Its prime residential operation helped the firm beat its forecasts for 2021, although 2022 is likely to be more difficult.

Franchised estate agency chain also reveals sales up 42% compared to 2019 and six new branches with eight planned this year.

Celebrations follow the latest twist in its history when Connells acquired the agency via its purchase of Countrywide in March last year.

Birmingham agency Davidson Estates has more than doubled its team during the pandemic to cope with its increasing workload.

Boomin's latest hire has spent time in traditional as well as hybrid estate agency, a CV that more and more agents now hold.

Judges in a national competition organised by Billboard Media thought so after being sent entries from dozens of firms across the UK.

Company, which is spending £11 million on its national roll-out, says it has now sold over 56,000 homes.

Confidence in the traditional estate agency model has been underlined by new, large facilities for Adair Paxton and Miles & Barr.