In defence of independence
Kerry London has crept into the top five independent UK brokers and plans to stay on the front foot as acquisitions in the industry heat up. Paul Samways talks with Andrew Tjaardstra to discuss the past, present and future of this ever-growing independent
Business decisions often involve far more than the consideration of balance sheets and sometimes they can be extremely personal. For Paul Samways, the most important decision of his career was touched by tragedy. His partner, Alan O'Brien died of a brain tumour. Samways says: "It didn't feel right to carry on in the same way without Alan." So, following a meeting with Kerry London's chairman Joe Kelliher, Samways sold APN, now in Ealing, on 1 June 2002. Samways describes the feeling of selling
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