Our team: Sam Samuel

Sam Samuel, MNAEA CRLM, is one of our three Directors, and is the third of our team to feature in our blog, following John Campolini and Derrick  Boyce.

Sam is a man of many talents, and definitely enjoys the innovative aspects of our approach to being a 21st century estate agents with traditional values, frequently tweeting as @edwardashdale.  Though he does seem to use this to celebrate or bemoan his status as a supporter of Milwall FC quite a lot, you can also find useful links and observations about property matters through his tweets.

Sam left St Josephs Academy School in Blackheath to join the Royal Navy in 1989. Following six years of service, he made the switch from serviceman to civilian and began employment with Southwark Housing as a Housing Assistant. After achieving the Higher National Certificate in Social Housing & Management, Sam was promoted to Housing Officer. In 1997 he was approached by an outside associate for a role as Letting Agent in a start up lettings business in Bromley. 

Sam gained invaluable experience off the back of the ‘Buy-to-Let Boom’ era. After 10 years, in 2007 he formed the business Ashdale Estate Agents. In 2011 Ashdale Estate Agents were approached by W Edwards Property Consultants with a view to merging the companies. Thus Edward Ashdale Estate Agents were born.
 
Sam is 39, lives with his wife Michaela in Kent, has a four year old daughter, and an eight year old Bull Mastiff. Sam is an avid sportsman; he has played football, boxing, rugby and basketball, all at a high level. More recently, Sam has become a golfer with a handicap of 18. Sam still plays seven a-side football with old team mates, is a member of Shortlands Golf Club and attends charity golf events when the time allows, but he is committed to his role in business.

Welcome to the new Edward Ashdale blog - 21st century estate agents with old-fashioned values

John Adamthwaite, John Campolini, and Sam Samuel

Edward Ashdale Estate Agents is a new company that brings together Edwards Property Consultants of Tulse Hill and Ashdale Estate Agents of Bromley.

Now, both offices work together on the same business - local property sales, lettings and property management. We have a great deal of technical and practical experience and local knowledge. Our agents are highly regarded in presenting property across a wide spectrum, from studio flats to executive homes.

However, we’re much more than a business with two offices.  We’re a group of people with shared values.  These are:

1. Passion.  We love our work.  We enjoy doing our best to help our clients in moving home or managing property.  We really want our clients to enjoy our service and come back again;

2. Professionalism. We work professionally to deliver a top quality service for our clients in everything that we do.  For example, our brochures are prepared with professional photography to help them stand out and we always accompany our clients on viewings;       

3. Friendliness. We’re all friendly people who know how stressful property transactions can be.  We want to help our clients in every way possible;

4. Innovation.  Passion, professionalism and friendliness are our old-fashioned values.  Innovation is our 21st century value.  We know that to be truly professional we must keep up with the latest developments in property management, sales and lettings best practice.  Better still, we want to be leaders.  As a result, we are using social media, such as this blog, and mobile tools to help us to deliver a better service.  And that is just the start.

If you have a property transaction or management need, get in touch and we’ll show you that we are living up to our values.

John Adamthwaite, John Campolini, and Sam Samuel.   

Directors, Edward Ashdale, July 2012