Meet The Team
Richard Nicholls
Director
Richard has worked in property sales since he was 18.
In recent years Richard has moved back into residential investment property brokering which is where most of his experience, knowledge and industry reputation lies.
With a work history in residential sales, owning a small family estate agent, providing estate agency and ‘sourcing’ training nationwide and working with hundreds of vendors, landlords and property investors, Richard has amassed a vast array of skills to allow The Property Advantage to grow and flourish in a tough market.
Day-to-day, Richard is at the front end of the business valuing and assessing new stock and preparing the properties for our qualified investors – in fact, most of our properties come from Richard’s network of trusted landlords and vendors who have either used us before to sell or have had a recommendation from a peer.
You’ll often find Richard (and his big ginger beard) talking all things property on his popular Facebook page.
Jessica Mortimer-Collier
Director
With a background in property development and portfolio building, Jess has a real passion for property investment.
She is experienced in evaluating deals and prides herself on her ability to place specific investment opportunities with investors to suit their requirements.
Jessica also describes herself as a people person – she takes the time to understand the needs of her buyers and sellers and has built an extremely strong foundation of trusted clients who see her as the first point of contact when they have a sales or acquisition need.
Jessica is also a keen CrossFitter and Hockey Player…. when she’s not looking after her growing list of pets!
Linzie Cooper
Sales Manager
Linzie has worked in the property industry for almost 10 years in the UK and abroad, this leaves her in great stead to broker deals not only within the UK market but also with our international investors.
Benefitting from great corporate training in residential estate agency, Linzie has a wealth of understanding in property sales, from valuing, marketing, negotiations & of course leading sales through to completion. Linzie prides herself on her enthusiastic approach, friendly honest advice and most importantly excellent customer service, it is very clear Linzie will go above and beyond to ensure her clients have the best experience. Linzie loves to spend her spare time with her family; long walks, camping and the odd cocktail with friends are her favourite past times.
Hattie Brandon
Valuer & Lister
Having completed her RICS accredited degree in real estate back in 2017, Hattie kicked off her career at a leading property firm in London working within the residential industry. Her degree qualification brings a new dimension to our team and an understanding of real estate that will be an asset to the organisation. Hattie loves getting out and about and a lot of her work will be ‘on the road’ building a trusting rapport with clients both new and existing. In her spare time Hattie spends the majority of her time on her farm and enjoys looking after her beloved dogs and horse.. all things outdoorsy!
Francesca Pryce
Sales Progressor
Fran has worked in property sales for the majority of her career. She prides herself on her high level of customer care and attention to detail. She is a real ‘people person’ and this trait is a real asset to us as Fran is first point of call for Buyers, Sellers, Solicitors, Surveyors and all other involved parties once an offer has been agreed on a property. Outside of work Fran is a real ‘foodie’ and loves a exploring new restaurants with friends and family.
Vanessa Collier
Accounts
Playing a vital role in our growing business, Vanessa (more commonly known as Ness) is responsible for our book keeping and invoices. She has years of experience in accounts and business and has previously played a pivotal role growing a family business from the ground up. When not in the office Ness will likely be found in the grounds of her farm house, walking the dogs, feeding the chickens or riding her horse.
Oliver Clark
Content Manager
Olly took his first steps into the property industry over ten years ago, working alongside Richard to create bespoke images to sell properties.
As a Professional Photographer, his eye for detail combined with an ever growing interest in property meant he knew that the property industry was the perfect place to use and further develop these skills.
Olly has worked for various estate agents in the North West, photographing a range of properties and showing an impressive ability to showcase these in high quality Photography and Videography.
Olly certainly knows his way around a camera and is sure to use his excellent media and customer service skills to give the best experience to his clients.
When Olly is not working, he enjoys spending time with his family, Doing DIY round the house and cooking.
Olly joins the team as Media and Content Manager.
Richard Haines
Land Acquisitions
Richard is our Land Acquisitions professional.
An active property developer, Richard has a number of projects ongoing at any one time, with an experience base founded in Project Management.
Having developed the system to source off-market land development sites, Richard is extremely proficient in finding opportunities for a variety of different exit strategies.
Samuel Mortimer
Property Broker
With years of personal and professional experience in the property industry under his belt, Samuel utilises his expertise of managing his own family portfolio and transfers these skills to ensure that buyers, sellers and tenants alike are well looked after throughout the entire sales process.
In addition to this, Samuels knowledge within the land and development sector is also a great asset to The Property Advantage. You will likely meet Samuel on viewings so make it a challenge to identify his passions as they’re all artistically tattoo’d on his arms! This includes a love of Old Fashioned cocktails and an obsession with ducks!