A former employee of Belvoir Leamington Spa, John Warburton has achieved his dream of becoming the new owner of the business.
John had worked with the previous franchise owner for 13 years and is thoroughly enjoying his new role.
“My background in lettings goes back a long way” says John. “I initially began by volunteering to work for a company called Dwellings for £200 a month for two years. Paul Marchant then took over the company and rebranded it to Belvoir Leamington Spa, at which stage I started working for him as a normal employee, first as a manager then as a director; and now I am the boss!
“The lettings market in Leamington Spa is unbelievably busy. We have a huge luxury student accommodation market as well as private rentals, and because Jaguar is expanding in the area we are expecting another thousand residents in the next year so it will be a challenge to keep up with demand.
“For the next 12 months I will be making small changes, such as taking on a branded Audi A1 car to promote the business and ensuring the shop adheres to Belvoir’s new brand standard in terms of signage etc. I have a fantastic team and I am looking forward to the future.”
In his spare time John helps to raise money for local charities, as well as national organisations such as the Make-A-Wish Foundation.
“Many years ago I worked as a professional dancer,” continues John. “I have done quite a lot of film work including the Spice Girls movie and even taught three of the dancers on The Full Monty how to do their routines! I have appeared as a dancer in 104 television programmes including the Dame Edna Christmas Experience which starred Sir Cliff Richard, David Seaman, super model Elle Macpherson and Rolf Harris.”
