Countrywide
Countrywide is a popular estate agency group in the United Kingdom. The company’s corporate headquarters is situated in Chelmsford, Essex. It is a publicly traded company that is listed on the London Stock Exchange. There are more than 11,300 people across the 1,500 offices across the nation. According to 2015 records, the revenue of the company was US$ 974 million, whereas their net income in the same year was US$ 49 million. The company was established in 1986 by merging two estate companies Mann & Co and Bairstow Eves for forming a new company.
In the United Kingdom, they are the biggest property services group serving in almost every part of the country. The executive team of the company includes Chief Executive Officer, Chief Information Officer, Chief Financial Officer, Managing Director and Chief Risk & Compliance Officer.
Countrywide Brands
The company control their operations in more than 45 different brands, such as Accord Lets, Carsons, Country & Waterside Prestige, Bridgfords, Austin & Wyatt, Alan de Maid, Faron Sutaria, PKL, Regal Residential Lettings, Greene & Co, Preston Bennett Stanmore, Miller Countrywide, Underwoods Town & County, Wilson Peacock, John Francis, Dixons, and many more.
Countrywide Awards
Every year, the company wins a great range of awards. In 2017, they won awards like Best Broker for Customer Service (What Mortgage Awards), Best National Estate Agency (ESTAs 2017), Client Care Award, and Conveyancer of the Year Award (Modern Law Conveyancing Awards). In 2016, Countrywide won 16 awards that include Best Large Estate Agency Group and Best Large Letting Agency Group Award.