John Phillips to become joint CEO of Spicerhaart

Just Mortgages now has over 650 advisers, with a back-up team of 75 trainers, compliance and administration staff.

John Phillips says: “I’m very proud of what we’ve achieved, transforming our financial services and surveying businesses and ensuring that our teams are fully compliant and process driven. We’re now very focused on growing both our number of employed and self-employed finance specialists and our wealth division.

“I feel very honoured that Paul – an industry legend – has entrusted the running of his business to Antony and me, as we too, are great believers in supporting others to come into the industry and helping them fulfil their dreams.”

Antony Lark, who is celebrating a decade with the business, explained: “John and I have always worked closely together and we see this as an amazing opportunity to continue the great work that Paul has done in developing the Spicerhaart family.

“Over the last few years, Paul has spent a lot of time in educating us in the finer details of the business, giving us a very rounded knowledge of all aspects, and he will continue to provide strategic decisions as we move the business forward.

“We have been working on some very exciting plans to grow our partnership model, particularly in lettings where we have very successfully trialled the model of employed staff members based at home.”

Paul Smith added: “I will continue to play a very active role in strategic, financial and digital decision making but will also offer extensive support to the wider team, our executive board and our main board in the process.

“I believe very strongly in rewarding those who have consistently gone over and above in helping to make Spicerhaart the great success that it is today and we have a dynamic duo in Antony and John, who both have strong backgrounds in financial services and will lead the business to new heights.”

Spicerhaart has seven agency brands – haart, Chewton Rose, Felicity J Lord, Darlows, butters john bee, Haybrook and Howards. It also operates Just Mortgages, Valunation surveyors, Spicerhaart Corporate Sales and Spicerhaart Land and New Homes.

Published: 25 August 2023