Connellsgroup.co.uk

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PROPERTY SERVICES GROUP CENTRED AROUND RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY

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CONNELLS GROUP HISTORY

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SUMMARY

Connells Group has been in business for 80 years. Since the first branch opening in 1936, the company has grown into one of the UK’s largest and the most profitable estate agency groups, offering a wide range of consumer and corporate property services.

1930S

1936 • 1st estate agency

branch opens in Luton

1960S

1969 • 10 estate agency

branch network acquired by

Constantine Group

1970S

1978 • 1st estate agency group to provide an

in-house training structure

1977 • 1st agent to provide a bespoke mortgage service to the new

homes market

1976 • 1st agent to provide

an in-house mortgage service

2006 • Rightmove plc

float on the London Stock Market

• Acquired a stake in TM Group

2004 • 1st awards won

Estate Agency of the Year Awards & Estate

Agent & Letting Agent of the Year Awards

2003 • Acquired Sharman Quinney & Sequence

2002 • Connells Relocation Services established

• Acquired Conveyancing Direct Property Lawyers

2000 Connells was 1 of 4

involved in the launch and development

of Rightmove

2007 • Acquired the Asset Management Group (AMG) and The New

Homes Group

2000S

1980S

1984 • One of the 1st

estate agency networks to obtain

a full listing on the London Stock

Exchange

2012 • Acquired a strategic stake in Hearthstone

Investments plc

2013 • Initiated major

expansion of Lettings business

2014 • Acquired Peter Alan

• Successful Zoopla float, retaining a significant

shareholding

2015 • Acquired Gascoigne

Halman• Acquired online estate agency Hatched.co.uk• Acquired 9 Lettings

books

2010 • Aquired Vibrant

Energy EPCs• One of Zoopla’s

founding Shareholders• Connells Group

formed Redstone Wills

2011 • Acquired a stake in

LMS Group• Acquired Burchell

Edwards• Acquired Just Wills

Group

2010S

1990S

1996 • Acquired by Skipton

Building Society

1991 • Acquired by

Scottish Widows• Connells purchased the western division

of Prudential Property Services

• Connells Survey & Valuation established

• Connells Asset Management established

OPEN

• Over 540 branches

• 6500 staff

• Turnover c. £345m

• Trading Profit c. £63m

• Placing over £8bn of Mortgage Lending

• 600+ Mortgage Consultants

• 70,000+ Property

Sales

• c. 43,500 live tenancies

• c. 300,000

survey & valuation transactions

• Recognised for 60

industry awards in the last 12 years

• Connells Group Land and Planning is a leading multi disciplinary, national development agency that has been established for over forty years

• We have a dedicated team of land professionals operating nationally who offer a wide range of services tailored towards the acquisition and disposal of land on behalf housing developers and land owners

• Our many clients include public bodies and institutions, corporate and private land owners, housing associations and regional house builders

• From initial development opportunity identification to the completed scheme we provide an all encompassing, end to end service to land owners and developers. Our expert strategy coupled with our local housing market knowledge ensures we optimise the value of the scheme at all stages for our clients. The Groups development land consultancy is supported by a national new homes operation that provides regional housing market intelligence and are experts in the selling of new homes through our estate agency branch network

LAND AND PLANNINGESTATE AGENCY

• Connells Group is one of the largest and most successful estate agency networks in the UK with over 540 branches nationwide

• Alongside the Connells brand, the Group trades under other well-known and trusted local brand names including:

• Our branches offer the perfect combination of property services to home buyers, sellers, landlords and tenants, including;

• residential sales and lettings • mortgage services • conveyancing • land and planning • new homes • overseas property • EPC provision • survey and valuation • relocation service • asset management • will writing • auctions

• The longevity and reputation of our branches is second to none

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• The Connells Group prides itself on delivering a comprehensive service to exceed the needs of builders and developers and sells a broad range of new homes from single units to large projects nationally

• We provide in depth market intelligence, cost effective advertising options and recruit highly trained sales representatives to work on site. We also offer dedicated new homes conveyancing and mortgage services, can help with assisted move options/part exchange and work with a number of investors specifically looking to purchase new build

• We are recognised as the UK’s market leading New Homes Agent with our multifaceted approach to new homes products, our understanding of the needs of house builders, ability to market new homes effectively and the specialist advice we offer as part of our service

• Connells Group has a national network of highly trained, qualified mortgage consultants, offering advice on a range of mortgage and protection products

• Long standing relationships with our lender partners means the Connells Group can frequently offer preferential rates and exclusive products to customers

• Our Mortgage Services business offers a major distribution channel to lenders. Controlled and robust processes ensure the highest quality of service to lenders and borrowers

