About Us - James Laurence - Reassuringly Local Estate Agents

Reassuringly Local

Our Story

James Laurence is an independent, reassuringly local estate and letting agent based in Birmingham and prides itself on providing a complete customer service experience. Established in 2004, James Laurence began in the Jewellery Quarter as a family-run branch, and has grown into a successful estate agency whilst maintaining traditional values. You can rest assured that your dedicated James Laurence team will use its industry knowledge and professional expertise, combined with excellent standards, to exceed expectations, providing you with friendly, honest advice you can trust, whether you are a vendor, landlord, buyer or tenant. Local is at the heart of everything we do. Visit one of our two branches in Chad Square in the heart of leafy Edgbaston or our Birmingham office in the historic Jewellery Quarter and see how James Laurence can help you.

Meet our team

"David is the founder of James Laurence"

David Gibbins

Managing Director

David set up the company at the age of 21 and, 13 years later, has expanded the company on a number of fronts, notably with the Edgbaston branch acquisition providing two branches in affluent areas that perform very well in terms of market share.

david@jameslaurenceuk.com

"Dedicated and passionate about customer service"

Andy McHugo

Associate Director

Having been with the company for a total of over 10 years, Andy is dedicated and passionate about customer service. The go to person for selling your home in Harborne, Edgbaston and surrounding areas, setting the tone, traditional and honest in approach, with a passion for family and property.

0121 4565454 andy@jameslaurenceuk.com

Emily Beech

Lettings Manager, Edgbaston

Priding herself on building and maintaining positive relationships with both property investors and tenants. Emily offers professional landlord advice within Harborne, Edgbaston and the City centre, having a wealth of experience in these areas. After dark you can expect to find her networking and enjoying the fabulous restaurants across the city.

emily@jameslaurenceuk.com

Lee Astle

Sales Manager, City centre branch

Lee has been selling property in the niche Birmingham city centre market for over six years, from historic luxury developments to the emerging urban hubs in changing markets. Don’t underestimate his warm approach and loveable personality, Lee is the “go to” man for city centre property.

01216044060 lee@jameslaurenceuk.com

"I take a different approach to most and offer my customers a friendly face."

Athina Morse

Senior Sales Consultant Edgbaston Branch

With many reviews and multiple recognised customer service awards, I take a different approach to most and offer my customers a friendly face accompanied by a hand to hold throughout the entire sales process.

0121 4565454 athina@jameslaurenceuk.com

"Looking after landlords properties with professionalism and integrity"

Melissa Langham

Head of Property Management, City Centre Branch

Having managed properties and lettings teams over the last few years, managing at James Laurence is the perfect fit for Melissa. It matches her aspirations for successfully looking after landlords properties whilst doing it with professionalism and integrity.

0121 6044060 melissa@jameslaurenceuk.com

Gemma Lee

Senior Lettings consultant, city centre branch

Full or energy, Gemma has thrown herself in to the lettings industry with confidence and enthusiastic approach. With many hobbies, she is as a member of a theatre company, attends the gym (with luxury or her own personal trainer) whilst also doing volunteer work for a charity in Birmingham helping the vulnerable. Loves taking on new challenges.

01216044060 gemma@jameslaurenceuk.com

"An excellent property manager is exactly what a landlord should be looking for, and Sarah is exactly that."

Sarah Hall

Property Manager

A rarity in the industry whose “sale” for the day would be to arrange the property leak to be fixed or a tenancy electrical issue resolved. She looks after all of the landlords properties by day and by night/weekend she is a loving mother to a gorgeous little boy.

0121 6044060 sarah@jameslaurenceuk.com

"Meticulous and likeable, watch this space for a rising star in the property industry."

Shannon Williams

Property consultant

The latest recruit in the James Laurence team but instead of having to make the tea she was “performer of the month” in her first month which gives you an idea of her approach. Meticulous and likeable, watch this space for a rising star in the property industry.

0121 6044060 shannon@jameslaurenceuk.com

"I aspire to be the best estate agent in Birmingham."

Sophie Froggatt

Property Consultant

I love to provide outstanding service and securing the best deals for my clients. When I am not walking around the City Centre meeting buyers and sellers, I will be out socialising, travelling or trying out a new restaurant!

0121 6044060 sophie@jameslaurenceuk.com

Reece Parkinson

Property consultant, Edgbaston

Having a good grounding in customer facing industries, Reece found his calling in the property industry, liaising daily with customers with a focus of selling properties in Edgbaston and surrounding areas. Reece offers humour, attention to detail and a great attitude to being part of a team.

reece@jameslaurenceuk.com

Our successes over the last 12 months

Word from a Developer

Word from a Developer

At Cedar Homes Ltd we pride ourselves as a small bespoke high-quality Building Development Company usually building one Development at a time. Since 1985 we have built over 115 dwellings and since 2004 we have specialized in conversions and new build in the Jewellery Quarter of Birmingham City Centre. In 2011 we won a Birmingham City Council Built in Quality Award Winner for Restoration and Conversion Category for " The Minories" Project in Warstone Lane. Our recent Elizabeth Place new build luxury Townhouse Development in Tenby Street North has been very well received as our sixth JQ Development and all 14 four stories 4 bedrooms,4 bathrooms, 2 balcony townhouses are now sold. These houses have, as before, offering luxury living for discerning individualists in the City. The Lead Marketing Agency involved has been James Laurence with its multi-office base in Birmingham City Centre. Over many years we have worked...

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Hear from the people that we have helped

We have just completed on the sale of our first home and there is no estate agent that could come close to the level of service and professionalism we...

Tina Martin

I have recently finished my tenancy and wanted to say that the team who looked after me at James Laurence were absolutely fantastic. From initially vi...

Nipull Bhatt

I’d just like to thank Andy, Athina and Reece at James Lawrence for their professionalism both during my purchase and for my sale . Throughout, ...

Shefali Oza

Thank you Athina for your help. I don’t believe our sale would have gone through without you. We did have a sale fall through first before you t...

Tabitha Simpson

Athina Morse went above and beyond the call of estate agent duty to make our sale happen. We would not hesitate to use her services again.

Jack Fryer

For sales, Andy McHugo and his team are first-class. Andy is highly professional, eager to sell with a fantastic knowledge of the Birmingham housing m...

Mrs R Skinner

James Laurence lettings is definitely amongst the most professional and trustworthy agents I have ever encountered! I cannot emphasise enough how good...

Mrs C Stavrou

If only all estate agents were like James Laurence! The level of service on both sales and letting is outstanding. We have several investment properti...

Mr H Vernon