Humberts
[15] In March of that year, a personal assistant’ service was launched by the company for older buyers in a bid to woo retirement new-build clients.Based out of the Chichester office in West Sussex, the launch follows a strong 2016 for the firm, which reported trading figures were up by 18% compared to the previous 12 months, and an even bigger spike in demand from waterfront homes.[20] After appointing a new chairman, Peter Goldsmith,[21] Humberts launched in August 2017 a two-tiered online service for landlords, with a view to rolling it out for sales should it have been successful.Spence was quoted at the time saying that the acquisition of Humberts was "part of a plan “to create a leading rural estate agency and holiday lettings business".Traditional high-street branches were ditched in favour of "lounge-style hubs", each covering an entire county and managing clients’ homes and lifestyles.[36] The current iteration of Humberts survived the pandemic, and towards the end of 2020, was announced as an early adopting member of the new property portal, Boomin, created by Purplebricks founders Michael & Kenny Bruce.[38] Recent opening's have included a second franchisee in East Sussex,[39] and in January 2023, Humberts announced its tenth franchise, focussing on the Oxfordshire region.