The Guild of Property Professionals member Sawyer & Co Sales & Lettings was presented with the Best Estate Agent in the South East award at The Guild gala dinner and awards ceremony sponsored by The Telegraph, at The Vox conference centre, Birmingham, on 27 January. The company, with branches in Hove, Brighton and Portslade, was also runner up and silver award winner of the national Best Lettings Agent in the UK award.

Director Chris Sawyer said: “I’d like to start by saying how immensely proud we are. It's an amazing achievement for a small company like us.

“It's not just one thing that’s responsible for winning us these awards. Firstly, we get the basics right by consistently doing them really well. Then, and only then, do we give our team the freedom to do memorable things for the people they interact with. They don’t have to cost a fortune but, as the saying goes, it’s the little things in life that can make a huge difference and they go a long way to making our customer experience as good as it possibly can be.”

Marcus Whewell, CEO of The Guild of Property Professionals, said: “It was great to be able to unite and celebrate excellence within our network. Very many congratulations to all the award recipients who richly deserve their success.”

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