Winkworth plc

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Winkworth plc
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Founded1835
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Key people
Dominic Agace (CEO)

Winkworth plc is an international estate agent listed on the AIM London Stock Exchange.

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History

Winkworth was founded in 1835 by the brothers Henry St John and Edward Henry Thomas Winkworth. [1] The original head office was on Curzon Street, Mayfair, with a country office in Brighton. [1]

Winkworth went public on the AIM London Stock Exchange in 2009, [2] [3] when it had 89 franchises in Great Britain, [4] France and Portugal. [2] By 2016, it had expanded into the Spanish market, with an office in Marbella on the Costa del Sol. [5]

Its chief executive officer is Dominic Agace. [6]

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References

  1. 1 2 "History & Background". Winkworth plc. Retrieved 3 May 2016.
  2. 1 2 Sharon Lindores (12 October 2009). "UK estate agent Winkworth plans AIM flotation". Reuters. Retrieved 25 March 2011.
  3. Jenny Davey (11 October 2009). "Winkworth set for float with £8m tag" . The Sunday Times. Retrieved 25 March 2011.
  4. "Winkworth Estate Agents". GetAgent. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
  5. "Marbella Area". Winkworth plc.
  6. "M Winkworth Plc (WINK:London): Dominic Charles Mackay Agace". Bloomberg. Retrieved 3 May 2016.
    - Croucher, Shane (11 February 2016). "Winkworth CEO Dominic Agace: Booming China will power prime central London property demand". International Business Times. Retrieved 3 May 2016.

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