Client Reviews
Antony joined Sandersons in 2014 and is our Ashford & Folkestone Branch Manager. After attending Grammar School and achieving 3 A-Levels, Antony went into further education at Nottingham Trent University where he gained a 2:1 (BSC Hons) degree is Sports Science and Management. He joined the property industry back in 2006 where he worked his way up from a Negotiator to a Branch Manager within 4 years making a name for himself via two Corporate Estate Agency competitors along the way. He has been in this role ever since and is and is also NAEA qualified. Antony is involved in sales and lettings property valuations, negotiating offers, sales progression as well as the other day to day tasks of keeping the office running smoothly. He brings huge enthusiasm and energy to the role and believes passionately in working in association with clients to deliver a top end service. His commitment to this end is evident in his dealings with vendors and landlords alike. Question re Sandersons approach - Antony is extremely passionate about providing excellent customer service in addition to achieving top results for his clients and achieves this by building relationships based solely on trust. An example of this is one of our major Unique Selling Points in the fact we do not tie our clients into any fixed term contract unlike the majority of other Estate Agents.
Why are Sandersons different?
At Sandersons, we have an extremely pro-active approach to business which helps us to achieve top results for our clients. We achieve this by maintaining sensible stock levels which we regularly ring and email out to our entire database of registered applicants in addition to regularly rotating our office windows with fresh property stock, updating our property images and particulars online as well as our Featured Property Listings on the portals.
Antony has worked in Ashford for the majority of his 14 years in the industry but has also worked in Folkestone, Dover and Canterbury so has a good knowledge of the local market and surrounding towns. When away from the office, Antony has his hands full with his 3 year old son, Chester. Apart from being very busy with this, he has always been a keen sportsman and enjoys both playing and watching his main passion, football.
What advice would you give your younger self?
Don’t waste money on a nice car, put it into savings or property!!
Anita has in excess of 15 years experience within both corporate and independent estate agency. Anita started her property career working as on site liaison and sales negotiator on new home sites in the Kent and Sussex areas; working in partnership with various developers including Kier, Redrow, Bellwinch Homes and Sales Link. Following the success of these projects, Anita demonstrated her tenacious and proactive approach within a successful and profitable national corporate estate agency as a senior team member for 4 years. Since 2011, Anita has worked in partnership with private and corporate Landlords in the South East, overseeing the daily operation of these contracts. Anita is a dedicated point of contact for these clients to ensure that lettings and sales properties are marketed efficiently and void periods are reduced; thus increasing profitability for her clients. Anita has gained extensive knowledge of the government Help to Buy, Intermediate Rent and Shared Ownership Sales Schemes for both the rental and residential sales markets. We are delighted that Anita is part of our team bringing her experience and skills to further enhance the offering to our clients.
Why are Sandersons different?
Because of our ability to tailor our services to our customer requirements.
I have worked in Maidstone and surrounding areas from the age of 16. I live in Walderslade with my other half, daughter, one eyed elderly white boxer dog Frankie & energetic greyhound Boris. In my spare time I enjoy long country walks with my dogs & being a personal groom for my daughter when she's horse riding. What advice would you give your younger self? To believe in myself more
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Alex joined Sandersons in 2019 as our Senior New Homes Manager. She brings with her a wealth of property experience and is thoroughly enjoying working for an independent Estate Agent with a focus on customer service.
Why are Sandersons different?
The difference for me from working for a corporate to an independent is amazing, all the team are team players and all help each other out in the office and always put the customer first- the only down side is my waistband is getting larger due to all the treats our clients bring in for us!
I started in March 2019 as a New Homes Manager. Even though I am new to this role I have been in estate agency for over 13 years starting as a trainee negotiator and working my way up to Assistant Regional Manager.
In October 21017 I became a mum and was very lucky to have a year maternity. I decided I did not want to work full time so went back to my old position part time. I was then made redundant which in hind sight was the best thing that ever happened to me as it gave me a new opportunity with Sandersons and I love my role. I get to work with developers, the general public, gain new business opportunities and see sales through to completion. The difference for me from working for a corporate to an independent is amazing, all the team are team players and all help each other out in the office and always put the customer first, only down side is my waistband is getting larger due to all the treats our clients bring in for us. In regards to hobbies when I get time to myself I like to go to my spin classes but my main enjoyment is spending time with my family and going on our family adventures from weekends away at Peppa Pig world to days out at Leeds Castle feeding the swans. Of course I love my holidays even
though they have changed now I have a toddler, gone are the days of a cocktails and a sun lounger.
What advice would you give your younger self?
The advice I would give my younger self would be don’t be so hard on yourself.
Julie joined Sandersons as a lettings negotiator in our Maidstone office in 2009 after a background working in media sales. She gained valuable experience within the lettings team, then joined the sales team and progressed into the role of valuations manager for both lettings and sales. She has gained a wealth of knowledge since joining in 2009 and built some incredibly strong working relationships with our clients. Julie is absolutely thriving in her current role as Lettings Manager for our Maidstone office. What do you like about Sandersons' approach? We don't have problems, we have solutions!
