Henry Adams, an independent estate firm running across southern England, has actually reached its 200th year of continuous operation, having been established in 1826 in Chichester.
The firm presently utilizes 175 staff across 16 workplaces in Surrey, Sussex and Hampshire, dealing with property sales, lettings, industrial property, planning, land and development, holiday homes and auctions. The company reports a yearly home sales pipeline valued at around ₤ 500 million.
From livestock to home
The business stemmed as Wyatt & Child, established by Edward Wyatt, a farmer who initially dealt in livestock sales when Chichester operated a town market. The company consequently broadened into agricultural assessments, auctioneering and surveying.
The business’s present name stems from chartered surveyor and auctioneer Henry Adams, who joined the company in 1952. Adams ended up being a senior partner and ran business along with Simon Lush until 1990, consisting of a duration of affiliation with Prudential’s home department throughout the 1980s. The business was relabelled Henry Adams in 1991.
Household succession
David Adams, child of Henry Adams, currently leads the firm. Henry Adams retired from business in 2022.
“From our beginnings as farming valuers to the multidisciplinary residential or commercial property firm we are today, business has continued to develop with every generation,” David Adams specified. “But the values that formed the company in the Georgian age, of dedication, regard, teamwork and knowledge, remain just as essential today as they were almost 2 centuries ago.”
The turning point puts Henry Adams among a small number of UK estate firms with operational histories spanning 2 centuries, reflecting the development of the residential or commercial property sector from agricultural markets to modern-day residential and business services.