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provide significant coverage of it beyond its mere trivial mention . if notability can not be established the article is likely to be merged redirected or deleted . find sources connells group news newspapers books scholar jstor free images may 2013 learn how and when to remove this template message this article relies too much on references to primary sources . please improve this by adding secondary or tertiary sources . may 2013 learn how and when to remove this template message learn how and when to remove this template message connells limited trading as connells group type limited company industry real estate founded 1936 luton headquarters leighton buzzard bedfordshire key people david livesey group chief executive stephen shipperley group executive chairman david plumtree group chief estate agency executive stephen nation group lettings managing director david miles mortgage services managing director parent skipton building society website http www.connellsgroup.co.uk connells limited trading as connells group is a british estate agency and property services company headquartered in leighton buzzard and a subsidiary of skipton building society . connells group has around 500 branches across the uk and operates under multiple brand names including connells sequence allen & harris bagshaws residential barnard marcus brown & merry fox & sons jones & chapman manners & harrison roger platt shipways swetenhams william h brown sharman quinney peter alan burchell edwards gascoigne halman hatched and rook matthews sayer . contents 1 history 2 operations 3 references 4 external links history edit in 1936 the first connells estate agency branch was opened in luton bedfordshire . in 1969 connells estate agency branch network was acquired by the constantine group . connells was listed on the london stock exchange in 1984 . connells was acquired by scottish widows in 1991 . in the same year connells acquired the western division of prudential property services increasing its number of branches to around 150 . in 1996 connells was acquired by skipton building society which bought a major shareholding in the company alongside connells senior management . in 2000 connells played a leading role in the launch and development of rightmove . connells acquired sequence estate agency in 2003 1 increasing its estate agency network to around 500 branches . in the same year connells acquired estate agency sharman quinney . 2 in 2004 connells group wins first industry awards at estate agency of the year awards and lettings agency of the year awards . in 2006 rightmove plc floated on the london stock market valuing the business at 400m . connells group owned 29 % immediately prior to floatation . in 2007 connells group acquired shares in the asset management group amg and the new homes group . in 2008 connells group sold its remaining 18 % stake in rightmove plc. 3 in 2010 skipton building society acquired nearly 100 % of connells group . in the same year connells group acquired a major shareholding in vibrant energy matters 4 a provider of energy performance certificates formed a strategic relationship with online property services company zoopla and established redstone wills . in 2011 connells group acquired a shareholding in the conveyancing and remortgaging panel management services provider lms group . 5 in the same year connells acquired independent estate agency burchell edwards including conveyancing firm be legal . 6 in 2012 connells acquired a 25 % strategic stake in residential property fund manager hearthstone investments plc. 7 in 2013 connells group initiated a major expansion programme for its residential lettings business . in 2014 connells group acquired the peter alan chain which operates in south wales from the principality building society for 16.4 m. 8 in 2015 connells group acquired hatched an online estate agency . 9 in 2015 connells group acquired the liverpool business of farrell heyworth an independent estate agent based in the north west of england . 10 in 2015 connells group acquired gascoigne halman estate agency . 11 in 2016 connells group acquired rook matthews sayer estate agency . 12 operations edit connells group provides residential property sales and lettings services mortgage services conveyancing epcs surveying corporate lettings asset management land & planning lpa receivers auctions wills insurance and relocations . connells group s subsidiaries include conveyancing direct property lawyers amg asset management group connells survey & valuation the new homes group including new homes mortgage helpline new homes part exchange and imh tm group vibrant energy matters an epc provider redstone wills just wills lms a conveyancing and remortgaging panel management provider and hearthstone investments . references edit connells buys sequence mortgage strategy . 2003 10 22 . retrieved 2016 07 27 . property major stakehold sold to connells . www.peterboroughtoday.co.uk . retrieved 2016 07 27 . bombshell as connells sells rightmove holding ... . estate agent today . retrieved 2016 07 27 . connells snap up national energy assessor firm ... . estate agent today . retrieved 2016 07 27 . lms strengthened by acquisition by leading estate agents today s conveyancer . 2011 07 17 . retrieved 2016 07 27 . connells snaps up 16 branch independent chain ... . estate agent today . retrieved 2016 07 27 . connells acquires stake in buy to let investment fund ... . letting agent today . retrieved 2016 07 27 . connells snaps up peter alan agency for 16.4 m . 2014 07 31 . retrieved 2016 07 27 . national estate agent connells snaps up online firm hatched . retrieved 2016 07 27 . connells firm sequence snaps up major city business . 2015 05 20 . retrieved 2016 07 27 . ltd insider media . connells acquires gascoigne halman . retrieved 2016 07 27 . rook matthews sayer acquired by connells group unw . www.unw.co.uk . retrieved 2016 07 27 . external links edit connells group connells sequence 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