• The size and scale of Connells Group makes us one of the largest mortgage intermediaries in the UK. Our innovative approach to mortgage provision, incorporating wills and insurance, has historically won awards at the Estate Agency of the Year Awards – Best Financial Services, and the reason mortgage customers come back to us time and time again

• The diversity of the Connells Group, includes The New Homes Group which encompasses New Homes Mortgage Helpline, New Homes Part Exchange, The Independent Mortgage Helpline, TORC24 and Stan Collins & Co

MORTGAGE SERVICESNEW HOMES

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• Founded in 1997, AMG specialise in Asset Management services to Banks, Building Societies, Mortgage Lenders and Corporate Clients

• Business and personal values are the key to AMG’s success,

treating each property on it’s individual merit, ensuring apersonal and professional service with complete focus on fair customer outcomes • Our services include:

• Repossession and Probate property sales • Full marketing programme with comprehensive updates and reporting • Live management information and updates via our online system • Complete payment and invoicing process • A ssisted Voluntary Sales • End of term assisted sales • Shared ownership case management and sales • Specialised maintenance company covering the UK

• Connells Survey & Valuation is the UK’s leading supplier of Valuation Panel Management and associated residential valuation and surveying services

• We deliver flexible nationwide service solutions through a large team of dedicated people including Chartered Surveyors and specialist service management staff

• Our clients operate across the property and financial markets each requiring bespoke services to meet their needs including the provision of mortgage valuation, private home buyer and building surveys, LPA receiver and repossession valuations, audit, portfolio analysis and expert witness reports

• At the heart of our business is a sophisticated risk and fraud management model which is underpinned by Quality Assurance ISO 9001:2008 accreditation

SURVEY & VALUATION

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CONNELLS GROUP MAP

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local knowledge NATIONAL STRENGTH

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Burchell EdwardsEast & West Midlands burchelledwards.co.uk

Brown & MerryBuckingham, Bedfordshire & Hertfordshire brownandmerry.co.uk

Derbyshireashleyadams.co.uk

Ashley Adams

National - onlinehatched.co.uk

Hatched.co.uk

South Manchester, North East Cheshiregascoignehalman.co.uk

Gascoigne Halman

Yorkshire, East Anglia, East Midlands, Essex & Hertfordshire williamhbrown.co.uk

William H Brown

Peterboroughhurfords.co.uk

Hurfords

Northamptonshire pattisonlane.co.uk

Pattison Lane

North Eastmannersandharrison.co.uk

Manners & Harrison

Liverpool & The Wirral jonesandchapman.co.uk

Jones & Chapman

North & South Walespeteralan.co.uk

Peter Alan

Cheshire & North West swetenhams.co.uk

Swetenhams

Warwickshire & West Midlands shipways.co.uk

Shipways

Cambridgeshire, Northamptonshire & Lincolnshire sharmanquinney.co.uk

Sharman Quinney

Buckinghamshire & Berkshire rogerplatt.co.uk

Roger Platt

Cardiffthomasgeorge.net

Thomas George

Warwickshire & West Midlands atkinsonstilgoe.co.uk

Atkinson Stilgoe

Bristol, Oxfordshire, Scotland, Somerset, South Wales & Wiltshire allenandharris.co.uk

Allen & Harris

Derbyshire & Staffordshire bagshawsresidential.co.uk

Bagshaws Residential

London & South East barnardmarcus.co.uk

Barnard Marcus

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South Coast fox-and-sons.co.uk

Fox & Sons

Rutlandgilbertandthomas.co.uk

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Connells Limited “Connells”Registered in England & Wales

Registration number: 03187394Registered Office: The Bailey, Skipton,

North Yorkshire BD23 1DNPrincipal Office: Cumbria House,

16-20 Hockliffe Street, Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire LU7 1GN

Connells Limited group of companies “Group”

Our unique ownership by the Skipton Building Society offers

security of unparalleled financial strength, established and robust

corporate governance and significant PII covenant

CONTACTS Estate Agency David Plumtree, Group Chief Executive (Estate Agency) on 01525 218669 or email david.plumtree@connells.co.uk

Residential LettingsStephen Nation, Group Lettings Managing Director on 01525 218669 or email stephen.nation@sequencehome.co.uk

Land & Planning Roger Barrett, Group Land Director on 01604 622444 or email roger.barrett@connells.co.uk

New HomesJason Howes, Regional Director (Sequence) on 0208 394 2993 or email jason.howes@sequencehome.co.uk

Tom Bateson, Regional Director (Connells) on 01256 318121or email tom.bateson@connells.co.uk

MortgagesAdrian Scott, Group Mortgage Services Director on 01525 218669 or email adrian.scott@connells.co.uk

Connells Survey & Valuation John Bagshaw, Corporate Services Director on 01525 218630 or email john.bagshaw@connells.co.uk

Asset ManagementSimon Matthews, Managing Director on 01483 456231 or email simon.matthews@amgltd.co.uk