About Us

Half-British, half-Kiwi, Jake initially went to hospitality school with the plan to run bars and hotels and suchlike. In 2004, he sailed for the north England, arriving in Liverpool, where his dad was a university lecturer. "Straightaway I answered an ad for a sales job. Whoops - it ended up being selling flashing pens door-to-door! So I quit after the first day and went to London." He pulled pints at the White Horse, now adjacent to London Shared's home office. Jake moved on to a small coffee kiosk outside the headquarters of a large estate agency, where he picked up the notion that the property business might be more lucrative. After being asked to interview, Jake managed to get the job and the nickname “coffee boy”. He spent about 3 years of so working his way up the ranks of the agency before taking a sabbatical to a Thai boxing camp in Thailand, and the rest is history… Jake’s big into his health and fitness, with his passion being training and competing in a martial art called Brazilian Jiu Jitsu (“basically I get beaten up a lot”). He is a big foodie, with a love of fine dining just as much as random street food. He also likes attempting to be a MasterChef at home with varied results. When not doing the usual travel and meeting up with friends he can be found in the park, trying to stop his dog Mango from eating everything in sight.

Born and raised in Quito, Ecuador, Geovana came to London when she was 18 with the intention of enrolling in uni to study IT. Luckily for her the minimum age to enrol was 19, and after a yearlong programming course she realised it was not quite as fun as it sounded (apparently it sounded fun…). After hearing a friend rave about how good it was, she decided to do something totally different and study hospitality management at Southbank University. Geovana worked at the Holiday Inn while she studied, initially what was meant to be an internship lasted 4 years and several promotions. After working as an assistant manager at the Rathbone Hotel she decided to move into the property industry, working as an assistant reservations manager for a serviced apartment company and then a property manager at a larger estate agency. She has been in the UK for 9 years now, doing her best to sample all the restaurants of London but also trying out new recipes with her husband. When not travelling she loves watching movies (comedy) and TV series (unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt is her current favourite), however she is also partial to a bit of old school fun such as jigsaw puzzles and board games (we are yet to confirm whether she cheats at Monopoly).

Born in Pakistan and raised in the UK, Saba studied hospitality management at London South Bank University. After a few years working at a number of high-profile hotels, Saba got the call up from London Shared to join our Property Management team. Saba has a love for good food, and not so good food - in fact, she is London Shared's number one supplier of chocolate and sweets to the rest of the team! Saba's love of travel has taken her around the world exploring many different countries. When not travelling, Saba spends most of her time entertaining her cheeky 1 year old niece.

Chris was originally born in Yorkshire but grew up in the leafy countryside of the Cotswolds. He returned to his roots when attending university in Sheffield to study Geography and left 3 years later with a degree in map-reading and colouring-in. After graduation, he started his career in the London property market, working for a number of market-leading residential sales and lettings agencies across London. With over 15 years of experience dealing with some of the capital’s leading property developers, landlords and institutional investors, he now leads our business development and lettings teams and is the first port of call for anyone who’s looking to become a client of London Shared. Outside of work he is a keen fan of all things sport, whether that involves competing or watching. Having hung up his playing boots recently, at weekends you’ll now find him cycling around the Surrey Hills or hacking his way around the local golf course. Additionally, he brings with him the newest office mascot in the form of Alpha the Cavapoo.

After growing up on a farm in Yorkshire, Sam studied Business Management at the University of Hull before deciding to put on a backpack and see some of Europe. He spent a fair amount of time in France working for a campsite, initially intending to just to some run of the mill labouring work, he eventually found himself in charge of the companies Nationwide operations and a team of over 30 staff! Upon returning to the UK Sam worked as a lettings negotiator and then a property manager for an estate agency before joining us here at London Shared. Sam is a huge foodie and not too bad in the kitchen (according to him anyway..) with specialities including roast dinner, any pie and chili con carne. He likes to travel and has visited quite a few cities in Europe, lived for around 3 years in North Carolina and backpacked around Thailand. He is secretly (well perhaps not so secretly) a huge petrol head and his dream is to one day rally drive!

Lize grew up in Stellenbosch, South Africa, which is known for its wine farms (she’s still a lightweight!) After a brief stint in Property Management, Lize moved to Cape Town to work in Sales. Although she enjoyed the pace and thrill, she knew Property Management was her calling so found herself happily at London Shared! When she's not working hard, Lize is spending time with her adorable daughter, Claire, taking walks on the beach, or enjoying a good movie.

