Meet the lettings team

• Jane Gardner, Lettings Director Back to top

  

  "I have been in property since 1987 and I love it. My current role is to guide and train the lettings team, keep up to date with ever changing legislation, develop department strategies, manage the budget and keep the busy office ticking over. I love to be creative so I really enjoy the marketing side of the job and I touch-type pretty fast too."
  Hardworking, passionate, tall, lettings, mummy

  Family - 2 beautiful kids Rianna and Antonio
  First job - Beecham Management Trainee
  Celebrity crush - Ian Somerhalder (Damon in The Vampire Diaries)
  Cannot live without - My iPhone
  Favourite restaurant - The Caviar House, Green Park
  Favourite song - Enjoy the Silence by Depeche Mode
  Favourite holiday destination - Vegas baby!
  Favourite film - Top Gun
  Favourite retreat - My Bed
  Party trick - A family game called 'Under the blankets'

  Contact details

  Office: 01923 721900
  DDI: 01923 721901
  Email: jane@sewellgardner.com

• Jan Sewell, Finance Director Back to top

  

  "I have been involved with property for over 30 years and enjoy every moment and no day is ever the same. My role is to oversee all financial aspects of the company.  I also work with the lettings team making rental payments to landlords and deposit returns to tenants."
  Janma, Arsenal, gardening, Ibiza, Pinot Grigio

  Family - 3 sons, 3 daughter in laws, 6 wonderful grandchildren
  First job - Burberry's in the Haymarket
  Celebrity crush - Steve McQueen
  Cannot live without - My Family
  Favourite restaurant - Langan's Brasserie
  Favourite song - When I Fall in Love by Nat King Cole
  Favourite holiday destination - Captiva Island - Florida
  Favourite film - Pretty Woman
  Favourite retreat - Our family villa in Talamanca, Ibiza
  Party trick - I don’t have one!!!

  Contact details

  Office: 01923 721900
  DDI: 01923 721909
  Email: jan@sewellgardner.com

• Jon Jackson-Bass, Branch Manager Back to top

  

  "I have been in property since 2004 and still enjoy every day as you never know what you are going to get. My role in the company is to look after the Lettings office and the team and support Director Jane. I also register applicants, show properties and value properties on a daily basis."
  Family, Watford FC, Passionate, Driven, Fun
  

  Family - Parents, Sister, Nephew & Niece
  First job - Pot washer for a pub in Ashridge
  Celebrity crush - Kate Beckinsale
  Cannot live without - My bed
  Favourite restaurant - Hakkasan (Tottenham Court Road)
  Favourite song - Mr Jones - Counting Crows
  Favourite holiday destination - Capri - Italy
  Favourite film - Days of thunder
  Favourite retreat - Southwold in Suffolk
  Party trick - A card trick
  

  Contact details

  Office: 01923 721900
  DDI: 01923 721907
  Email: jon@sewellgardner.com

• Ben Smith, Lettings Manager - Sales Department Back to top

  

  "My role is to be the first to meet prospective landlords and applicants who come to us via our sales office. Vendors who are having trouble selling, or just happen to walk into the wrong office! I do everything from valuing to negotiating and seeing deals through right from the start to the very end!"
  Fulham, crisps, spaghetti hoops, sport, JD & Coke

  Family - My son Rhys
  First job - As a milk boy
  Celebrity crush - Megan Fox
  Cannot live without - My son
  Favourite restaurant - Any italian restaurant
  Favourite song - All the Things album by Joe
  Favourite holiday destination - Dominican Republic
  Favourite film - Holy Grail by Monty Python
  Favourite retreat - Craven Cottage
  Party trick - 4 jacks card trick 

  Contact details

  Office: 01923 721900
  DDI: 01923 721905
  Email: ben@sewellgardner.com

• Julia Pennell, Senior Lettings Negotiator Back to top

  

  "My role involves carrying out viewings, negotiating offers & organising the start of new tenancies. I have passed my Technical Award in Residential Lettings so I am qualified to advise on legal matters and I assist the new members of the team."
  Music, tennis, family, perfectionist, jacket potatoes

