A PROPERTY trading and investment group has hailed a ‘major milestone’ after trading over £1billion since forming 15 years ago.
London-headquartered Castle Property Group has now traded more than 7,000 properties throughout the UK equating to over £1bn worth of residential transactions.
The group, which includes the UK’s leading cash-buying company We Buy Any Home, is run by CEO Elliot Castle and includes a dynamic network of property-focused businesses which specialise in making property experiences faster and smarter, aiming to complete on transactions much quicker than the rest of the residential market.
Elliot said: “It has been another incredible year for Castle Property Group as we continue to go from strength to strength.
“Trading over £1bn of property is a major milestone for us and demonstrates the impact we’re having in an increasingly difficult market.
“I’m incredibly proud to say we have always maintained a good, solid and reliable reputation in an industry which can be challenging and going forward we will continue to focus on innovation, agility and taking the pain out of the property buying and selling process.”
Elliot founded the group 15 years ago after discovering first-hand the fundamental problems with the way property is sold in this country.
He now oversees a 50-strong team with a shared passion for creating streamlined solutions. Going forward they aim to build a portfolio of energy efficient, responsibly-managed rental homes that will cost tenants less to run and will help to contribute to the Net Zero Challenge.
Elliot continued: “We Buy Any Home has been the mainstay of our group for the last 15 years and going forward we are really looking to harness the relationships we have with joint venture partners, developers, estate agents, solicitors and property professionals to really enhance and grow the group further.
“Most of what we have done for the last 15 years has been trading, but we want to continue to grow and build our own portfolio of energy-efficient investment properties for the future.
“Our focus for this is on providing a high standard of living for people in good quality, environmentally efficient homes and a top quality management service.”
The group is also focusing on momentum in tech, hiring a head of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and automations to oversee digital innovation.
Elliot continued: “We take a view of embracing technology or getting left behind. Technology and AI is a big investment for us and we are constantly looking at where we can improve the business and the customer experience. That doesn’t mean to replace humans, it’s an enhancement so we can provide a better quality of service.”
Castle Property Group includes the brands We Buy Any Home, Sold.co.uk, StampDuty.com, proffered.co.uk and Castle Developments.