The Rayner Personnel team

Meet the Team

Adam Collins

Adam Collins

Associate - Financial Services

​Adam is an experienced mortgage broker who most recently worked for one of the largest award-winning mortgage and insurance providers in the UK, Dynamo, where he specialised in buy- to-let mortgages for investors and high net worth clients. He also has more than 20 years sales and business acumen expertise developed from managing his own bus...

Alex Bryant

Alex Bryant

Associate - Anglia

​Having worked for a national estate agent for the past ten years working his way up from tea boy to branch manager, Alex has gained a wealth of knowledge and experience working in various markets and locations.Alex is now looking after the East Anglia patch with the aim of taking the recruitment industry to the next level and helping...

Andy Harris

Andy Harris

Associate - North West

​Andy brings a wealth of experience in the property industry, having held roles from Negotiator to Chief Revenue Officer, and is a fellow of NAEA. His background spans employed, self-employed, and franchising models in both established businesses and start-ups.  ​With in-depth knowledge of estate agency, Andy provides clients and ...

Chris Sweeney

Chris Sweeney

Associate - Home Counties & Mid West

​With over 10 years experience in Estate Agency, Chris worked his way up from Junior Lettings Negotiator to Senior Lettings Manager in one of West London’s premier independent agencies.Chris understands that having the right team is crucial to building a market leading agency in the property industry an...

Darren Moore

Darren Moore

Associate - Essex

​Darren started his working career in Estate Agency where he worked for some of the biggest companies in Essex, East London and Hertfordshire. After 8 years he moved into the world of recruitment, working for a well-known Company placing Estate Agents in Essex.​He took a slight detour into Construction Recruitment for several years but...

Derrick Howard

Derrick Howard

Associate - Kent

​Derrick has over 15 years' experience in recruitment, which followed a successful career in Sales and Account Management. Throughout his sales career, he has regularly worked with Estate Agents and Mortgage Advisors, and has brought these skills into Recruitment. As a Recruiter that c...

Jason Carlisle

Jason Carlisle

Associate - South West

​Jason commenced his journey within estate agency via business transfer and commercial property, over 20 years ago and forged a successful career within residential sales. Across 3 decades, Jason has worked exclusively across the Southwest building his extensive knowledge of this vibrant marketplace and forging stron...

Kara Jones

Kara Jones

Associate - Financial Services

​Kara’s career brings a wealth of experience and passion in building great relationships and delivering outstanding service to her clients. Kara has spent the last 2 years specifically in an internal financial services recruitment role, covering the whole of the UK and placing candidates in various roles across the length and breadth o...

Liam Marsden

Liam Marsden

Associate - Financial Services

​Liam graduated from University with a Bachelor of Science Joint Honours Degree. Since then, he has gained vital knowledge and experience within the Financial Services industry throughout his career; most recently he progressed from a trainee mortgage and protection adviser through to a successful, accomplished broker within the South West re...

Morné Ackerman

Morné Ackerman

Associate - North West & West London

​Having started his career in property as an Estate Agent in West London in 2006, Morné knows how important it is to have the right person for the job and that it is paramount to the dynamic and success of a team.Morné's 15 years experience in estate agency has shown him the need to source the very best talent for his cli...

Nico Gaballonie

Nico Gaballonie

Associate Recruitment Consultant

​With a passion for hospitality that began at the age of 15, Nico has cultivated a successful career in the industry. Over the years, his passion became an obsession, driving him to excel in whatever industry he is in. Nico has transitioned from hands-on roles to becoming a sought-after hospitality consultant. Specialising in helping indepen...

Owen Lancaster

Owen Lancaster

Associate - South West London

​Owen joins Rayner Personnel with a wealth of experience across the Recruitment, & estate agency sectors, with a passion for helping great people find great companies, and to help great companies find great people! Passionate about creating successful connections, Owen is dedicated to helping both clients and candidates achieve the...

Richard Badger

Richard Badger

Associate - Hertfordshire

​Richard boasts an impressive journey in the estate agency realm, spanning back to the vibrant late 1990s. What began as a humble role as an office junior swiftly evolved into a trajectory marked by milestones—from honing his skills as a negotiator to ascending as a valuer and associate partner, culminating in the establishment and successful...

Sascha Mason

Sascha Mason

Associate - Financial Services

​Sascha brings over six years of experience in the financial services sector. Initially she worked in banking and most recently serving as a mortgage adviser at one of the UK's largest mortgage brokerages. ​As a qualified mortgage adviser, Sascha has a deep understanding of the industry and an ability to match the right candidates with...

Shelley Davies

Shelley Davies

Associate - East Midlands

​Shelley is passionate about the property industry, with a wealth of knowledge and experience having undertaken many different roles throughout her career from Negotiator, Sales Manager, Valuer, Senior Valuer and progressing to managing a large successful city centre branch.Shelley comprehends the dynamics of th...

Josh Rayner

Josh Rayner

Chief Executive Officer

​Joshua started his career in estate agency gaining a valuable insight into the day to day workings of a branch. He then went on to set up two leading property Headhunting agencies and was involved in a number of innovative projects for the property industry.Joshua has placed over 5,000 property professionals from Juniors...

Russell Jervis

Russell Jervis

Group Managing Director

​As the leader of the estate agency business Russell was responsible for overseeing the training and development team, as well as the recruitment & selection making sure the business nurtured & attracted talent to the business. Often required to deputise the CEO, Russell is as comfortable in the city boardrooms as he is visiting branc...

Rachael Gasson

Rachael Gasson

Group Financial Controller

​Rachael joined Rayner Personnel in 2017. She is a qualified AAT accountant and gained her professional experience working in both the insurance and recruitment industries. ​She is currently studying for her Chartered Accountancy qualification (ACCA) enabling her to bring more qualities to her role here at Rayner Personnel.

Daniel Clow

Daniel Clow

Director of Financial Services

​After an early career in Banking, Daniel worked his way from a Trainee Mortgage Broker to a Divisional Sales Director within Estate Agency based brokerages, meaning Dan knows how to succeed in the financial world extremely well. In Dan’s most recent role running Essex, Suffolk and Cambridgeshire he was required to bring in great talent w...

Peter Krelle

Peter Krelle

Managing Director of Land & New Homes

​With a distinguished career that spans over three decades, Peter has demonstrated expertise in both Land and New Homes, having operated on both the agency and developer sides. His extensive experience includes serving as the former Managing Director of Countrywide and Spicerhaart Land & New Homes, as well as the Sales & Marketing Dir...

Lauren Marston

Lauren Marston

Executive Assistant

​Lauren has worked within financial services as an Executive Assistant and within Operations for almost a decade. She underpins Rayner Personnel’s behind-the-scenes experience of Estate Agency, Project Management, business and EA support to the directors. Lauren brings a wealth of knowledge both operationally and ...