  Family - Parents, brother & sister
  First job - Waitress at The Fairway Inn
  Celebrity crush - Michael Bublé
  Cannot live without - My duvet
  Favourite restaurant - Chiquitos
  Favourite song - Sweet Dreams by Beyoncé
  Favourite holiday destination - Australia
  Favourite film - The Shawshank Redemption
  Favourite retreat - The Theatre
  Party trick - I can play the violin standing on my head

  Contact details

  Julia works full time Monday to Saturday (day off = Wednesday)
  

  Office: 01923 721900
  DDI: 01923 721904
  Email: julia@sewellgardner.com

• Rochelle Latham, Renewals Manager Back to top

  

  "I enjoy having a really varied role within the company. My responsibilities include ensuring that our managed landlords receive their rent on time each month and our contractors get paid. I negotiate tenancy renewals, book check outs, negotiate deposit returns & oversee the management department!"
  Singing (badly!), Chelsea FC, seafood, Pinot Grigio, family & friends.

  Family - Married to Steven with two gorgeous boys Josh & Harry
  First job - Front desk @ The Gloucester Hotel, South Kensington
  Celebrity crush - Will Schuester from Glee
  Cannot live without - My lip balm
  Favourite restaurant - Café Rouge
  Favourite song - On my own by Les Miserables
  Favourite holiday destination - Anywhere hot
  Favourite film - The Wizard of Oz
  Favourite retreat - My bathroom
  Party trick - I have double jointed fingers

  Contact details

  Rochelle works Monday & Thursday all day, Tuesday, Wednesday & Friday until 2.30pm
  

  Office: 01923 721900
  DDI: 01923 721910
  Email: rochelle@sewellgardner.com

• Rianna Pacelli, Lettings Administrator Back to top

  

  "My job on a Saturday is to make sure that the huge pile of filing is done, that the property books, window cards, and wall displays are all up-to-date and then to answer the phones, book in viewings for the negotiators and help out on viewings if necessary. I am currently at medical school in the week and have worked part time in the lettings department for my Mum, the Lettings Director, for the past four years. "
  Children and/or pets, Freddie, Guinea Pigs
  

  
  Celebrity crush - David Boreneaz
  Cannot live without - My Iphone!!
  Most tragic Cd in my collection- Hmm, a cheesy 90's pop compilation :-)
  Favourite song - Don't look back in anger - Oasis (I'll miss them)
  Favourite holiday destination - California
  Favourite film - Moulin Rouge
  Favourite retreat - My big ol' bed!
  Party trick - Being the designated driver
  

  Contact details

  Office: 01923 721900
  Email: rianna@sewellgardner.com

• Matthew Westwood, Lettings Apprentice Back to top

  

  "I was fortunate enough to be put forward for an interview with Sewell and Gardner to join their Graduate Programme and I found them instantly welcoming and friendly. After charming Jane and Jon in my first interview, I was lucky enough to be invited back for an experience day and after this it was safe to say I had my mind made up.  I really enjoyed the company ethos and was impressed with the standard Sewell and Gardner traded at, soon after I accepted a job offer and the days have just flown by. "
  

  Hardworking, diligent, passionate, sporty, relaxed

  Family - Two brothers, one sister
  First job - Good old fashioned paper-round!
  Celebrity crush - Mila Kunis
  Cannot live without - Sport
  Favourite restaurant - Kettners, London
  Favourite song - Girl I wanna lay you down by Jack Johnson
  Favourite holiday destination - Anywhere with snow and mountains
  Favourite film - Any Lord of the Rings
  Favourite retreat - A cosy chalet in the Alps
  Party trick - Pretty good at Beer Pong!

  Contact details

  Office: 01923 721900
  Email: matthew@sewellgardner.com

• Laurence Burch, Lettings Apprentice Back to top

  

  "I have only been at the company for a short time and have already received a thorough welcome into the world of lettings through the induction program. This gave me an opportunity to see first hand how everyone in the company has a different role yet they are all striving for the same goal, a very tight knit team."
  

  Hard-Working, Passionate, Team player, Determined, Enthusiastic

  Family - Mum, Dad and Brother
  First job - Bartender in Walkabout
  Celebrity crush - Kaley Cuoco (Penny from the Big Bang Theory)
  Cannot live without - My phone
  Favourite restaurant - L'artista
  Favourite song - Home by Michael Buble
  Favourite holiday destination - California
  Favourite film - Happy Gilmore
  Favourite retreat - My bed
  Party trick - Eyebrow wiggling