John D Wood & Co.
It has a focus on the high end properties in the London suburbs and south east England.John Daniel Wood founded his eponymous company opposite the Connaught Hotel in Mount Street, London, in 1872, at the age of 23.[3][4] After the First World War the company regularly took instructions on great London houses and country estates, including the sale of Dorchester House, Park Lane (now the Dorchester Hotel), Leeds Castle in Kent and Parham Park in Sussex.In 1987 the Residential and Agricultural arm floated on the London Stock Exchange, and in 1997, when its growth proved attractive to investors, the listed company was acquired by Hambro Countrywide plc.In 2017, estate agent, Faron Sutaria was merged with John D Wood by its parent company Countrywide to rationalise its branch network.