Grisdales Estate Agents has attained the high standards necessary to be awarded with the property industry’s most prestigious mark of excellence.

Each office is scored against a unique set of criteria looking at property marketing, customer service and results – which are determined following a survey of 30,000 buyers, sellers, landlords and renters. There follows a whole of market assessment, using a combination of data analysis, mystery shopping and a website review to identify the best agencies in the country.

Peter Knight, founder of the Property Academy, commented: “We set out to provide the home mover with a reliable resource to help identify the best estate agent in each area, whether someone is looking to sell or let a property. Only the best branches make it into the Best Estate Agent Guide and only the very best agencies have been recognised with an award.”

Rachel Ritson, managing Director, commented “I’m incredibly proud of the team and how hard they’ve worked throughout the last year. Being recognised as one of the top 10% performing estate agents in the country in both sales and lettings is a testament to their dedication and enthusiasm.”

Home-movers and landlords can search for those estate and letting agents that made the grade in their area by visiting bestestateagentguide.co.uk or by looking out for the distinctive winners marks.

If you’re thinking about selling or letting a property then please get in touch – we will be very pleased to provide you with our advice and you can be confident that you’re dealing with one of the very best estate agents in your area.

Notes to editors: Estate Agency Events Ltd., trading as Property Academy, organises the annual EA Masters event (www.eamasters.co.uk) with Principal Partners Rightmove, the UK’s largest property portal and produces the Best Estate Agent Guide, supported by Rightmove. For more information about the Best Estate Agent Guide, contact info@estateagencyevents.com or 01372 372372.