BHEAA Dinner: A night to remember

Latest Homes celebrates The Brighton & Hove Estate Agents Annual Dinner

This year’s annual dinner had an air of success from the start. Optimism was the keyword and all in attendance spoke of a renewed faith in the property market’s future after two very difficult years.

Phil Graves, the incoming Chair of the association, set out to make his mark with some refreshing changes and a trimmer and less formal approach was welcome, especially a band and dancing to round the evening off.

As always, there was an element of charity fundraising. Latest Homes organised a huge ‘dine out for a year’ prize for the winner of the Heads or Tails competition giving everyone in attendance a chance to win, raising a massive £3,300 towards the evening’s total of almost £20,000. The money raised goes to the Argus Appeal with £1,000 earmarked for Latest Homes’ chosen charity The Chestnut Tree House Children’s Hospice.

“I thank our friends in the banking profession and the Ministers of Parliament, who single-handedly have improved the image of estate agents throughout the country – more than any top PR firm could do”
Phil Graves, Chairman BHEAA 2010

The BHEAA Award for Raising Professional Standards in Estate Agency 2010, sponsored by The Argus, went to David Maslen, a universally popular choice. The BHEAA Award for Lifetime Achievement, sponsored by Latest Homes, was awarded to Glenn Mishon, another hugely popular choice.