Our History
Property Personnel was established by its owner and managing director, Anthony Hesse, in 1988. Before this date, recruitment agencies specialising in estate agency simply didn’t exist.
By breaking new ground, therefore, our objective was to provide a much-needed service that involved us becoming one of the most successful suppliers of quality staff to the residential estate agency industry.
As well as pioneering recruitment in residential estate agency within the UK, Property Personnel have always undoubtedly been a market leader in this field. Having now traded for over 35 years, we literally know our industry ‘inside out’ and we are just as passionate about its future as we were the day we first opened our doors.

Quote from Anthony, our founder…
“We believe that our success is rooted in our honesty, integrity, and professionalism. Our consistent level of service to both clients and candidates has earned their loyalty over the years. Many have remained with us, appreciating the trust and reliability we offer”.
Our exceptional team is another key to our success. Their dedication and expertise make us stand out in the industry. For example, our director Allison Dalrymple has been with us longer than most of our competitors have been in business. This highlights the depth of our knowledge and experience in the property recruitment field.
At Property Personnel, we take pride in the strong relationships we have built and the exceptional service we continue to provide.

In what has become an increasingly competitive marketplace, we continue to go from strength to strength.
This is primarily, we believe, because we treat our clients and candidates alike in a way that we would like to be treated:
- We are highly professional in our approach. We never send a candidate’s CV to any of our clients without gaining the candidate’s permission first.
- We are truly consultative, adding value by giving advice to both our clients and candidates.
- We are totally honest (often even blunt!) with both our clients and our candidates. Having successfully traded for over 35 years we have already proved that we are looking for quality, long term business, not short term gain.
- We really care about our business, and we are passionate about residential estate agency as a career.