Business Profile
Brunsden Associates are residential and commercial agents, based at The Old Axe & Compass, East End, a wonderful setting for a thriving business.
Brunsden Associates was founded in 1997 by husband and wife team Peter and Jo Brunsden, who moved the business to East End in 2000. The Old Axe & Compass, a former pub, has been transformed into comfortable and welcoming offices as well as a home for Peter and Jo Brunsden and their two sons, Will and Ed.
As a working mother, it is essential for Jo Brunsden to be able to balance the demands of work and home-life and living and working in the same building helps a great deal.
Peter Brunsden has many years experience in commercial and land/development and heads the all female team in the office – even the office cats are girls. Amber and Jade’s contribution to the smooth running of the office is mainly the tranquillity that results from sunning themselves in the window or curling up to snooze on one of the sofas.
Negotiators Diana Sketchley and Alison Quayle both have many years of local experience and find the office a unique working environment. Living locally they each have only a few minutes drive to the office without the hassle of town centre traffic and parking.
Being out of the town centre is no problem, indeed there are many advantages. Located a short drive south of Newbury, and easily accessed from the bypass, it is as easy to drive there as to park in the town centre and walk.
“We are able to meet and greet clients in a very relaxed atmosphere. The parking is free and we can offer informed professional advice sitting by the fire with a cup of coffee,” said Alison Quayle.
Their own website together with both Rightmove and Primelocation - the two largest property websites - ensures the highest possible profile for their properties. Through these sites, Brunsden Associates’ properties are available globally 24 hours a day, every day of the year.
Brunsden Associates has established an enviable reputation for honesty, reliability and service. Staff-to-client ratios are deliberately kept high to maintain excellent client contact throughout the sales or letting process, a factor which featured high in the independent Ombudsman survey of the company last year. The staff and principals clearly enjoy what they do and this shows in their positive, pro-active attitude to all aspects of the business.
Diana Sketchley said: “2010 has begun very positively we are finding the spring market brisk. The trend of the last few years where there are more buyers than sellers continues and anyone bringing a property to the market sensitively priced will find a willing buyer in reasonable timescales. For the right house, buyers in rented are prepared to wait whilst the seller finds a new property.”
Jo Brunsden added “Dealing with both residential and commercial business we provide an all round property service and have the resources and contacts for other related property matters from business rates and surveys to land and new homes”.
So whether you are selling, buying or letting any type of residential or commercial property, why not give Brunsden Associates a call or make a visit for professional, impartial and friendly advice.
Brunsden Assciates: (01635) 255501
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