About us

Independent since 2011. Still one branch, on purpose.

Ruth Hartley and Daniel Bell opened on Wilmslow Road with a desk each and a promise: tell people the truth about their home, and publish the fees. Both still hold.

Our story

Built on repeat business.

Roughly six in ten of our instructions come from people we have sold for before, or their neighbours. We would rather grow that way than open a second office we cannot staff properly.

Propertymark memberClient Money ProtectionThe Property OmbudsmanICO registered
Inside the branch
118homes sold, last 12 months
23median days to Sold STC
98.4%of asking price achieved
340homes under management

The team

Six people. You will meet most of them.

Ruth Hartley
Ruth HartleyDirector, sales

Twenty years selling homes across south Manchester. Ruth still does every valuation herself.

Daniel Bell
Daniel BellDirector, lettings

Runs the lettings desk and a portfolio of 340 managed homes. Level 3 Propertymark qualified.

Priya Shah
Priya ShahSenior sales negotiator

Chorlton born, knows every street between Beech Road and the Meadows.

Tom Okafor
Tom OkaforProperty manager

Your first call for repairs, inspections and deposit returns. Answers within one working day.

Ellie Marsh
Ellie MarshLettings negotiator

Viewings, referencing and move-in days, kept calm and on time.

Sam Whitworth
Sam WhitworthMortgage adviser (referral partner)

Independent, whole of market. First appointment is free and without obligation.

Fees transparency

Every fee, in writing, before you sign.

Our full fee schedule is on the services page and in the branch window. Sales are no sale, no fee. Landlord fees are a percentage of rent with no hidden renewal charge. Tenants pay nothing beyond rent and deposit, as the law requires.

See the fee schedule

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Valuation is free and honest

We would rather lose an instruction than overprice a home and watch it sit.

2

Weekly written update

Viewings, feedback and portal statistics every Friday, whether the news is good or not.

3

One named contact

From valuation to keys, the same person picks up the phone.

Come and say hello.

142 Wilmslow Road, Didsbury, Manchester M20 3BH. Open six days a week.

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