to be treated as such. It’s this approach to property that has earned us long-lasting clients and lifelong relationships with families and home-movers across Southampton and what we are making absolutely central to Rowe & Co..”
James Steele says: “Rowe & Co is a breath of fresh air for Southampton’s property market and I’m really excited to help people and families find, buy and sell property in our beautiful home. With our partner-led approach we’ll be able to work directly with vendors and buyers, helping them to speed up the property journey.”
