A new estate agency has launched in Grimsby.
Meteor Homes has been brought forward as part of the established Galaxy of Homes property group and is being headed up by surveyor James Stanhope.
He worked for leading agency Jackson, Green and Preston for 15 years, but has made the move to go it alone, albeit with the backing of a significant property player.
“I was with JGP for 15 years, and I have learned everything I know about property there,” he said. “They put me through to becoming a surveyor, I have great memories of being there, but I was ready to do my own thing.”
Delighted to do it with such strong support, online marketing content is the differentiator he feels he is bringing to the sector, with presenter-style videos focusing on a property’s location as well as the bricks and mortar.
He is also working with professionals to bring advice and opinion to the forum, with a studio set up at the Heneage Road base - once home to town housebuilder Chartdale Homes.
“The content we plan to do makes us a differentiator. A lot of work has been done on video, and we will bring in solicitors and mortgage advisers.
“Our sale boards will be different too, rather than just a logo, they will feature images from inside the property and a QR code to take those interested passers-by straight to the website.”
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Originally from Hertfordshire, Mr Stanhope moved to the area in 2003 after completing his university studies in graphic design in Sheffield.
And he draws on his personal experience of settling to sell.
“I live in Holton-le-Clay and never thought about moving there, and wouldn’t have. It is such a lovely village but you can be fixated about what you want and can overlook somewhere. If you can give people a bit more information it opens up a lot more opportunities.”
Galaxy of Homes emerged in 2016, led by Vikash and Madhurita Jayaswal, with £30 million invested into neglected property in the area. In June 2019 it took on the premises, with refurbishment division Galaxy Makeovers and property management element Galaxy Letts also there.