Rachel North

Kate launched a national product, RESIDENT, an online property solution for leaseholders and freeholders to self-manage blocks of flats. Rachel North joins as Head of Property Management.

Appointed as the residential letting agent for Tunbridge Wells Borough Council on an initial two year contract. Peter Boyes officially retired from 47 years in the property industry. We became responsible for insuring more than £100 million of property in declared values. We joined Facebook.

Alexandre Boyes was awarded another Silver at the Times & Sunday Times Letting Agency of The Year awards. We were also commended in the Best Block Management Office category. Shortlisted for Best Single Lettings Office.

Our Grade II listed offices on Mount Ephraim had an extensive refurbishment resulting in a flexible contemporary workspace.
Winners of the Silver Award for Best Single Lettings office in the South East and shortlisted for the Best Block Management Office at the Times & Sunday Times Letting Agency of The Year awards.

As ‘the best lettings office in West Kent and East Sussex with consistently high performance’, we were awarded Lettings Office of the year at the West Kent Property Awards and shortlisted for the Best Block Management Office in The Times & Sunday Times Letting Agency of The Year awards.

Kate headhunted Emma Gasson to the lettings team who shorty after qualified for her ARLA membership. Sharon Caulfield-Browne joined our block management bookkeepers team.

After numerous requests from existing landlord clients, Alexandre Boyes expanded to offer block management services. Dan and Kate became Partners.

Kate became a member of the RICS and Fellow of the Association of Residential Letting Agents (ARLA). Alexandre Boyes’ first electronic mail was sent and our first website launched.

Kate tried again, this time pitching the idea of setting up a Residential Lettings department. Peter eventually agreed and she joined Alexandre Boyes in the summer.
Alexandre Boyes received accreditation by the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) to train staff (and we’re still the only independent estate agent in Tunbridge Wells to have this).

Kate Boyes was in London working for a leading commercial property consultancy. From a telephone box in St James’s Square, she called Peter and asked for a job. Peter said no.