Our Team

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Hi I’m Nicki.

After working in education for over 30 years I decided to hang up my swimming squad whistle to go back to my real passion, beautiful homes. Prior to teaching I worked at Hunters Estate Agency and more recently for Knight Frank covering the Midlands. I believe that finding your dream home should be a seamless, happy and successful experience.

Likes
I’m an enthusiastic mum of three and grandmother to two, so I like us all spending time together. I also like log fires and my dog Percy.

Dislikes
Marzipan, gravy granules and irons that spit out brown stuff.

My Chosen home
My choice of home would be an old brick barn conversion with space for my family, Percy and my mad grandchildren.

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Hi I’m Gemma

I’ve been working in estate agency, property planning, development and management since 2002. I love all aspects of property and love a good project or seeing the potential in something that others cannot. I’ve got lots of experience with buying and selling property all over the country – even including a beach at the top of Scotland! I also enjoy being on the phone talking to clients and helping people to find the right home, I find it very rewarding.

Likes
My gorgeous wee kids, cats and being by the sea.

Dislikes
Celery, scarecrows and mess!

My Chosen Home
I’d have to head home to Devon (where my family is) to have a sea view in an old characterful house with a big garden for my children and all the cats!

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Hi I’m Gemma

With a career background in sales, which followed a pathway into real estate and specialising in selling premium homes, I’ve developed a skill in finding clients their dream property and their best possible buyer. I’ve worked for top tier estate agents such as Fine & Country and overseen many exchanges throughout the Midlands area. I have a natural eye for quality and possess social skills to be able to converse with anyone (ask my friends on a night out!). I believe that selling your home can be stressful, so I endeavour to deliver a personal service, with the utmost care and compassion.

Likes
Chocolate, Chocolate and Cadbury’s chocolate.

Dislikes
Lateness, bad driving and loud eating

My Chosen home
My choice of home would be a converted barn with character features but modern interiors and views of open, green countryside

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Hey I’m Lisa.

I have a passion for property and my experience in property development over the last 25 years has given me the ability to see the potential in most houses. A keen eye for interior design detail is one of my strengths meaning I can ensure that a property is presented to its absolute best prior to Photographs/videography.

I am very passionate about what I do and always strive to deliver the best possible results for my clients and pride myself on high levels of customer service. I have been selling luxury homes for the last 7 years, but I am now very much looking forward to working with Chosen to expand the brand in the Solihull area. I live in Lapworth, so I have a great local insight and can share this knowledge with potential buyers.

I have three children, two at university and one studying A Levels.

Likes
Renovating property, Interior design, and trash TV.

Dislikes
Unreliable people, peanut butter, and ABBA (controversial, I know!)

My Chosen Home
My choice of home would be a Georgian home or a pretty cottage in the Cotswolds or by the sea.

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Hey I’m Chris.

I have been an estate agent for the last few years. I absolutely love it and having the ability to help people onto their next chapter in life is such an honour and privilege. I’ve lived in Sutton Coldfield for 37 years, there isn’t much I don’t know about our lovely town and I try and include myself in the community as much as I can so if you see me come and say hello.

Likes
I am obsessed with Porsche 911’s, absolutely love them. I also have a really big love affair with the beautiful island of Ibiza. I spend as much time there as possible, the food, people and scenery are just some of the best in the Med in my opinion.

Dislikes
Rudeness, lateness and lazy people all of which I tend to be on my days off but never rude to others.

My Chosen Home
One of my life long dreams is to build myself a single storey modern-day Riad in the Cotswolds. It would look something like a Moroccan traditional Riad mixed with 21st century style.

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Hi I’m Mandy.

Volunteering in my younger years at PHAB camps (Physically Handicapped and Abled Bodied) I enjoyed giving people time and being rewarded with smiles. Working in various office environments with CEOs, Directors, lawyers etc I now enjoy matching people with their ideal properties.

Likes
Anything sweet and my dogs of course.

Dislikes
Mustard and bad manners (not the group if you’re old enough to remember!)

My Chosen Home
Something with a welcoming front door, log burner and access to beautiful country walks

Hey I’m Tina.

I have had a fabulous career so far in financial services, education, working for the BBC and ITV as an extra, teaching powerhoop, rebounder and living in Milan and much more!

However, my passion is beautiful homes and interior design and I am so excited and delighted to be working with Chosen as a viewing agent and helping clients find their forever home.

Likes
I love the sun and going on holiday, I also have a large family and I am so happy when we spend time altogether.

Dislikes
People that lick their fingers after eating and waiting for people that are late!

My Chosen Home
My Chosen home would be an ultra modern bungalow, with lots of glass and sun shining through, on a plot of land with plenty of bedrooms for my grandkids!

I founded Stoford in 1996, a Birmingham based commerical property development company which has become very successful nationwide, by the time I retired in 2016 we had developed over 14 million sq ft of floorspace having values over £1Bn. Since retiring from Stoford, I have persued numerous business interests including OA Surf Club in Cornwall, but what excites me most is starting Chosen Home in 2020 which Richard and Nicki Ash. We share the same values and really want to change estate agency for the better so that it becomes client focussed and, of course, successful.

Having worked for over 10 years at WPP (the worlds largest marketing communications group), I decided to start my own design consultancy in 2001 called Green Room. Over nearly 20 years, I grew the agency to become a significant player in the global design industry working alongside brands including Mercedes, Nike and Timberland.

After selling the business in 2019 I wanted to use my expertise to help drive the sales in a new business and set up Chosen with Dom and Nicki in early 2020 from Sutton Coldfield where I have lived for most of my life.

I am hugely proud of the Chosen brand and I believe it will be a truly revolutionary and disruptive player in the estate agency market – not only is our charging model a ‘game-changer’ but we also offer a relentless attention to service levels, produce stunning sales particulars and invest in a carefully targeted marketing-led approach to promoting properties.

Chosen will undoubtedly set a new benchmark for residential property marketing and I am delighted to be part of such a talented team.

Hi I’m Jack.

I am excited to be spearheading the growth of the Chosen digital media proposition to ensure our wonderful homes are seen by a wide and relevant audience.  After graduating with a degree in technology I have been providing web design and development consultancy ever since, never having looked back.

Likes
As a techie, I love gadgets and equally love golf. Combining the two loves amounts to a rather costly leisure pursuit.

Dislikes
Predictably as a techie, I loathe buffering.

My Chosen home
My Chosen Home would be ultra-modern, carbon neutral, tech-filled, and feature idyllic countryside views.  Walking distance to a lovely pub and golf course would be essential. A home like that exists somewhere, right?