Penny Lofts

Experience

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  Mencap Homes Foundation

  Jan 1989 - Jan 1991

  Senior Manager
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  Freemantle Trust

  Jan 1990 - Jan 1994

  Senior Manager
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  Health and Care Solutions Ltd

  Jan 1992 - Jan 2005

  Director

  The Company provided consultancy services to the Voluntary and Statutory Sector during a periodof great change in service provision and purchasing. Key Responsibilities• Getting voluntary organizations ‘business ready’ including; service costing, tendering for contracts, managing of services and delivering within the contract and in budget.• Establishing policies and procedures for organisations including service quality monitoring• Identifying solutions to problems and implementing within external organisations • Expert witness services in legal cases where care of vulnerable people and people with disabilities were involved.• I was involved in grant application assessment for a large charitable foundationKey Achievements• Turning an organisation’s deficit into a surplus by securing the payment of unpaid invoices and undertaking a comprehensive service review to properly cost the care being offered and negotiating new fees with purchasers.• Developing a training manual for staff working with adults with learning disabilities around issues of physical and sexual abuse. Show less

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  Egerton Estates

  Feb 1996 - Oct 2008

  Business Owner

  I became the owner of the business following a period of recession which had seen the Company become very run down. I turned this round to become the most successful small independent agent in the County with three offices and an annual turnover of £800,000 at its height Key Responsibilities• Offering a full range of sales and lettings services.• Recruitment, retention and management of staff• Progressing transactions to ensure a swift and smooth conclusionKey Achievements • I was responsible for establishing systems and embracing new technologies during a key period of change in the industry as internet marketing became one of the key tools used.• Turning around a failing business and establishing it as a market leader Show less

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  Dafydd Hardy Chartered Surveyors & Estate Agents

  Jan 2014 - Jul 2020

  Land and New Homes Manager

  I was responsible for establishing and subsequently managing the Land and New Homes Department for the largest independent estate agency in North Wales. The company provides a full range of services including sales, rentals, student lettings, commercial, property management and surveys. During the last financial year I completed on £13 million pounds worth of transactions including land and property.Key Responsibilities• I provide a full site reports and valuations for a range of clients including; commercial, statutory and third sector clients. • The company offers a full marketing package which is tailored to the individual client’s needs, I am responsible for designing and delivering the product.Key achievements• I have built valuable relationships with the various stakeholders in the housing sector across North Wales including; developers, builders and third sector housing providers. Growing the business from scratch and becoming one of the leading commercial agents working in the development field.• I have established a contractual relationship with the largest social housing provider in North Wales to market their products and bridge the gap between commercial and third sector housing provision, to break down barriers and promote equity in housing. The marketing model I designed for their ‘hard to let’ social units has resulted in successful tenanting of properties they were previously carrying as voids. Show less

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  Self-employed

  Jul 2020 - now

  Housing Specialist
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  WILLIAMS HOMES (BALA) LTD

  May 2021 - now

  Land and Acquisitions Manager