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Meet The Team
JON HALLETT Chief Executive
Jon is the founder of Jon Hallett Limited and has over 19 years experience in property rental and property development. Do call on his expertise, be you a Landlord with a single property or a portfolio of properties, or perhaps just considering entering the ‘purchase to rent’ market for the first time.
Being an innovator, Jon is at the leading edge in using information technology to the benefit of Landlords and Tenants alike. Jon’s staff make extensive use of IT, including specialist software, 3G graphics, video clips, e-marketing, SMS text messaging and Landlords on-line access to their Account information; ensuring that our properties are shown to the best advantage and that all of our customers are kept well and promptly informed.
SIMON SWANSON Valuations & Lettings Manager
Based at our Reading office, Simon is our focal point for all of our current and prospective Landlords. He is available to assist in all aspects of letting properties from an initial discussion about the rental market to bringing your investment to market through the Jon Hallett website and carefully chosen traditional and electronic advertising. In addition to this, Simon also supervises the running of our Lettings team at our town centre location. This ensures that Landlords obtain essential feedback from viewings and prospective Tenants get to see the best matched and newest listings to meet their requirements.
ADAM MERRICK Negotiator
Based at our Woodley office, Adam is entirely focussed on helping you to find your new rental home. Adam will help you to locate a variety of properties that closely match what you are seeking, arrange for you to see them and guide you through all of the steps leading to your taking occupancy of the home of your choice.
CATY JOHNSTON Maintenance & Safety
If you are renting a Jon Hallett Limited Managed property, Caty takes care of all your repair and maintenance problems and is responsible for ensuring that safety standards are maintained. Upon receiving your call, Caty will liaise with the Landlord and the relevant repairs specialist, striving to ensure a prompt resolution of the situation, keeping you informed at all stages until a satisfactory outcome has been achieved.
HOWARD QUICKFALL Inspections
Howard is responsible for ensuring that all properties managed by Jon Hallett Limited are maintained to a high standard by both the landlord and the tenant. Howard conducts quarterly inspection visits to each property and prepares detailed reports and video clips of his findings.
Any repairs that have been identified will be immediately passed to our Maintenance Safety department for resolution. Being our in-house IT and web specialist he ensures that our website and in-house IT are always available to support our staff and customers. Howard is also our resident expert on rented housing legislation.
LYNNETTE MASTERMAN Administration Manager
Lynn looks after our property websites and various advertising initiatives, ensuring that our vacant properties are all shown to best advantage. Lynn is also responsible for all aspects of property administration for our Tenants, assisting in the renewal of a property rental and ensuring that all necessary arrangements are in hand at the end of a rental agreement.
SUMUDU HERATH Lettings Administration
Sumudu takes care of all of the paperwork associated with renting a new property. Sumudu ensures that the applicant has completed all relevant agreements, references and sundry documentation required to effect a successful rental. It is her close attention to detail that ensures a smooth transition from your wanting to live in a property to being able to move in and ‘live the dream’.
LEE CARPENTIER Maintenance Repairs
Lee is our repairs man, responsible for carrying out the majority of repair works identified or reported by the tenants of our Managed properties. Lee is a qualified electrician and plumber as well as a skilled carpenter and brick layer. Most repair jobs that come our way are well within his range of skills, thus ensuring that Jon Hallett Limited provides a prompt and economic repair service to our landlords and their tenants.
ACCOUNTS TEAM
Based at our Woodley Head Office, our accounts team manage the financial interests of Jon Hallett Limited and its subsidiary companies. They handle all aspects pertaining to rents and deposits for our various Lettings departments, their Landlords and their Tenants.