Burns will be taking on a key senior position within the firm, overseeing the whole whitehot property proposition, attracting new partners and driving the whitehot message across to consumers.
Burns joins from the Estate Agency Academy, where he was managing director and responsible for the launch of the first online training portal for the UK estate agency industry.
Prior to this, Burns spent 7 years as sales operations manager at REA Group, where he developed sales systems and performance strategies for the business, operating across borders. Originally based at their Sydney office, Burns then moved with REA to the UK where he helped set up propertyfinder.co.uk. Burns has extensive experience in sales, working as a sales director for both Sydney-based elite property brokers where he began his career, and Italy’s number one property portal, casa.it.
Robin King, whitehot property director, said: “Owen is going to play a key role in driving whitehot property forward. He has a fantastic, well-rounded and thorough knowledge of the property market and his experience of helping set up portals within the property market is going to be invaluable. Owen is a dedicated player and brings with him a good understanding of property sales, together with expertise in online strategy. We are delighted to have him on board.”
Owen Burns, added: “I am thrilled to join whitehot property and hope to give the business a clear focus aimed primarily at delivering our clients – lenders, estate agents and the consumer – with the best value possible. Making the whitehot proposition relevant to the consumer will be one of my first main tasks. I will be working with what is already an incredibly strong team and I am really looking forward to the challenge.”
