Kamlesh Padhra founded and became the director of Infinity Property Solutions at the age of 27. Graduated in Business Information Technology with a BSc (Hons) at London South Bank University in 2001 and was certified by NFOPP in 2013. Worked in corporate environment for five years, where he gained his experience and knowledge in business and residential properties. He is also a local and nation media commentator on property matters. Married to Sangita and has a 2 year old son Ayan. Long term supporter of Arsenal FC.
1) What is your current position?
I am the director of Infinity Property Solutions and I take care of the day to day running of the business. Infinity Property Solutions is an estate agency based in Harrow North West London and currently manages residential assets worth in a region of £150 million for our clients. Our client base range from working class people to professionals such as doctors, lectures and accountants.
2) What are your proudest achievements?
My proudest achievement has been establishing my estate agency from a young age and creating the brand awareness of the company. I am also associated with fund raising for the British Heart Foundation and it gives me huge joy when carrying out successful events for the charity.
3) What inspires you?
Going into work every day and learning something new. I also get inspired with helping landlords overcome their problems due to incorrect advice given by other professionals.
4) What has been the biggest obstacle in your career?
Setting up a small business at the start of the recession in 2008 and people trusting young entrepreneur with their hard earned property portfolio. I overcame this problem by sharing my experience and knowledge with the clients for them to achieve their goals.
5) Who has been the biggest influence on your career to date?
It has to be my business partner Satish Patel and my staff. The motivation they give me to expand and improve the business on a daily bases pushes me to work harder to achieve my personal goals in life.
6) What is the best aspect about your current role?
Being able to help and pass my knowledge and experience to the younger generation who want to become home owners or property investors in this current climate of high property prices. I also enjoy problem solving with landlord and tenant disputes.
7) And the worst?
Not knowing when to stop working and spending time with my family and friends. I am also hate managing people but enjoy managing their properties.
8) What are your long term goals?
To expand the business, so it becomes the market leader in estate agency and continue our business goal in giving excellent client experience and having good business ethics. I would also like to give more of my time in commentating for the media in regards to property matters and sharing my knowledge in this matter that can help other people.
9) If you were Prime Minister, what one aspect would you change?
Make it easier for young people to open their own businesses, by reducing business rates and cooperation tax. This will in return reduce unemployment rates and help local town centres energise again.
10) If you were marooned on a desert island, which historical figure would you like to spend your time with and why?
It will have to be Swami Vivekananda, I have a strong believe in his ideology of empowering the youth which has encourage me in my life to stand up and be counted for. His words of wisdoms are meaning full such as ‘My faith is in the younger generation, the modern generation, out of them will become my workers. They will work out the whole problem, like lions’.
