A well known estate agent is celebrating a landmark anniversary after growing staff numbers over the pandemic.
Williams Estates has handed over the keys to thousands of homes across North Wales over the last 21 years.
Director Jason Williams launched the company at the turn of the century and has grown it strategically from one employee and one office to 25 staff across seven sites in Denbigh, Mold, Rhyl, Ruthin, Holywell, Prestatyn and Rhuddlan.
Having taken on six new Welsh-speaking employees in past few months the 51 year-old is laying the foundations for a bright future.
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“But we have done so sustainably, as before, and are now focused on making ourselves even better, rather than bigger.
“That means improving by 10-20%, which will make us even more efficient and meet the huge demand we have for our services at present. We have set the benchmark high, but you can always aim higher.”
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Williams Estates is now hoping to win Gold for Wales Estate Agent of the Year for the ninth time in succession at the prestigious ESTAS Awards ceremony in London this Friday (Oct 22).
And having developed the lettings side of the group to management of more than 400 properties, Jason – a former President of the North Wales, South Cheshire, and Merseyside branch of the National Association of Estate Agents – says life has never been busier.
“When I opened our first office in Denbigh it was just me and a commitment to being a family-orientated business offering that personal touch and never forgetting that the customer is always number one,” he added.
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“We’ve grown together – as people and as a company – and I am so proud of what Williams Estates has become, and our place in the sector.
Sign up for more business news straight to your inbox Stay up to date with our daily newsletter, email breaking news alerts and weekly round-ups. To sign up, find out more and see all of our newsletters, follow the link here“To win awards is a huge honour, and we are delighted to again be a finalist at the ESTAS, but for me seeing the joy on the faces of a family when they get the keys to their new home is unsurpassable.
“That’s what has kept us at the forefront of this industry and why we are determined to stay there for another 21 years and beyond.”
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