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james@eightfold.agencyJames Hawley MARLA
COO
James is a native of Hayling Island, Portsmouth, but moved to Brighton in 2009 to study Law in Business, which he passed in 2012, then going on to pass his LLM Master of Laws graduating in 2013, at which point he joined the ranks of Brighton Accommodation Agency. Whilst working at Eightfold Property, he then want on to graduate his LPC at the university of Law in Guildford.
During his time at Eightfold, James has become an integral part of the machine, honing the systems and pushing the development that has seen us evolve into Eightfold Property. He has overseen the change from paper based letting agency, to progressive and fluid commercial and residential agency.
His hobbies include watching Portsmouth FC play in the lower divisions somewhere, and playing six a side football. He lived in Brighton with his wife and daughter.
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The Boom Isn't Over, It's Just Getting Picky
Here's one from this summer. We look after a great house that we've always let as a four-bed student house, most recently at £2,600 a month. This year? Hardly any enquiries. It ended up ...
Why Regular Property Inspections Protect Your Investment
When did you last actually see inside your rental property? I don't mean the photos from the listing, or the check-in report from three years ago. I mean stood in the kitchen ...
Seeing Double
On 9th September 2026, the Government finally put a date and a price on the Private Rented Sector Database. Registration opens on 15th December 2026, starting with the West Midlands and rolling out region ...
Meet the rest of the team
Commercial Property Director
Max Pollock - Commercial Agent and Record Deal maker 2018, 2019...
Valuation Director
Charlie Runcorn, RICS Chartered Surveyor, Registered Valuer, and director of Valuation and Block and Commercial Management at Eightfold...