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06
Jun 2023
Harrogate estate agency blames pandemic as it goes into liquidation
A Harrogate estate agency founded 14 years ago has gone into liquidation, blaming difficult trading conditions during the pandemic.
Hopkinsons Estate Agents, a trading name of Howroyd Estates Limited, went into insolvent liquidation yesterday, Monday, June 5, according to a notice in The Gazette today.
The Harrogate-based business was founded in 2009 and Jeremy Hopkinson had been the sole director since 2015.
He has applied to continue using the trading name of Hopkinsons Estate Agents and has vowed to continue trading with his existing team.
Mr Hopkinson told the Stray Ferret:
Mr Hopkinson was seriously ill with covid in the early days of the pandemic and required a lengthy stay in hospital. He then suffered from long covid for a further 18 months.
The company has also been the victim of an alleged fraud, in which a couple are said to have claimed to be wealthy in order to make financial gains.
A warrant was issued for the couple's arrest at the end of last month after they failed to appear at York Crown Court.
Holroyd Estates' most recent accounts show debts of just over £550,000, up from £162,000 in 2018.
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