Founded by Martin Treasure in 1990, this agency started out as an alternative to the corporate firms for whom Martin had worked in the ‘80’s and all of whom have since failed! The likes of Prudential, Halifax, General Accident Property Services, Woolwich, Bradford and Bingley and Nationwide have all failed because estate agency is a local skill based on local knowledge, not “Hard Sell”!!

This is the secret of our success. More than half of our work comes though recommendation or repeat business: buyers and sellers alike return to us every few years when they move on. Our reputation as fair, hardworking and honest has been hard won, and is highly prized. Martin himself was Chairman of the Hertfordshire branch of the National Association of Estate Agents in 2003, 2004 and 2005 and places high value on the public’s perception of estate agency, coming from a family which has been handling property in St Albans since the 1950’s in the guise of N E Hall (Martin’s grandfather).

This commitment to standards made the firm a founder member ( Number 000001) of the Ombudsmen for Estate Agents’ scheme. This means the firm is subject to outside scrutiny, a rigorous complaints procedure and must carry Professional Indemnity Insurance. (As should any good agency – most do not!!)

We have built a reputation for specialising in the sale of character and distinctive homes in and around the Conservation areas, and our experience in marketing older property and dealing with the problems and pitfalls which arise is second to none!