When it comes to attaining property advice, whether it be commercial, development, rural or residential, you can't beat a local and progressive firm with over 40 years' experience...
That’s not all you’ll get from property consultants George F. White – they provide a full range of in-house property services, delivered by the team of local experts. They work together to understand complex situations before designing bespoke solutions tailored to clients’ needs, providing a scope of services wider than most national firms with a client focus and flexibility of a regional business.
They have offices across the North East and Yorkshire, including Alnwick, Newcastle, Durham, Barnard Castle and Bedale, as well as two new offices in Hexham and Berwick that opened earlier in the year. Continued growth is on the agenda as they aim to almost double this year’s growth by the end of their next financial year, as well as increasing the team by 15% over the next 12 months.
The firm believes that their team is the secret to their success, with support for career development being a top priority. Take Sally Hart for example, who after eight years with George F. White, has been promoted to Managing Director, and she’s off to a flying start with the recent announcement of a record turnover figure.
“Originating as a family run firm and evolving into a corporate model within an SME has given the business the foundation to grow across all the services it currently offers;” said Sally. “One of my first aims when I joined the business was to ensure that the company could take advantage of opportunities more quickly. We invested heavily in IT which, as it turned out, safeguarded our operations during the COVID pandemic.
We have completed two high profile and successful mergers this year. We acquired the Berwick based residential sales and lettings business Tyne and Tweed and have increased our agency turnover from £600k to £1.4m. Earlier this year we welcomed Johnson Tucker LLP into the firm. This gives us one of the largest commercial property teams in the North East and is a sector where we want to grow our footprint both in the region and beyond because it is showing excellent signs of recovery following the pandemic.
We have opened a new office in Hexham as we were experiencing a lot of demand in that area across all of the property sectors. I’m delighted to see this new location open as it allows us to increase our client base in Hexham and the surrounding Tyne Valley, Cumbria and Western Scotland. Overall, I have to say that we’re in a really exciting period of growth. The future is looking really strong for George F White.”
In a historically male dominated sector, it is refreshing to see more women breaking through as industry readers. She’s incredibly proud of being a woman who has climbed to the top of the property tree and is making a difference to the industry as a whole. It’s no surprise therefore to discover that Sally has been shortlisted for the WIN Awards (Women, Inspire, North East which are also known as the NE Business Women of the Year Awards), and the Forward Ladies Award in the Transformational Leader category.
“I aspire to be a positive role model, not only within the George F. White Group, but also within the property industry and the North East as a whole. The rural and commercial sectors of the property business are typically male led and I want to be seen to break down these industry norms in order to encourage junior females to consider the many areas of the sector as a profession they could thrive in. Inspiring others is important to me. I hope I can encourage others in whatever industry they have a passion for and am committed to investing time in this. My mission is to ensure women know that anything is possible.”
If you want any sort of advice regarding property or are looking to buy, sell or rent, the best idea is to get in touch with one of Sally’s team at George F White. There’s certain to be one of their offices near you.