Allen & Harris

Allen & Harris is a British estate and letting agency brand that has served local property markets since 1966, when it opened its first branch in Didcot, Oxfordshire. Over the decades it has expanded into a regional network of more than 40 offices covering Bristol, Wiltshire, Oxfordshire, Somerset, South Wales and Central Scotland. The brand positions itself around the combination of "Local Knowledge, National Strength" — pairing branch-level market expertise with the resources of a much larger national agency network. Allen & Harris operates as one of the trading names of Sequence (UK) Limited, a national estate agency network with over 320 offices that itself sits within the Connells Group. Sequence describes itself as an award-winning estate agent operating under twelve different trading names, several of which have been associated with estate agency for more than a century. Alongside Allen & Harris, these include Bagshaws Residential, Barnard Marcus, Barnfields, Brown & Merry, Fox & Sons, Jones & Chapman, Manners & Harrison, Roger Platt, Swetenhams, Shipways and William H Brown. The core business is residential sales and lettings: helping clients sell or let property and helping buyers and tenants find homes. Listings are marketed through the major UK property portals — Rightmove, Zoopla and OnTheMarket — and clients get 24/7 access to an online seller's account. Beyond the transaction itself, Allen & Harris offers a suite of ancillary property services, including free no-obligation market valuations, regional property auctions, mortgage services through in-branch consultants, conveyancing (via the Sequence Home Conveyancing service), shared ownership options, surveys and valuations, new homes, land and development site acquisition and disposal, and corporate letting portfolios. Its land and development team focuses on the acquisition and disposal of residential development land for private and institutional landowners, drawing on the wider national network and new homes teams to optimise site value. This breadth — from a single flat rental to multi-million-pound development land — reflects the brand's positioning as a full-service local agency backed by national scale. Allen & Harris remains an active, regionally focused brand within one of the UK's largest estate agency groups.

Allen & Harris traces its origins to 1966, when it opened its first branch in Didcot, Oxfordshire. From that single office the business grew into a regional estate agency serving the communities of Oxfordshire and the surrounding counties. Over the following decades it expanded its branch footprint across Bristol, Wiltshire, Oxfordshire, Somerset, South Wales and Central Scotland, reaching a network of more than 40 offices. At some point in its development, Allen & Harris became part of Sequence (UK) Limited, a national estate agency network. Sequence operates under twelve different trading names, several of which have been synonymous with estate agency for over a century, and describes itself as an award-winning estate agent. The Sequence network has continued to grow and now includes over 320 offices around the country, with additional brands such as Holroyds, Knight Partnership, Porter Glenny and Porter Glenny New Homes joining the group. Sequence (UK) Limited is itself part of the Connells Group, one of the UK's largest estate agency and property services organisations. Within this structure, Allen & Harris functions as a regional trading brand rather than a standalone company. Its branches retain local identities and market expertise while benefiting from the group's national infrastructure — including portal listings on Rightmove, Zoopla and OnTheMarket, shared conveyancing and mortgage services, and a national land and new homes capability. The brand's stated aim is to remove the stress and hassle from the moving process, emphasising common courtesies such as explaining the process, returning calls and keeping clients up to date. Today Allen & Harris continues to trade as an active estate and letting agency across its core regions, offering sales, lettings, auctions, land, new homes, mortgage services, conveyancing, surveys and valuations, and shared ownership advice. Its land specialists work on the acquisition and disposal of residential development land for private and institutional clients, supported by the wider national network.

• 1966

  Allen & Harris opens its first branch in Didcot, Oxfordshire.

• Allen & Harris becomes part of Sequence (UK) Limited, a national estate agency network.

• The brand grows to over 40 offices across Bristol, Wiltshire, Oxfordshire, Somerset, South Wales and Central Scotland.

• Sequence network grows to over 320 estate agency branches nationwide.

Local Knowledge, National Strength — a regional estate and letting agency brand backed by the national Sequence (UK) network and Connells Group.

• Residential sales agency

  Helping clients sell homes, with listings on Rightmove, Zoopla and OnTheMarket.

• Residential lettings agency

  Helping landlords let and tenants rent properties.

• Property valuation

  Free, no-obligation market valuation service.

• Auctions

  Regional auctions teams running auctions throughout the year for buyers and investors.

• Mortgage services

  In-branch Mortgage Services Consultants helping clients find the right mortgage.

• Conveyancing

  Legal work for property moves via the Sequence Home Conveyancing service.

• Shared ownership

  Options for buyers who cannot yet afford a full deposit and mortgage.

• Surveys and valuations

  Full property surveys to inform buying decisions.

• New homes

  New build properties from trusted UK developers.

• Land and development

  Acquisition and disposal of residential development land for private and institutional clients.

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