Strutt & Parker history
Where it all began
Edward Strutt and Charles Parker opened their first office in Finsbury Circus, London, in 1885. Today, Strutt & Parker has grown into a multi-disciplinary consultancy with more than 50 offices across the country. Here’s the journey we took to get there.
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1885
Two friends, Edward Gerald Strutt and Charles Alfred Parker, become business partners to form Strutt & Parker and open their first office in Finsbury Circus, London.
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1888
Total office salaries amount to £300.
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1896
Strutt & Parker are trusted to manage 3,000 acres of land (today it's 1.5m acres).
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1914-18
Edward Strutt advises the Board of Agriculture on national agricultural policy during the First World War.
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1934
Despite the stock market crash, Strutt & Parker opens its second office in Lewes and places Major Carlisle Sayer as the partner in charge.
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1935
Now well established, employing some 50 staff and with a London head office in Russell Square, Strutt & Parker celebrates its golden jubilee with a dinner at the Holborn Restaurant, London.
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1939
During the Second World War land agency requisitioned large areas of land for military occupation, rationing of animal feeding stuffs, the slaughter of woodlands and the control of the War Agricultural Committees. A handful of devoted people worked 12-hour days seven days a week to manage the estates.
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1948
Turnover reaches £40,000.
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1955
Merger with rural estate agency Lofts & Warner. For a time, the company is known as Strutt & Parker Lofts & Warner.
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1962-79
Under Mark Strutt's leadership, the company's activities become more diverse, reflecting changes in the world of property and business.
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1967
Strutt & Parker diversifies, and the commercial division is formed.
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1967
The head office moves to 13 Hill Street, London.
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1977
First farm sold where the price exceeded £1,000 per acre.
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1981
Heveningham Hall in Suffolk sells for £726,000.
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1982
The last remaining member of the Strutt family dies.
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1983
A programme of nationwide expansion is completed, with offices opened in Canterbury, Chelmsford, Cheltenham, Chester, Exeter, Edinburgh, Grantham, Harrogate, Ipswich, Norwich and Salisbury.
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2007
Strutt & Parker merges with Lane Fox, and the company doubles in size to 50 offices. The merger strengthens Strutt & Parker's residential agency offering.
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2011
Strutt & Parker now has more than 800 staff working in 45 offices around the UK. Our experts provide a wide range of services: residential sales and lettings, commercial agency and investment, land management, farming, development, sporting, building surveying, planning and a range of professional services.
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2012
Strutt & Parker has become the exclusive UK affiliate of Christie's International Real Estate, joining the world's leading network of luxury residential real estate specialists across 42 countries. This affiliation significantly enhances Strutt & Parker's international profile.
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2013
Strutt & Parker opens two new offices in Cambridge and Oxford.
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2014
Strutt & Parker partner with Great Ormond Street Hospital Charity, raising £200,000 in support of the charity’s Raising the Roof appeal to help fund the expansion of The JN and Phyllis Somers Neurosciences Centre, and commission a charity cookery book featuring 52 recipes from high-profile actors, singers, chefs, politicians and sportspeople.
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2015
Strutt & Parker financial results for the year ended 30 April 2015 show a record level of turnover, with revenues rising by 9%. This increase was led by the commercial group, where revenues increased 26% after completing a number of high-profile property transactions.
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2015
Strutt & Parker's residential estate agency teams grow to 43 following the acquisition of Buckinghamshire-based Roberts Newby, and Surrey and Berkshire-based residential estate agency Edwards & Elliott, part of our continued plan for growth, particularly in the Home Counties.
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2016
The acquisition of John Clegg & Co, a name synonymous with forestry in the UK, results in Strutt & Parker becoming market leaders in forestry.
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2017
Our people grow in numbers to 874, and our turnover is some £104m.
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2017
Strutt & Parker and BNP Paribas Real Estate (BNP PRE) merge to offer a broader set of services to clients throughout the real estate lifecycle.
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2020
Etienne Prongué is appointed CEO of BNP Paribas Real Estate UK.
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2021
Strutt & Parker's residential business record its best-ever year in terms of revenue.
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2022
Lord and Lady Carnarvon appoint Strutt & Parker as managing agents of Highclere Castle and estate, better known to millions as Downton Abbey.
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2023
Strutt & Parker's residential estate agency expands its London footprint, hiring property experts in Mayfair, Islington and Hampstead.
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2026
Strutt & Parker unveils a significant rebrand - including a refined colourway and redesigned logo, a new strapline, refreshed marketing, website and advertising materials, and the start of a nationwide office refurbishment.
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