Midlands Enterprise Awards 2021

60 | Midlands Enterprise Awards 2021 agency and family-run customer service to the people of Lutterworth – thus doubling its existing reach and targeting a new demographic of customer. Centrally situated on Station Road, the Lutterworth branch utilises state of the art technology such as LED window displays and externally operated touchscreens to ensure that its properties are always beautifully displayed, 24 hours a day and seven days a week. “We can now boast that we have South Leicestershire better covered than any other agent!” Paul enthuses. Adams & Jones’ diligence and dedication has resulted in a number of industry awards over the years, including it being shortlisted in 2012 in the Top 10 of all estate agents in the East Midlands in the Estate Agent of The Year Awards, and in 2014, clinching the Bronze Award. 2021 has seen them achieve ‘Exceptional’ rating in ‘The Best Estate Agent Guide’. This rating is only granted to the top 3% of agents in the country following extensive research into levels of customer service and results. Most recently, the company was bestowed with the prestigious accolade of Best Small Family-Run Independent Estate Agency – South Leicestershire in the SME News Midlands Enterprise Awards 2021 – another one to add to the trophy cabinet! Contact: Paul Adams MNAEA MARLA Company: Adams & Jones Estate Agents Web Address: www.adams-jones.co.uk Adams & Jones is a family run independent sales and lettings agency established in 2000. We speak to one of the founders of the firm, Paul Adams, who spills the beans on the company’s key to success, as well as the appetite for property sales in the Leicestershire area. Since opening in 2000, Adams & Jones Estate Agents has been Market Harborough’s favourite independent, residential sales and lettings agent. Founded by its namesakes, Paul Adams and Valerie Jones, the business has been managed for the last 10 years by Paul and his daughter Becki, who joined the family firm direct from completing her BSc (Hons) at university. The property market at the moment is exceptionally buoyant. It is estimated 880,000 property sales took place across the UK in the first six months of 2021, the highest half year total ever recorded and 50% higher than the same period in 2019 (source: HMRC.) Currently, annual property price growth in the East Midlands is significantly stronger than a year ago, as the shortage of property to buy continues to support prices. “Buyers have been spurred on during the pandemic by a desire for change and having more financial savings as a result of taxation ‘holidays’, with over 60% paying no tax on their purchase,” explains Paul. “However, the search for space continues to drive many buying decisions. As businesses adopt more flexible ways of working, blended working patterns are set to become the norm for many, and personal wellbeing has shot up the agenda.” But it isn’t all down to ‘circumstance’ that has seen Adams & Jones’ sales increase over the last 18 months, as Paul continues to explain that its record of success has been built up over many years from the single-minded desire to provide customers with a first-class service. “Our primary aim is, and has always been, to achieve the best possible price for your property in the shortest possible time, with a swift exchange of contracts and a hassle free completion,” he Best Small Family-Run Independent Estate Agency – South Leicestershire elaborates. “We are fully licensed by The National Association of Estate Agents and The Association of Residential Estate Agents and are governed by their strict standards of high professionalism. We often say, ‘You wouldn’t go to an unlicensed dentist or doctor, so why go to an unlicensed estate agent to sell your home!’” Approximately five years ago, Paul and Becki brought their unique brand of proactive estate Jul21269