In 1955, John Wilkinson joined Larry Connell at the Leighton Buzzard office of Connells where he did his articles and learnt to become a professional estate agent and surveyor. John was instrumental in the expansion of Connells and was the Senior Partner and major shareholder in Connells until 1978. John Wilkinson resigned his senior partnership, and set out to present his own brand of professional estate agency. Key Personnel John Wilkinson Wilkinson Estate Agents John Wilkinson Simon Wilkinson Senior Partner Wilkinsons Estate Agents Simon Wilkinson Christopher Coles Estate Agent Wilkinson Partnership Christopher Coles ChristopherRose Estate Agent Milton Keynes Christopher Rose He built, with his business partner, Christopher Coles, a network of twelve offices and departments across five counties and the practice was highly respected as an effective, professional organisation specialising in Country Homes. Consequently, as a result of the major changes in the mid 1980s, the practice was approached by major banks, building societies and insurance companies to sell into their own chains of estate agents and, in late 1987, the partnership was sold. Disappointed by the impersonal style of estate agency offered by these major institutions, Simon Wilkinson resigned from a corporate practice in 1992 to join his father in recreating the brand of estate agency that had proved so acceptable to their previous clients. Now joined by some former senior members and some new members of staff, they offer the Alternative Estate Agency a private, completely independent practice offering informed advice on a broad range of property matters, coupled with personal service from qualified professional people. The partnership is growing and is recognised nationally as a dynamic, ground breaking practice demonstrated by the achievement of many national awards and Quality Assurance Standards including ISO 9002 accreditation and the National Association Award as Best Independent Estate Agent East Anglian Region 1996. In 1997, The Wilkinson Partnership won the Nationwide Cup and were finalists in the coveted “Estate Agent of the Year” awards in 2004, 2005, 2006 and in 2007 we won Gold Award and were the Winner of the Estate Agent of the Year Eastern Region as if that was not enough, we have been selected as Finalists again in 2008 and we have also won the Cartus Relocation ‘Best Region of the Year’ award 2007, demonstrating a consistency of achievement that is unmatched in the whole UK.

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Telephone: 01296 712888
Website: http://www.qualityhomes.co.uk/