James Thompson, Carl O’Brien, Callum Armstrong and Helen Wall have all recently been promoted to senior roles at Bradley Hall.
Callum Armstrong joined Bradley Hall’s Durham office in 2017 as part of a university placement and was offered an opportunity to re-join the company following his graduation, taking up a graduate surveyor position in 2019.
He has since been promoted to the position of senior chartered surveyor, marking it his third promotion in just over three years.
He said: “I am absolutely delighted to be embarking upon the next stage of my career with Bradley Hall.
“My experience and the mentorship I receive consistently enhances my knowledge of the industry and increase my skillset and has given me opportunities which I really don’t think I’d have had anywhere else.”
With nine offices across the North, Bradley Hall has a team of over 60 experts in their field who work across estate agency, valuation, property management and planning. Helen Wall has now been appointed as director of the Sunderland branch on Fawcett Street.
Helen has over 14 years of experience as a general practice surveyor and RICS Registered Valuer and has spent much of her career focused on providing Red Book Valuation Reports for a range of purposes including secured lending, probate, matrimonial, tax and accountancy purposes.
Her skills will enable the Sunderland branch to expand its services to include land and development, new homes, property management, building surveying and mortgages.
Helen said: “I am delighted to have been made a director of Bradley Hall Sunderland after the progression I have experienced in my short time here.
“The last few years have been a very exciting time for the company with a brand refresh, the announcement of ambitious growth plans for the next ten years and changes to the board; I am delighted to have been able to be part of the success the firm has achieved and has planned for the coming years.”
Since joining Bradley Hall, Helen has been appointed to market several of Sunderland’s flagship properties including the former Gilbridge Police Station, now known as The Yard, and the historic Commissioners Building. The firm is also the first of Sunderland BID’s corporate partners.
Established over 30 years ago in Newcastle, Bradley Hall prides itself in investing in its staff and promoting from within. Many of its board members began as junior staff including Neil Hart, chief executive, who started as a placement student and Cassie Moyse, who joined the firm over five years ago and is now group marketing director.
James Thompson, 27, joined Bradley Hall after completing a Building Surveying degree at Northumbria University in 2018 and has since secured two promotions, the most recent seeing him take to the role of senior building surveyor with the firm.
“I’m delighted to be starting a new role at Bradley Hall,” said James. “The management team have been incredibly supportive ever since I joined, and I can’t thank them enough for their support.”
“Many of the team started out as trainees, either on placements or through the company’s structured training programme which allows and encourages staff to reach their full potential.
“I’m grateful for the support I have received in my career so far. It’s a really exciting time to be part of the team due to the growth of the firm and I’m looking forward to getting stuck in to my new role.”
Carl O’Brien rounds off the promotions, taking up his new role as head of valuation and professional services last month.
Carl, who oversees a team of valuers, has been with the company since 2015 and is thrilled to be in his new role.
Carl said: “I am pleased that my hard work and dedication has been rewarded by the Board of Directors.
“I’ve been part of a small team that has grown exponentially over the past few years and I look forward to growing the department further with the right recruitment to grow existing workload and to continue to offer our clients a great service.
“We are looking forward to our graduate cohort starting in September which will provide support to help grow the Landlord & Tenant side of the business.”
Neil Hart, chief executive of Bradley Hall, said: “As a business, we have always taken great pride in the fact that we invest in our staff, which is why we have a high percentage of senior employees who have started in junior roles.
“It is vital for Northern businesses and organisations to provide opportunities for young people and ambitious professionals. In order to continue growing our local economy, we must retain talent in the North, and will only do so by providing great professional opportunities.
“We are proud of how we continue to buck industry trends by providing opportunities to young and emerging talent and empowering them to grow.
“Our recent promotions are testament to the hard work and effort of our staff and I am pleased that Callum, James, Helen and Carl will take on further responsibilities within the company.”
