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In 1936 the first Connells estate agency branch was opened in Luton, Bedfordshire.
Connells acquired Sequence estate agency in 2003, increasing its estate agency network to around 500 branches. In the same year, Connells acquired estate agency Sharman Quinney.
In 2008 Connells Group sold its remaining 18% stake in Rightmove plc.
In 2010 Skipton Building Society acquired nearly 100% of Connells Group. In the same year, Connells Group acquired a major shareholding in Vibrant Energy Matters.
In 2011 Connells Group acquired a shareholding in the conveyancing and remortgaging panel management services provider LMS Group. In the same year, Connells acquired independent estate agency Burchell Edwards including conveyancing firm Be Legal.
In 2012 Connells acquired a 25% strategic stake in residential property fund manager, Hearthstone Investments plc.
In 2014 Connells Group acquired the Peter Alan chain, which operates in south Wales, from the Principality Building Society for £16.4m.
In 2015 Connells group acquired the Liverpool business of Farrell Heyworth an independent Estate Agent, based in the North West of England.
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In 2015 Connells Group acquired Gascoigne Halman estate agency, based in the North West of England.
In 2015 Connells Group acquired Gilbert & Thomas, based in Rutland.
In 2016 Connells Group acquired Rook Matthews Sayer estate agency, based in Newcastle upon Tyne.
In 2016 Connells Group acquired Paul Dubberley, based in the West Midlands.
In 2016 Connells Group acquired Touchstone Residential, operating in Kent, Buckinghamshire and the west country.
In 2021, the group purchased Countrywide, with branches across the UK.
In 2025, the group sold its Mortgage Intelligence Network to OneDome, a British housing and fintech platform.
From Wikipedia’s article on Connells Group, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.4