The Sunday Times' Award Winning London Estate Agency
Anthony Pepe & Co was awarded as Best Small London Estate Agency Silver at The Estate Agency of the Year Awards in association with The Sunday Times and The Times and sponsored by Zoopla.co.uk.
On Thursday 8th December, over 500 leading estate agents and conveyancing lawyers descended upon The Lancaster London Hotel opposite Hyde Park for The Estate Agency of The Year Awards ceremony. The winners received their awards from celebrity guest, Ben Fogle who charmed the audience with some inspiring tales of his adventures.
The awards ceremony was the culminating event of a rigorous and thorough judging process carried out over a four month period by a panel of industry experts who assessed initial entry submissions before conducting an extensive review of the entrants which included hundreds of telephone interviews and mystery shopping exercises. The whole judging process was overseen by The Property Ombudsman; Christopher Hamer.
For the past nine years, the awards have become increasingly competitive with the standard of entries rising ever higher. These awards are firmly established as the most sought-after and difficult to win in estate agency. Over 5,000 offices were represented this year, but only the very best of the best were crowned as winners.
Anthony Pepe & Co, winners of the Best Small London Estate Agency Silver were delighted to receive the award. Charlie Perdios commented “We are delighted and extremely proud to receive such a prestigious award. It is testament to our longstanding dedication to exceptional customer service from each and every member of the Anthony Pepe team. We invest heavily in staff training to ensure our standard of exceptional is the minimum our clients will receive”.
A website listing all the winning companies with comments from the judges as to why they won can be found at www.estateagencyoftheyear.com
Peter Knight, Chairman of the event organisers Estate Agency Events commented “At a time when the property market throughout much of the UK continues to struggle, choosing the right estate agent has never been more pertinent. The winners of these awards represent the top 10% of an industry where standards are hugely variable. Consumers should have confidence that a firm displaying a winner’s medal from these awards are a cut above the rest.”