Under the leadership of high-profile local real estate identity Graham Hodson, a new Laing+Simmons office opens this week in Lithgow in a further boost to the brand’s growing regional network.

From 1 June 2022, Mr Hodson and his team will operate as Laing+Simmons Lithgow at 181 Main Street, providing a full scope of sales, leasing, property management, auction services, project marketing and more to the local community.

While Mr Hodson is a well-known face in the local real estate market, having focused on the Lithgow area for the past decade, it’s the changing landscape in the industry that motivated him to investigate the rebrand opportunity with Laing+Simmons.

“The rebrand to Laing+Simmons is an acknowledgment that real estate is evolving, new technology is having a profound impact, and real estate training has taken on a whole new importance. The corporate support, targeted training and mentoring that the real estate professionals of today and tomorrow require has evolved in line with new customer demands,” Mr Hodson says.

“Customer service has always been the priority focus guiding our day-to-day work. As Laing+Simmons Lithgow, with the dedicated corporate support we can now tap into, we’re able to elevate our customer value proposition and provide an enhanced service to locals,” he says.

Laing+Simmons Lithgow is in growth mode. Mr Hodson says the business is looking for talented administration, sales agents and property managers to support the business through its next phase.

Laing+Simmons Head of Growth & Development Harriet Saunders says Mr Hodson and the Lithgow team are a key strategic addition to the growing network in regional New South Wales.

“Our expansion plan centres on working with the best agents with extensive local experience and deep community ties in key locations across the state. Graham and his team at Lithgow are therefore an ideal fit with the Laing+Simmons brand and we look forward to working together for many years to come,” Ms Saunders says.

Laing+Simmons CEO Leanne Pilkington has welcomed the Lithgow team to the brand.

“The Laing+Simmons Lithgow team are very well-known in the community and their reputation for customer service is without peer in the local market. We’re proud to welcome Graham and the team to Laing+Simmons,” Ms Pilkington says.