Pictured: Robert Hartley
Innes England has picked up 'Agent of the Year' at the Insider
property awards for the East Midlands.
The leading Midlands property agent came away with the award
after fending off stiff competition from national firm Jones Lang
LaSalle and regional agent FHP.
To win the award, Innes England has secured a series of high
profile deals to support business in the East Midlands over the
last 12 months. Highlights include the temporary relocation of
Derby City Council employees while the council house undergoes a
programme of refurbishment, securing the sale of the first 14-acre
phase of the residential element of the 228-acre RAF Newton site to
Bellway Homes and David Wilson Homes and, acting for developer
Goodman, completing the largest office letting in Leicester of
25,000 sq ft to national training organisation learndirect.
Robert Hartley, managing director of Innes England, said: "In
tough conditions our in-depth knowledge of the East Midlands
property market and strong network of contacts allowed us to
identify opportunities for clients and underlines the quality and
consistency of our service to clients. Building on this exceptional
accolade we are continuing to promote the East Midlands by working
with partners and developers encouraging inward investment to the
area.
"It is a great reward to the huge effort the team has, and
continues to, put in. Whilst market conditions remain challenging,
we firmly believe local market knowledge and tenacity will ensure
we retain our market leading performance enabling us to ensure that
clients are able to achieve their goals whatever their property
need."
"This has been a great week for the business following the
publishing of the Estates Gazette national UK Agency Rankings for
2011 where we have risen to 44th position for turnover - the
highest ranked East Midlands firm - and ranked 28th for turnover by
fee earner."
The award, sponsored by Strata Real Estate Consulting, comes off
the back of winning the Estates Gazette interactive most active
agent of the year 2010 for the fourth consecutive year. It
establishes the agents completing the largest number of deals.
For more information about Innes England, please visit their
webisite here: www.innes-england.com