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24
Feb
Knaresborough estate agent acquired by regional giant
Lister Haigh, the Knaresborough-based rural property agent, has been acquired by one of the region’s largest independent estate agents, Dacre, Son & Hartley.
The Lister Haigh team, including its directors, will now join Ilkley-headquartered Dacres, which has 18 branches across North and West Yorkshire, including in Harrogate, Knaresborough, Ripon and Pateley Bridge.
But there will be no name-change – Lister Haigh in Knaresborough will continue to trade under that name.
Lister Haigh’s roots go back to Oswald Lister, who in 1919 founded a well-respected agricultural auction and valuation business.
John Haigh joined in 1990, and Lister Haigh was incorporated in 2002 when the business of James Johnston in Boroughbridge was acquired, and Catherine Johnston joined as a director.
She was followed by Giles Chaplin, who became a director in 2011.
Ms Johnston said:
Dacre, Son & Hartley is a very well-recognised and hugely respected name in Yorkshire property. There’s no doubt that the combined skillset gives us one of the most experienced and knowledgeable rural and agricultural practices in the region. This is great news for our clients, our people and the sector as a whole.
Dacres, which was founded more than 200 years ago, offers residential sales and lettings, agricultural management, survey services and specialist nationwide healthcare investment advice through its Leeds-based Dacres Commercial subsidiary.
Dacres' Patrick McCutcheon
Patrick McCutcheon, head of residential at Dacre, Son & Hartley, said:
Lister Haigh is another long-established Yorkshire property company with an excellent reputation in the rural sector, readily complementing our own range of services within that sphere.
The company has a hugely experienced team, including Catherine Johnston and Giles Chaplin, who will play a major part of our future offering as we further enhance our rural and development services.
Crucially, it also gives Lister Haigh’s existing clients access to a much broader marketing and knowledge base across our 18 offices, and via our far-reaching digital and online presence.
Last year we launched our new lettings division, after selling the previous portfolio in 2020. Lister Haigh has a significant managed residential rentals portfolio in North Yorkshire and this acquisition quickly increases our growing market share as we re-establish ourselves in the sector.
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