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Outside of work I love to spend time with my family and my two grand dogs -Frank and Ernie (our two little Dachshund). I also help out at all the craft fairs in Penshurst Place and the Wealden show for the Barefoot welder, a local Designer and fabricator. I also like to go skiing and dancing when possible. My husband comes from Maidstone and we have lived in the area for around 34 years so my knowledge of the area is pretty good! What advice would you give your younger self? Don't judge a book by its cover
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Caroline joined Sandersons in 2017 as a Property Manager to oversee the Ashford and Maidstone portfolios. She has 6 years of property management experience with sales & lettings experience from previous roles in Kent and South East London. Caroline has experience working in our Maidstone branch and now brings her skillset to our new homes team We are really excited to have Caroline's industry knowledge, experience and passion for property within the team.
Why are Sandersons different?
The personal contact we have with our customers, which unfortunately, is not always found in a corporate environment.
I was born in Harare, Zimbabwe, where I lived for 15 years. My family moved to Maidstone in 2006. I attended Sutton Valence Secondary School and went on to achieve a BA Hons Degree in Applied Arts at the University of Creative Arts. In my spare time, I take part in events organised by The Guide Dogs for the Blind Charity as this is close to my heart; 2 of my young relatives are beneficiaries of this charity. One of my favourite places in Maidstone is Mote Park, where I enjoy having a leisurely stroll or a jog around the lake.
What advice would you give your younger self?
Keep saving
Karen joined Sandersons in October 2020 having worked with Sandersons for over 15 years dealing with their recruitment needs whilst running her own recruitment company. With over 25 years’ experience within the Estate Agency sector as a Recruitment Manager, Sales Negotiator and more recently 4 years Sales, Social Media, Marketing and Events Management, Karen brings with her experience that contributes well to our Development Team. During her career she has managed large corporate clients with their recruitment projects and developed their current staff with training within sales and other areas of business. She prides herself on always finding a solution, always thinking outside the box, being dedicated to her clients, listening to their needs and implementing good strategies to help reach expectations and
service levels. These are very important skills to bring to Sandersons and complement our own service standards within the company.
Why are Sandersons Different?
Coming from the corporate industry for many years, I feel you can offer a more personalised and flexible approach to customers working for an independent agency such as Sandersons. You can adapt and change the hymn sheet to suit individual client’s requirements and for them to be able to gain excellent customer service levels from our team. The flexible approach really does work!
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I live in the wonderful town of Tenterden with my family and have 2 children who are 15 and 22 years old as well as 2 stepchildren and a new Grandson. I enjoy a very busy life outside of work and all my spare time is spent socialising with friends and family and hosting many dinner parties as I love cooking and doing various theme nights to make it a little different and fun. I also belong to a running club and run 3-4 times week and have recently been asked to become a team leader. I feel honoured to have been asked as I love to motivate the new running group as well as further train the established runners in our groups and help them achieve their running goals as well as entering into competitions myself. When time allows during school holidays, we love planning exciting places to visit around the globe and making incredible memories together.
What advice would you give your younger self?
Never take anything for granted and treat people the way you expect to be treated yourself. Always find the funny side of life through adversity and don’t stress over things that are impossible to solve.
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Alex joined Sandersons in 2020 as a Development Coordinator. With over twenty years experience in client-facing roles in the property, aviation and hospitality industries, Alex interacts daily with clients, developers and solicitors to progress our New Homes’ sales through to exchange and completion. In addition, Alex also assists with producing marketing material and content for
Sandersons’ social media.
Why are Sandersons different?
I am impressed by how Sandersons create a positive and friendly environment for their customers. The leadership team have a fresh and modern outlook on how they look after their clients and are passionate about being market-leaders in their field.
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Having worked as cabin crew for twelve years, travel is in my blood so I love planning and organizing trips away whenever I can. With the restrictions that 2020 has brought, these getaways have been a lot closer to home in recent months. However it has been amazing to discover new places around the
Kent countryside and coastline. As a new mum, I love to check out recommendations on family-friendly fun around the local area with days out to farms and wildlife parks always being a highlight.
What advice would you give to your younger self?
Take more photos! Hopefully, some of my memories will never fade as the photos I have are limited. I always have the camera ready now to capture happy moments and love putting albums together for my family to share.
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Matt graduated from Canterbury Christchurch University in 2013 with a degree in Photography. He also holds an Adobe Certified Associate qualification for the use of Photoshop. Since Matt began photographing properties in 2014, he has photographed a wide range of homes for estate agents and property developers. He is a qualified domestic energy assessor and drone operator, he also produces video tours and designs marketing material. What do you like most about Sandersons’ approach? It is refreshing to work for an agent that has such a straight-forward approach and to work with colleagues that are all working as part of a team.
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My personal photographic work has been selected for a number of competitions, it was most notably featured in the Royal Photographic Society 'International Print Competition', as part of it was included in a touring UK exhibition. I also held a solo exhibition in Broadstairs, Kent. Aside from undertaking my own photography, I enjoy snowboarding and skateboarding. I also have a passion for travelling, in 2016 I went on a trip around the world. In my spare time I go snowboarding at the local dry ski slope, go skateboarding or spend time with my girlfriend. What advice would you give to your younger self? Do what you enjoy because life is short.
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