It's hard for any of us to imagine a time when Ryan wasn't part of the Harrisons team, or what the team would look like without him. Ryan is living proof that the grass is not always greener, as Ryan originally joined Harrisons in Rainham in 2011 as a trainee negotiator, he had aspirations to eventually become a surveyor. As Ryan progressed, he grew to love the estate agency industry.

He progressed through the ranks, with Harrisons, to become senior negotiator and wanted to progress his career even further. So in 2016 Ryan left to become a "Local Property Expert" with a national online agency. Within a very short space of time, Ryan realised how different other agencies are to where he'd come from. His main role was to win listings, he wasn't expected to sell the houses he instructed. He realised that it was building a relationship with a client, nurturing their journey from listing to completion that he really loved. As with many agents, once he had won the business, he had little or no contact with the client after getting the listing.

So, when Chris Ellis called Ryan to ask him if he wanted to join Chris' team in Sittingbourne as Branch Manager, Ryan jumped at the chance.

The rest, as they say is history. Five years on, Chris and Ryan have become, Sittingbourne's dream team. Despite being warned in the early days that being so similar they would clash, the pair share a passion and vision that has built the business up to where it is now, a market leading, award winning, innovative agency.

Ryan, congratulations on 5 years from the team, it seems only fitting that Chris has the final word as he reflects over five years working with Ryan