Jonathan was born and has lived in the East Ipswich area all his life, you can’t get much more local than that. He was educated at Britannia Primary school, Northgate Grammar School and the Suffolk College and over the years he has witnessed massive change and development in the East Ipswich area. Well qualified for entry into the estate agency profession, having previously worked in the planning department at Suffolk Coastal District Council dealing with the original planning applications for the very same housing developments that are now so much a part of the East Ipswich area. Having worked for several years for a large corporate estate agency in Ipswich he became disillusioned with their true objectives and started his own business in 1991/92 to offer a level of customer and client service that cannot possibly be matched by a much larger company. His lifelong campaign to see the public having a much higher opinion of the estate agency profession has seen Jonathan actively involved in new legislation, training and the qualification of his staff. He has been Chairman of the Guild of Independent Estate Agents and Chairman of the North East Essex Consumers and House Moving Panel. Although he manages the occasional game of golf as a member at Rushmere, these days Jonathan devotes much of his limited spare time to his young family.