Former risk management specialist launches new Harrogate house hunting business

A former risk management and insurance professional who swapped a life in New Zealand for a new home in Harrogate has launched an alternative property agency.

Sheree Foy’s new business, Source Harrogate, is a property finding and buying agency that matches a buyer’s criteria with homes in the Harrogate district, even if the properties are not currently on the market.

Sheree, who is a licensed estate agent and a member of the National Association of Estate Agents and The Property Ombudsman, returned to Yorkshire three years ago, choosing to settle in Harrogate.

While searching for a new place to live, Sheree contacted over 40 homeowners and ultimately bought one of those homes.

She said: “Going through the process myself inspired me to set up a type of home buying service that is relatively uncommon in the UK to help other people who want to live in this beautiful town but can’t find a house that’s right for them.”

Before moving to New Zealand, Sheree led a specialist unit for insurer General Accident’s international broker business for Yorkshire and the North East. She obtained due diligence experience in Germany and led a strategic review and risk management project in the UK.

Sheree believes her project management skills had helped her tackle her own home searches in New Zealand and the UK from a strategic perspective.

She said: “In Harrogate buyers dramatically outnumber sellers and many homes never even make the open market.

“By working exclusively for the buyer I can provide a focused search to find that house or apartment that is most suited to their needs, wants and lifestyle, regardless of whether or not it is currently on the market”

Sheree works with Harrogate’s estate agents and other property professionals to help provide the best outcome for clients.