I began my career in the industry in 1982, straight off the back of finishing my A-levels. I saw a job as a trainee negotiator/surveyor and haven't looked back since landing the role. I first met with Christian Miles and Stuart Barr in the late 80s, while working for independent agents. I've had a number of roles in my career, from area to regional management in East Kent and I also spent ten years working around Chislehurst, with properties up to the £5m bracket.

Having always had a close relationship with Christian and Stuart, I decided to get on board with Miles & Barr when they invited me to set up from scratch the bespoke department, Exclusive Homes, in 2013. We now have a portfolio of around 100 properties and year on year our performance levels have increased dramatically.

I'm responsible for marketing properties from around the £500,000 mark upwards. We cover all of the Miles & Barr offices, with an Exclusive Homes representative in each of them. I oversee the representatives and coordinate the team. One of my main roles within the department is to value and market our exclusive properties.

I like that fact that Miles & Barr directors are hands on with the business. It is a dynamic company which has the ability to adjust to any market changes and are market leaders in the towns we operate in.

I love spending time with my family when possible, my children are grown up and my son works in real estate in America, so we all like to get together out there. We enjoy holidays together too. Any other spare time I get is spent playing golf. I enjoy being in and around our local towns and having vast experience in East Kent makes that even more enjoyable. Our towns on the whole has become a catchment area for out of town buyers, notably those from London.