Our Company
Priors are one of the most well established independent Letting and Estate Agency practices in the City of Brighton & Hove, originally founded in 1923.
Whilst many other agents have come and gone, Priors have maintained a constant position in the local property industry, and have built up an enviable reputation. In recent years we have acquired the property portfolio’s of two other local agencies in order to increase our market share.
Over the years we have sold and let thousands of properties throughout the city of Brighton & Hove and continue to provide an extremely efficient service.
Our offices are situated within a prominent landmark building, which occupies a corner position on Western Road in Hove at the junction with Lansdowne Place. Our Company ethos is to provide an efficient, professional, friendly approach to all property related matters and to ensure this, we employ dedicated experienced and helpful staff who are always on hand to assist whether you are selling, buying, letting or renting.
Mark J Blencowe MNAEA
Partner
Mark has worked within the local property market since 1986 and has a wealth of experience having dealt with the sale and rental of both residential and commercial properties. He joined Priors in 1992 and subsequently became a Partner in the business in 2007. He now solely runs the firm and is a long-standing member of the National Association of Estate Agents.
Claire Peters
Negotiator
Claire has worked within the local property industry for most of her career with roles including property management, administration, sales, and lettings. She joined Priors in 2003 as a negotiator and has built up a wealth of knowledge of the properties within our portfolio. She strives to maintain a good working relationship with clients, tenants, and colleagues.
Jules Cobby
Negotiator
Jules has been a member of the team since 2018. Having started as an apprentice in the company, she quickly passed her exams and progressed to become a full-time lettings and sales negotiator. Jules has built many strong relationships with a wide range of our clients, from landlords to tenants and strives to maintain these with great communication skills and proactive solutions.
Kate Blencowe
Negotiator
Kate joined Priors full time in early 2024, having worked in the business previously on a part-time basis during the University holidays. More recently she worked in HR for the NHS, based at the prestigious Guy’s and St Thomas’ Hospital in London. She has fantastic people / communication skills and is a good problem-solver, all essential skills for a top Letting and Sales Negotiator.
Lee Guthrie
Lettings Administrator
Lee joined Priors in 2020 as a job share position in administration. She previously worked in property management for 4 years and has a varied knowledge in all aspects of customer service and administrative work.
Jo Sainsbury
Letting Administrator
Jo has been a member of the Priors team since 2022. She has over 30 years experience in administration across various industries.
In her free time Jo enjoys running, reading history books and listening to heavy metal.
Dianna Bennett
Lettings Accounts
Di joined Priors in 2008 following a long career in accounts within a large Marketing Pharmaceutical company based in West Sussex. Di manages the day to day running of all account’s procedures for clients, tenants, and contractors, encompassing processing landlord statements/payments, mandatory client tax reporting to the HMRC, payment of service charges and tenant receipts/refunds.