Originally from Durban,Zahraa moved to Capetown to work for London Shared. She has quickly fell in love with what she does and is already a big part of our property management team. She is a cat person (we are not sure how our dogs would feel to know this about her…) and loves to read and knit. Zahraa knows this probably makes her sound like a granny but she just sees herself as a responsible soul! When not stroking cats and knitting jumpers, Zahraa loves being in the outdoors, taking in the amazing views of Capetown and driving along the beach.

Born in Reading UK, and half raised in the city and the Sussex countryside , spending a little time in Italy by the sea, before gravitating back to London to pursue his dreams. Adam has always been a city boy at heart. He studied at Art college in Surrey, coming away with an advanced diploma in Fine Art and Art History. One of his first jobs was as a Runner at Pinewood Studios, dashing tea, coffee and scripts around sets. And where he also played Chess with Ted Danson and trod on the foot of Sean Connery... Adam has been writing a book for over a year now. A big, epic present day Sci-Fi novel inspired by a very deep dream he managed to write down in the middle of the night to remember in the morning, a rare human triumph! His aim is to get it published and launched over the next 2 years, if his idea eventually stops growing into a lord of the rings... In his spare time he is a lifelong Arsenal fan and a big lover of boxing. When he’s not watching and cheering on his team or favourite champs and contenders, he loves to paint his own original artwork. He’s a huge enthusiast and particularly fascinated by all forms of global street and urban art.

Amelia came to London all the way from Christchurch, New Zealand. She is born and bred a Kiwi- spending weekends on her grandparents farm, riding motorbikes, driving the truck and picking up pine cones to sell on her street back home. Amelia has grown up with travel and culture being very important to her. During her childhood she visited many Asian and Pacific Island countries. After graduating high school, Amelia took a gap year and travelled to small town Boise, Idaho for a season working at a Summer Camp as a ski instructor/boat driver. She then put on her hiking boots and trekked through the Himalayas. Amelia completed a Bachelor’s Degree in Tourism Management but after helping her parents build a new home she soon realised her real passion is interior design and fashion. On her way to London Shared she threw on a backpack and followed the Mediterranean for 3 months, getting to know the local beaches and culinary delights. In her spare time Amelia likes to hill walk, she says so far that’s proving difficult to do in London! Most weekends you will find Amelia at the markets sampling the food and rummaging through the clothing stalls looking for the next big trend.

You'll often be greeted by Kate on the phone, or when you pop into our (very well looked after) office. Kate keeps everyone at London Shared on their toes, making sure that we do everything properly and that the office is organised to perfection. Born in South West London (literally, on her bathroom floor!), Kate loves London and exploring the great city. One of her favourite places to relax in is overlooking the lake on Wimbledon Common. Kate loves being artistic and studied a degree in Technical Arts and Special Effects at Wimbledon School of Art before having a career change and working as a Manager at a local Wandsworth nursery. After deciding to swap children for dogs in the work place Kate joined the London Shared team. She obviously ignored the advice about never working with children or animals.. In her spare time Kate loves catching up with friends and is also a big foodie! She loves being in the kitchen baking and her chocolate brownies go down very well in the office! Kate loves the beach, especially Cornwall where she spent most of her childhood holidays. She says there is nothing better than a BBQ on the beach and believes life is always better with a cocktail in hand!

Born and raised in the heart of Wales, Jack spent his youth playing rugby badly. Now an avid Swansea City FC fan, he now spends his time at football away days in the City. If you want to spark up a conversation with Jack just mention food…… any food at all! He’s a massive foodie. Loves the stuff. After studying Economics at university, Jack took a year out and went travelling around South and Central America. Coming back to Wales, Jack took a job at a Law Firm for a few months, where he quickly realised pushing paper wasn’t the life for him. He’s much more of a people pleaser, property had always been the family business, so Jack decided to move to London to become a Lettings Negotiator. Jack’s hobbies consist of football, skiing, being a secret pool hustler, food and most importantly – food.

Patrick grew up in Cheshire and was educated at a school on the Welsh border, where he spent the majority of his time playing sport, notably football, cricket and rugby. After his A-Levels, he had a year working in customer service in the family business where he would drive across the country to meet clients. Before starting University, Patrick travelled around Canada to spend time with family and gain international work experience. At University, Patrick studied Business and Enterprise as well as playing regular first team football and cricket. He now lives in Fulham with friends and enjoys (or despairs at) watching Manchester United and attending home games at Old Trafford and more local away matches, as often as possible. He enjoys cars and is interested in horse racing.

Mango has been with London Shared since day one – watching us grow from working in a small former janitors closest to the offices we are in today! He can be found each day in our office, cosying up to whoever has food (he’s very fickle), or lying in the middle of the office getting his stomach rubbed.

We firmly believe every office should have at least one dog, and where possible, 3 or more...Milo and Tofu are best friends and the resident trouble makers of London Shared