White & Guard joins estate agent elite with prestigious award wins

As a result, White & Guard has now been rated in the top two per cent of estate agents in the UK. White & Guard also feature in the Best Estate Agent Guide for 2023, which highlights the best estate and letting agencies in the country. Individual branches receive scores based on data analysis, and the top 10 per cent are rated and listed on the website.

The estate agent was awarded Gold for both Sales and Lettings at the EA Masters Awards 2022 – beating over 15,000 estate agents in the UK. Recognised for its property marketing, customer service and the outstanding results it delivers. White & Guard also won three awards at the ESTAS, with the Bishops Waltham branch achieving gold for the South and Best in County for Hampshire. The company also won Best Local Estate Agency Group in the South.

Hampshire’s leading estate agent White & Guard is celebrating after picking up seven awards at all four of the country’s largest property awards, held in London this year.

The company, which has branches throughout the South, including Bishops Waltham, Hamble, Fair Oak, Netley Abbey, Hedge End and Bitterne, won gold awards across the board in both the national and regional categories at The British Property Awards, EA Masters, ESTAS and Southern Enterprise Awards.

A Little History of The Big Sale

The Petersfield Branch of the Save the Children Fund, as it was originally known, was formed on 20th March 1957 following a public meeting in the Town Hall at which Miss M.M. Ferguson, principal staff speaker of the organisation gave a talk entitled ‘Children in Distress’ in which she highlighted the fine work being done in nursery schools and junior clubs in Great Britain as well as the contribution of British nurses working with Hungarian refugees in Austria. Miss Ferguson stated the aim of the Save the Children Fund “to help any child in need regardless of race, colour or creed.” These aims have not changed since 1919 when Eglantine Jebb and Dorothy Buxton founded the organisation. After thanking Miss Ferguson, Admiral of the Fleet, Sir Algernon Willis, proposed that a Petersfield Branch should be formed. This was seconded by Major General H.T. Tollemache, and a committee duly elected. Two months later, May 15th a ‘Save the Children Day’ was held when gifts of children’s clothing in good condition were collected and sent to needy children.

The Petersfield Branch blossomed and in 1963 a very successful clothing sale was held in a committee member’s sitting room. It grew into St Mary’s Church Hall, Liss by the mid 80’s before moving to the

The Southern Enterprise Awards aims to highlight and reward businesses who have shown excellence, commitment, and determination across the southern regions. White & Guard were named Best Independent Estate Agency for Hampshire, another huge achievement. The company also won gold at The British Property Awards, a great finale at the end of the year for the business.

Jason Guard and Steve White went on to say: “There are some 15,000 estate agents in the country, so winning these awards positions us among a very elite group and we are thrilled to be recognised as one of the very best in the UK.

Petersfield Festival Hall where HRH Princess Anne, President of Save the Children, visited The Big Sale in 2013 on the the 50th anniversary of this incredibly popular event which has become the Branch’s biggest annual fundraiser achieving a staggering £25,000 in 2019 to help disadvantaged children in the Petersfield area, throughout the UK and worldwide before Covid struck.

On its return in 2022 The Big Sale was held in the Tithe Barn at Ditcham, owing to the Festival Hall’s role as a vaccination centre. The Petersfield Branch Committee is delighted to be holding The Big Sale in the beautiful setting of the Tithe Barn again in 2023 opening with the fabulous Fashion Show on the 27th February highlighting the quality of the pre-loved clothing on offer.

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