Background
Design has always played an integral part in Rebecca’s life. From a small child she was always interested in how things looked and was always striving to find a way to make them more beautiful. Rebecca always had ideas on how to use her space both usefully and beautifully. Her parents indulged and encouraged her in this because they could see she had an obvious talent for design and an eye for perfection. After leaving school, Rebecca studied interior design in Birmingham and not long after finishing her studies had the opportunity to work on multiple rebuild and design projects in the UAE.
Rebecca moved back to the UK and began to utilise her artistic and design skills by buying and renovating property. Friends and family started to seek her advice on their projects and out of this the first seeds of RJL Estates were created. Rebecca’s experience, reputation and portfolio has grown rapidly over the past years. With the growing number of property rebuilds and property development projects she has undertaken it seemed natural to involve members of her own family within the business. Today RJL is a thriving property development and design firm with family very much at its heart.
“Individuality will always be one of the conditions of real elegance”
Christian Dior
Meet The Team
Rebecca Coady
MANAGING DIRECTOR
Rebecca is the founder and the senior creative director at RJL. It is her vision and inspiration that has achieved the elegant and stunning completed projects in the portfolio. She has worked in design for twenty years and devotes her artistic energy into creating individual and opulent surroundings for her growing clientele. Rebecca personally oversees all aspects of the design & property development process and using her innate talent produces outstandingly desirable properties. Rebecca is a perfectionist in every area of her work and always gives the very best of herself to her work.
Lee Willitts
DIRECTOR
Lee ran a hugely successful business for over forty years before retiring earlier this year, in order to work with his family. His business acumen is second to none and Lee brings those skills into play for RJL through negotiating the very best terms for properties, goods and services for the company. Lee has the knowledge and experience needed in order for RJL to provide the very best customer service in all areas of our work and is paramount in taking the company forward in the future.
Jim Willitts
PROJECT DIRECTOR
Jim is our project director and is the point of contact for all building work queries. His capacity for working in a high pressure, time sensitive and customer focused manner served him well during the pandemic as he managed a Health & Safety Department. He is a very capable manager of both time and people and provides a calm and steadying influence in all areas of his work. He is highly focused and his communication with staff and suppliers is regarded as excellent. Jim runs our highly skilled workforce and will deal with all on site enquires, deliveries to site and health and safety matters.
Hazel Willitts
ACCOUNTS DIRECTOR
Hazel is our accounts director and will deal with all financial matters on behalf of the company. Before joining RJL she spent twenty years in a high-pressure job as a personal assistant, gaining valuable experience in all aspects of administration including finance. Her organisation and attention to detail is exemplary and she ensures that all matters relating to finance are dealt with in a timely and accurate manner.
Joanne Roberts
ADMINISTRATION DIRECTOR
Joanne is our administration director and deals with all legal, planning, admin and conservation paperwork on the company. She has a working knowledge of all areas of property and land development and her attention to detail is remarkable. Joanne ensures that all correspondence is dealt with in an accurate and prompt manner in order to help complete projects within the set time frame.
Ricardo Gomes
SITES COORDINATOR
Ricardo is our projects manager who has worked with Rebecca on projects for the past twelve years. He is a vastly experienced construction manager who has consistently supervised our team so that all of our projects come in on budget and on time. His proven track record of quality leadership and diverse knowledge of all aspects of the construction industry is an invaluable asset to the RJL and to all of our projects.