Local estate agency Marcus Grimes has been a well-known firm in Mid-Sussex for over 25 years and earlier this month they celebrated the 10th successful year of their Hurstpierpoint office.

The first Marcus Grimes office opened in 1988 in Cuckfield, the company has continued to grow with offices in Haywards Heath and Hurstpierpoint while Marcus Grimes, the company founder and principle, continues to steer the firm on a daily basis from the Cuckfield office.

The Hurstpierpoint office opened in 2004 and has recently moved to much larger premises in the High street and has also taken on several new staff members to help with the continuing success of the branch.

Marcus Grimes said: “After being in the village for 10 years, we are now starting to see properties that we sold to the current owners coming back to us for sale, which is a fantastic complement to our staff for the service and professionalism they provide our clients.”

On the 1st November staff celebrated their 10th anniversary by inviting all their clients, past, present and future to the office for canapés and drinks as well as holding a free to enter draw for £100 cash, which was won by Sarah Emms, from Hurstpierpoint, who is pictured receiving her prize from Graham Smith, Area Manager and with her two children Charlotte and Harry who said: “Mummy promised if we won we would all share the prize,” to which Graham said “It looks like a very successful day for everyone!”