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Senior industry leader questions experience of new housing minister
The Guild of Property Professionals’ CEO Ian McKenzie, fresh from announcing the landmark deal between his organisation and online agent easyProperty, has voiced his doubts about the new housing minister Alok Sharma (pictured, right). Sharma, who is MP for Reading West, was revealed as the new Housing Minister yesterday afternoon but apart from his tweets saying how honoured he is to get the job, there are few official announcements except for the initial and brief list published on the No.10 website. He has also been plunged in the deep end following the tragic events within Grenfell Tower in London, where so far up to six people are feared to have died following last night’s catastrophic fire. Ian McKenzie (pictured, left) points out that Sharma is the sixth housing minister in seven years and, although he welcomed the appointment after a five-day wait following the initial cabinet re-shuffle, he says he is “concerned by Alok Sharma’s lack of industry experience”. Housing crisis “There’s no doubt that his background in accountancy will help with the role, but the housing market is in crisis,” say Ian. “We need a government representative who will stand up for the industry. I hope that Sharma can…
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Senior Countrywide figure Ian McKenzie to head up Guild
Senior industry figure Ian McKenzie (pictured, right) has left Countrywide after five and a half years as its South Central Retail Director to take up the position of CEO at The Guild of Property Professionals. McKenzie replaces Marcus Whewell, who for the past nine years has steered the organisation and has been promoted to Chief Financial Officer of parent company GPEA. “I have worked for The Guild for the past nine years and have seen it grow and develop into a network of nearly 800 Members. I am very proud of this achievement,” says Marcus. GPEA includes agent Fine & Country, media services company PropertyLogic and online-only agent PropertyPlatform as well as the guild. McKenzie has worked in the industry for 30 years including running three West Country branches for Hambro Countrywide during the 1990s, then as an area manager for Halifax Property Services plus running his own property and financial services business. He later went on to be managing director of franchise-based agency Enfields in Hampshire before joining Countrywide in 2011. “I am delighted to be working closely with The Guild again, to support and enhance the excellent relationships we have with our members and expand the network further,”…
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Regional Reports
Westerham, West Bridgford and West Hampstead
This month we meet members of The Guild of Professional Estate Agents in Westerham, West Bridgford and West Hampstead.
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Features
The benefits of belonging
It is perfectly possible to run a property business without belonging to a professional or trade body, however, if you take the truly independent road, just how much support and inspiration are you missing out on?
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Features
Print marketing for agents
Does print marketing still have a place in today’s fast-moving digital world? Nigel Lewis looks at how some agents are pushing print to the limit and looks back at the time when it used to be king.
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