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Shock appointment: Ex-Foxtons man is OnTheMarket's new CEO

There’s been a surprise appointment as OnTheMarket chief executive.

Instead of popular acting CEO Clive Beattie - who had made it known he wanted the position on a permanent basis - the portal has instead named Jason Tebb, a former manager at Foxtons.

Tebb, 45, has for the past three years been group chief operating officer of property development and finance company Ultimate Holdings.

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He has two decades of experience in the agency industry, including management positions at Foxtons, LSL Property Services and Chestertons. He also launched his own agency, Ivy Gate.

Tebb replaces the previous permanent CEO at OnTheMarket, the high profile and controversial Ian Springett.

Tebb, in a statement this morning to the portal’s shareholders, says: “As a business, OnTheMarket has solid foundations with strong operational momentum, and there are clear opportunities for growth by working with the estate agent community to develop our differentiated portal offering; build a profitable, sustainable and technology-led business; and deliver value for our stakeholders.  

“I’m really looking forward to progressing the platform and delivering an expanded range of related, value-add products, services, features and solutions for agents and consumers. 

“Having worked in the estate agency sector for the last two decades, I have first-hand experience of every size of business, from a single office independent to the largest of property PLCs. 

“I believe that this gives me a true understanding of the challenges agents face today, and I’m really looking forward to engaging with our client base to understand what their businesses need, both now and in the future, and how we can best support them going forwards.”

On March 9 this year OTM announced the sacking of Ian Springett with immediate effect.

The company said at the time that it believed a new CEO would be better able to oversee the next stage in the development of the portal “and its commitment to becoming a strong, agent-backed, profitable and technology-enabled business.”

Chief Financial Officer Clive Beattie agreed to take on the additional role of acting CEO and made it clear he wanted the post permanently.

Beattie joined OTM in March 2017. Having qualified as a chartered accountant with PriceWaterhouse he spent 12 years working in investment banking with UBS before working six years at ThruVision, a security technology business, initially as CFO and then also as CEO. He then spent three years at Croft Associates, a business specialising in radioactive material transport.

Non-executive chairman Christopher Bell says in this morning's statement: “We are delighted to welcome Jason [Tebb] to OnTheMarket.  Following a thorough evaluation of candidates, we believe Jason has the skills and sector experience to take the group forward and achieve our objective of building a strong, agent-backed, profitable and technology-enabled business.

“Jason brings considerable experience in the property industry, particularly having previously run and grown a successful estate and letting agent, which will help drive our ambition to become the portal of choice for agents and consumers.”

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    Was Ivy Gate not an online only agent that received substantial investment but ultimately failed to make the grade? Im sure there was a few comments at the time on how it was going to shake up the industry. Don't know much else about the CV but surely a a bit of a strange appointment for a portal promoting merits of independent agency.

  • Mike Riley

    Without a doubt the toughest job in the portal market, best of luck Jason.

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    • 01 September 2020 12:40 PM

    Yep he will need all the luck especially now that private vendors now may list for free on RM etc.

    How do you compete with FREE!!??

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    "we couldn't find what you're looking for right now" unless there is a special way to see the Free listings I cannot find any.

    Please can you let us have a link to just one? ( it doesn't have to be yours)

     
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    No they can't. Accept it.

     
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    • 01 September 2020 14:41 PM

    @robertmay
    Just go on RM and search for 2 bed flats in Bishop's Stortford.
    There my listing will be

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    Just looked through 3 pages of 2 bed flats in Bishop's Stortford, I cannot find a listing by Free. Rayhan is a mate so I wanted to see what he's been up to

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    • 01 September 2020 18:27 PM

    It maybe listed under a different name.
    I know mine is definitely there as an EA showed me my listing and that was a day after I had the free photos and floorplan done.
    But I readily admit I haven't checked the listing to determine it is still there!

    I suppose it may be possible it has been removed.

    I will now check my listing.

     
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