BeckettHanlon : Martin Deignan on His Switch from IT to BeckettHanlon

In this interview clip, BeckettHanlon partner Martin Deignan reflects on roughly two years inside the network and what brought him to overseas property sales after a long career in IT. Martin describes meeting founder Drew Beckett for what was meant to be a short chat and ran for more than five hours. The two clicked, and Martin, already a frequent traveler and a longtime fan of Spain and Portugal, saw the franchise as a natural way to combine a personal interest in overseas property with his decades in sales and marketing. He talks warmly about the BeckettHanlon culture. New franchisees are welcomed into a group that openly shares ideas and supports one another, which he describes as feeling more like a family than a competitive sales floor. The standout reward, he says, is the moment a buyer finds their dream holiday home, retirement base, or investment property. The lifestyle is part of the deal. Working trips to the Costas and Portugal are interesting and pleasant, even when the days are long. Martin acknowledges that television property shows can raise buyer expectations, but points out that those productions involve full legal and production teams behind the scenes, which is the standard BeckettHanlon brings to every sale through trusted local lawyers and a careful new-build process. This conversation is a useful look at the network from a partner who has lived it.