Surveying veteran Richard Sexton has been hired by proptech surveying portal HouzeCheck.
Sexton, who previously worked for mortgages valuations giant e.surv – part of LSL – joins as the commercial director.
He reports into HouzeCheck’s chief executive, Amit Bansal, the tech entrepreneur who founded the business in 2018.
Following a career in sales, Sexton joined General Accident Property Services, the business that went on to become LSL Property Services PLC, in 1991.
MANAGEMENT BUYOUT
He was part of the management buyout team that took the business into private ownership in 2004 – and which subsequently floated the group on the London Stock Exchange.
He held several management positions in LSL’s property services, asset management, and, latterly, valuation divisions during his tenure – with a focus on B2B business development and relationship management.
Until his recent resignation, Sexton was the longest serving board member of e.surv, LSL’s surveying and property valuation brand.
His recruitment follows the appointment of industry stalwart and former chair of the RICS’ residential body, Paul Latham, as HouzeCheck’s new chairman.
SURVEYS LEADER
Sexton (main picture) says: “HouzeCheck already has a modest presence amongst estate agents, conveyancers, and mortgage brokers – all of whom can earn a passive income by introducing HouzeCheck to property buyers.
“I’m here to develop these channels across England and in Wales and accelerate the reputational growth of the brand. As part of that, I want to position HouzeCheck not only as a leader in residential property surveys but also as the champion of all property transaction professionals, supporting them as they look to grow their revenues.
“Given HouzeCheck’s cutting-edge technology helps us to deliver a faster service to our customer – our average report time is 3 days – we should be helping to drive transactions forward, too: buyers who have commissioned a survey from us are less likely to pull out once they have sunk that cost and use the report to negotiate as needed to conclude the transaction with increased certainty.”
VISIONARY
Amit Bansal, Founder and Chief Executive of HouzeCheck, adds: “Alongside Paul, Richard brings a wealth of industry experience to the business, and I am confident he will help drive our vision forward and shape the future of HouzeCheck.”
HouzeCheck is a digital-first, RICS-endorsed property surveying portal leveraging cloud, digital, and AI technologies to improve both the surveyors’ and customer experience. The business has completed more than 35,000 surveys in the last seven years on properties with a combined value of more than £10 billion.
HouzeCheck now works with approximately 150 fully accredited members of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) and offers property valuations, RICS Level 2 Homebuyer Surveys, and RICS Level 3 Building Surveys.
