Estate Agency of the Year Awards

Penarth Estate Agents Squarefoot, have been voted winners at the ‘Oscars' of the estate agency industry, the 2010 Estate Agency of the Year Awards

Squarefoot Estate Agents received the ultimate industry accolade on Friday 3rd December by being crowned as the Silver winner of "Best single office in Wales" at the 2010 Estate Agency of the Year Awards in association with The Sunday Times and The Times, held at the Lancaster London Hotel.

The event, now in its eighth year, is recognised as the most important event in the industry calendar and attracted agents from across the country representing over 4,000 branches. It was once again supported by The Sunday Times and The Times and for the first time, property website Zoopla.co.uk with the winners presented with their awards by one of Britain's most successful athletes, James Cracknell.

Following their initial submissions, each of these winners were subjected to rigorous scrutiny by a panel of independent industry experts and the whole judging process was once more overseen and supported by the Property Ombudsman Christopher Hamer with Peter Bolton King, Chief Executive of NFOPP acting as Arbiter.

Squarefoot Estate Agents were delighted to receive the award. Director Tara Richardson commenting: "It is great to be given recognition as one of the best Estate Agents here in Wales, since opening our office here in Penarth my staff and I constantly strive to give good, honest advice and guidance when buying or selling houses."

Peter Knight, Chairman of the event organisers Estate Agency Events comments, "I would like to congratulate all those who have won awards at this year's event. There is no doubt that the market is still very tough, with record lows in the number of mortgages being lent, but these awards clearly demonstrate the absolute commitment to excellence within our industry. This will be vital to help the industry return to growth and thrive in the future.