Agency opens new branch in county
Peter Ball & Co estate agents has opened a new branch in Gloucestershire.
The Cheltenham-based agency has taken over Cleeve Estate Agents' office in Bishop's Cleeve.
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Peter Ball (left) with David Vale.
Owner Peter Ball said the move, which pushes its number of offices to four in the county, underlined the business' confidence in the Gloucestershire property market.
"We are very excited. It is going to link a lot more people from Cheltenham to Bishop's Cleeve," he said.
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"We've got a very good name in the town centre and this will enhance it a lot more.
"There are a lot of people in Bishop's Cleeve who want to move to Cheltenham and vice-versa. This is going to help our other three offices too."
Natalie Kenny returns from maternity leave to take over as the new office's branch manager.
Cleeve Estate Agents' owner David Vale is to remain at the office as a consultant for Peter Ball & Co.
Staff have transferred from the agency's other offices, with the town centre taking on two new sales negotiators.
Peter added: "David brings stability to the new office, we are delighted to have him. He has a tremendous amount of experience, not just in the area but as an estate agent in general.
"I think hopefully our ability to open another office shows our confidence in the local market.
"Hopefully our name is already relatively well-known in Bishop's Cleeve. It's an area that we've always considered, there's a lot of expansion there."
Peter said the agency had experienced a "very busy" October and November after the London Olympics led to a quieter September.
"The Olympics was a funny time for us," he said.
"A lot of people went away on holiday."
January, February and March is often the best time to sell and all branches were looking forward to the new year, he added.
Peter Ball & Co opened an office in the town centre in 1993 and in Charlton Kings and Leckhampton in 1994.
Peter has been an estate agent since 1981. He previously worked in a sales role for a radio and TV department.
His experience as a first-time buyer developed his understanding of the property market and resulted in his desire to become an agent.
Comments
by LuceilleP
Tuesday, December 11 2012, 6:24PM
“Retracting all of my pleasant comments- agencies are all the same.”
by Beekeeper
Sunday, December 09 2012, 8:45PM
“This is not news. It is an advertisement.”
by LuceilleP
Sunday, December 09 2012, 8:11PM
“Yes the letting fees are ridiculous but if I have to pay them I want somebody who's going to be answering my calls quickly, being helpful and making sure I move into a clean house. Which is what Peter Ball did.
Years ago I rented a flat with Alex Clarke and it was dirty, wires were hanging from the ceiling and whole place was mouldy. And yet I still had to pay their stupid fees.”
by Lord_Gaga_
Sunday, December 09 2012, 7:34PM
“LuceilleP
just what do they do for the money?”
by LuceilleP
Sunday, December 09 2012, 7:22PM
“I have just rented a house in Cleeve with Peter Ball and they have been excellent. I couldn't ask for better customer service (which is rare these days!). Have been with other letting agents in the past who couldn't care less about their customers. So it makes a nice change.”
by thomas1996
Sunday, December 09 2012, 7:11PM
“Everyone uses the internet to look for houses these days, like rightmove.com and most people only contact an estate agent if they HAVE to, one day someone will invent a web site where you can buy and sell a house without the need for estate agents wanting their 1-2% £1000+ fee and without the need for a solicitor charging £1000+ to buy & £1000+ to sell a property.
My money's on Amazon, ebay or John Lewis!
No doubt the empty estate agent offices will become charity shops, pound shops and coffee shops (ones who pay their taxes!)”
by Lord_Gaga_
Sunday, December 09 2012, 5:39PM
“just what we need, along with phone shops and coffee shops.”