Hamptons International took home Gold for Best Large Agency for the fourth consecutive year.

The prize was picked up at the Estate Agency of the Year Awards 2015 in association with the Sunday Times and The Times, held at The Lancaster London Hotel last month.

The event is one of the most prestigious in the industry calendar and attracted stiff competition from agents across the country. Winners were presented with their awards by international rugby star and MBE Matt Dawson.

Award winners were decided following a rigorous judging process by a panel of 20 industry experts. The judges said: “Hamptons International is a leading residential property company offering unrivalled customer service from committed and inspired people.

"Clients receive expert advice from highly trained, professional and enthusiastic staff. The valuers and negotiators are switched on, and are increasingly proactive in progressing sales efficiently in a considerate manner.

"The culture is people oriented and the executive team has worked hard to entrench this philosophy internally and externally, so the team and the clients feel valued and appreciated. They understand the right values are a mind-set so recruit those whose attitudes mirror those of the business, and seek to reinforce this with thorough training of the technical skills of estate agency.

"It has grown its international presence and now has partnerships with over 7,000 overseas offices.

"Hamptons International is a professional and polished brand whose ethics and standards have led to extraordinary levels of repeat and referral business. It is a worthy winner.”

Hamptons International also scooped silver for Best Training and Development and Philip Knight from their Caterham branch won Best Valuer.

Marc Goldberg, head of sales at Hamptons International, said: “We have been working hard to grow our business share, invest in our staff and provide our clients with outstanding customer service.

“To be acknowledged for these efforts by a group of industry experts is extremely rewarding and is testament to the hard work and dedication of our employees.

“Hamptons International scooped silver for Best Training and Development, acknowledged for our committed approach to training every employee in the business from new starter to senior director.

“We are also extremely proud of Philip Knight taking home Best Valuer and commended for his relationships in the local community and excellent commitment to service. To win these categories with competition from more than 6,000 estate agency offices from around the country is an enormous achievement.”

Hamptons International – 82 Church Road, Hove, BN3 2EB. 01273 230230.