The corner of East Street & Market Place has been the home of an estate agent since Bruce Trent opened the doors for the first time in 1976. The office was subsequently acquired by Chris Brock & Martin Taylor, who opened under the revised name of Brock Taylor in 1992 and experienced considerable success and a reputation for good customer service, which has been continued by the current directors Peter Maskell & Matthew Searle who have a combined industry experience in excess of 44 years.
Brock Taylor is set in one of the town’s most eye catching locations as it is positioned on the corner of East Street and the Market Place, which has recently become pedestrianised during the day and is one of the town’s busiest locations and a focus for events in the town including the Horsham Festival. Due to the prominent setting the office is open throughout the week from 8.30 until 18.30, as well as being open on both Saturday & Sunday, for the ultimate convenience to all of our clients. This is particularly useful to vendors or purchasers who live locally, but work in London, Brighton or other commercial centres as we are usually open or able to meet them outside of normal office hours.
The office is staffed by a team of property professionals who all live in Horsham and the surrounding villages and so have a high level of local knowledge and expertise. Furthermore as members of both the Ombudsman for estate agents (OEA) and National Association of estate agents (NAEA) Brock Taylor are committed to providing excellent customer service. Indeed all staff members have obtained professional qualifications through the NAEA technical award, to ensure that our clients have total peace of mind about the quality of service that will be provided to them.
We also believe that a high quality of marketing is essential in achieving the right level of exposure to any property – especially in the current market – and so invest heavily in all forms of media exposure including: striking weekly advertising in the West Sussex County Times and a regular advert in Sussex Life. In addition to this we understand and recognise that it is equally - if not more important - to ensure that we have a strong on line presence for your property. Therefore we employ website prioritisation to ensure that Brock Taylor’s website is linked to the 1st page of Google. In addition all properties are marketed on a host of websites that include Rightmove, Prime Location, Property Finder, Globrix, Homes24, Property Index & Property Live – to name but a few! This ensures that when you instruct Brock Taylor your property will be exposed to the local, National & global market in one fell swoop!
Being set in one of Sussex’s historic market towns, surrounded by a number of villages means that Brock Taylor cover a radius of some 10-15 miles outside of the town, meaning that we are familiar with marketing a diverse range of town & village properties either for sale or rent. Therefore if you are looking for an effective local agent with a reputation for excellence - then look no further!
A BRIEF HISTORY OF HORSHAM
The name Horsham is believed to be derived from “Horse Ham”, a settlement where horses were kept, and was first mentioned in King Eadreds land charter of AD 947 and the area has maintained a strong relationship with all things equine. In ancient times the town was controlled by the powerful Braose family, later the Eversfield family, who built Denne Park House and represented the town in parliament. The town had a bristling market economy with two weekly markets In the middle ages and was noted locally for its annual fairs.
In later years it was known to have both a prosperous iron & brewing industry, although maintained its status as a market town serving the numerous local farms until the early twentieth century, at which point other industry and residential development began to proliferate including the manufacture of bricks from the Wealden clay on which Horsham sits. The area further prospered in the Victorian era and there are still some fine examples of Victorian architecture in the area, much of which was photographed by Francis Frith.
The town’s population has grown steadily to a current population of some 50,000 and has been highlighted in the highly popular TV series Location, Location, Location as being in the top 10 best places to live in the UK, both in 2006 & 2007. It was given particular praise for it’s low crime rate, excellent state & Independent education and longevity of life! The whole district now encompasses some 125,000 residents with the town still being a thriving heart of the community with a varied centre packed with both specialist independent and a host of major retailers including; Marks & Spencer, Waitrose, Sainsbury, Beales Department Store and TK Maxx, with an award winning shopping centre – Swan Walk. In addition to this there are a plethora of Coffee shops and a strong café and restaurant culture, with a rich diversity of tastes catered for.
The town is ideally located for access to London, either by road or rail, as it has two mainline stations with swift connections to Clapham Junction, Victoria & London Bridge and easy access to the M23, and A24/A29. The coast is also only 20 miles away and can be reached in under half and hour. If your plans are to travel further a field Gatwick airport is also close at hand, with regular train services getting there in under 15 minutes. In the surrounding area there are numerous hammer ponds within St Leonard’s Forest, which is an area of designated local beauty and a legacy of the area’s industrial past. The area is also surrounded by numerous leisure facilities, a host of Golf Courses including two championship courses at Mannings Heath, an international sports centre and numerous parks and open spaces.
If you are new to the area – or looking to move into Horsham - then please contact us as we have a brochure that will provide you with location area information that we can forward to you, with a selection of property details. Please feel free to contact us with any additional information that you may require.
