EweMove is celebrating after being awarded a silver award in the Newcomer category at the Estate Agency of the Year Awards.

Success at the awards, which are held in association with The Times and The Sunday Times and sponsored by Zoopla Property Group, rounded off an incredible 2014 for the growing business, with many new branches launching across the UK.

The rapidly growing sales and letting agent has certainly been a popular addition to Northwich’s property market since it was set up.

Northwich branch manager Mike Lancaster said: “We were delighted to receive the award!

“It’s a real honour for our innovative approach to estate agency to be recognised with such a prestigious award.”

Now in its 12th year as a dedicated competition, the Estate Agency of the Year Awards have become widely recognised as the most prestigious and difficult to win.

With more entrants than ever before, over 5,000 offices were represented this year, but only the very best of the best were crowned as award winners at a glittering ceremony at the Lancaster London Hotel opposite Hyde Park.

More than 650 leading estate agents from throughout the UK attended the ceremony, where the winners of what many consider to be the most highly regarded awards in the estate agency industry were presented with their awards by Michelle Mone OBE, one of the UK’s most successful female entrepreneurs and founder of international lingerie brand Ultimo, with renowned journalist, author and newsreader Penny Smith acting as compère.

Award winners were decided following a rigorous and thorough judging process by a panel of 19 industry experts, who assessed initial entry submissions before conducting an extensive review of the entrants, which included more than 150 hours of telephone interviews and mystery shopping exercises.

The whole of the judging process was overseen by The Property Ombudsman, Christopher Hamer. Mark Hayward, managing director of the NAEA, acted as arbiter.

A website listing all the winning companies and individuals, with comments from the judges as to why they won, can be found at www.estateagencyoftheyear.com.

EweMove’s summary can be found at http://estateagencyoftheyear.com/ewemove/index.html.

Multi award-winning EweMove also won an Innovation award at the 2014 Lettings Agency of the Year Awards and was shortlisted for Best Property Management.

EweMove claims that it is rapidly being recognised as the most innovative, stand-out brand in the property market, not only because of its quirky brand and green sheep mascot but because of its ‘mammoth marketing’ approach, which ensures that customers’ properties stand out from the crowd with carefully crafted property descriptions, professional photography and 2D and 3D colour floor plans as standard.

Mike added: “We pride ourselves on working harder than any other agent to deliver results for our clients.

“We get our sellers’ and landlords’ homes more interest, more quickly.

“We also operate a 24/7 service, making sure that any viewing, enquiry, property application or purchase offer is never lost.

“Most people search for houses online when they’ve finished work, or at weekends – precisely when most other agents are shut.

“They’re missing a trick, as we get lots of enquiries during these periods, so our clients don’t miss out.”

If you’re thinking of moving and you would like to find out what your property is worth, or how much rent you should be getting, visit EweMove.com/Northwich and use the free, instant online valuation tool for your free property report.

For further information, call Mike on 01606 614090 or visit www.EweMove.com/Northwich.