Leading local estate agents Loveitts has welcomed a new Managing Director to guide the business through the next chapter in its 175 year history.
John Pugh (who is a Chartered Surveyor
and has been with the firm for 20 years) has now taken over the reins. His aim is for Loveitts to continue to evolve
and adapt to meet the ever‑increasing challenges of the property market whilst
maintaining the qualities which have made the firm such a trusted institution -
customer care, professionalism and honesty.
John said: ‘Whilst we value tradition
we are forward thinking and adaptable to market trends.
‘Nowhere is this more evident than in
the big push towards new homes – a thriving market in which Loveitts is already
making its mark having recently appointed Laura Wilson as the firm’s Area New
Homes Manager.’
Loveitts offers a far-reaching range
of property related services, including: residential sales and lettings,
commercial sales and lettings, residential and commercial property management,
block and service charge management, property auctions, land and new homes,
professional valuations and rent review and lease renewal work.
‘In the Coventry, Nuneaton and
Leamington marketplace we are unique’ John added.
‘We are the only multi-disciplinary firm in Coventry providing the most diverse
range of services. No other local firm
can offer all of this’.
John is taking over from Peter Rosier,
who has been at Loveitts for 45 years and has had a key role in the firm’s
success. Peter, who has recently been
admitted as a Freemen of the City of Coventry, will remain as a Director to the
firm so his extensive expertise is still available to the business.
John added: ‘For me Peter is the embodiment of Loveitts and an example of what
can be achieved through effort, commitment, loyalty and professionalism’.
In the last two years Loveitts has
worked hard to further develop each of its offices – Coventry, Leamington and
Nuneaton – which are structured as individual profit centres.
Leamington serves as the South
Warwickshire hub whilst a new office in Nuneaton oversees the ever-expanding
North Warwickshire operation.
Loveitts have also recently appointed
Mark Walmsley to head up residential sales for the firm which is a further
exciting move to have secured the services of such a highly regarded seasoned
local professional.
In addition Simon O’Brien, a senior formerly
London based commercial surveyor, has now joined the team to further strengthen
Loveitts commercial offering.
Simon has 23
years of commercial property experience and prior to joining Loveitts was an
equity Director for fourteen years of a general practice property group in
West London comprising of a successful commercial
agency department, three long established brands of Chartered
Surveyors and a property management department, as well as both
residential and sales departments. Simon headed up the Commercial Property
department and was also jointly responsible for the formation of an auction
department that was very quickly named as one of the Top Ten
London Auction Houses in The Telegraph and one of the top twenty nationally
according to EIG.
Loveitts have been auctioneers since
they first opened in 1843 and are the only local auctioneer in Coventry and
Warwickshire. Currently Loveitts are
pushing forward with their online auction offering to compliment their
traditional auction room sales which they hold bi-monthly at Coventry’s Village
Hotel.
The auction team is headed by Sally
Smith – the only female auctioneer in the region.