PROPERTY / PROFILE
IN THEIR OWN
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JODI ROWLANDS-HUNT Senior Lettings Consultant at Farrar Photography
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t’s ironic, really, that I have fallen into the world of property and estate agency seeing as I have only lived in a handful of houses. My career in property started at a young age of just 17, where I was offered a job in the lettings department working for a well known agency in Tunbridge Wells. I immediately enjoyed the camaraderie and what the industry provided, so I have this company to be thankful for: it showed me the direction of where I wanted my career to start. Even though I was still very young, I threw myself in wholeheartedly to real estate and realised that this was definitely what I wanted to be doing. After a year of working in the industry, all of my friends were finishing their A-Levels, my parents upped sticks and moved to Devon, so I decided to head off to travel the world. I felt it was the right time to go and explore before settling into my career in property, otherwise I’d never get the opportunity.
EVEN THOUGH I WAS VERY YOUNG, I THREW MYSELF INTO REAL ESTATE AND REALISED THAT THIS WAS DEFINITELY WHAT I WANTED TO BE DOING.
I had a fantastic time visiting many countries, relishing the culture, visiting close family who reside in Australia, and generally following the sunshine being the sun worshipper that I am. But all good things must come to an end, my clothes needed washing, the money ran out and I just longed for a good home cooked meal, so I had to return to England and start my search for a job. I was very lucky that the company in Tunbridge Wells offered me my old position and I stayed there for six months. But as my parents had already moved, there was not much left for me in Kent and I moved to London seeking a position in estate agency.
I have always been very keen in making a career for myself and earning my own money. My first job in London was as a Property Manager in West London, where I stayed for three years and then moved to a large international corporate company in Chelsea where I started as a Lettings Negotiator. I was quickly promoted to Senior Lettings Negotiator and started to make my way up. However, my branch manager at the company had moved to Farrar and within months I was offered a position to start in the Lettings Department. I loved that Farrar was, and is, an independent company. Having felt very involved from the beginning and a key member of the team, I worked my way up to being a Senior Lettings Consultant valuing properties in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea. I have been at Farrar for eight years now and have seen Fulham Road change in many ways and it will be interesting to see what happens in the next eight years. u
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