Countrywide chalked up a record year in 2014, with total shareholder returns in excess of £57m and total income reaching £702.2m – up 20% on 2013.
There were record results from the lettings business on revenue, profits and margins, with Lambert Smith Hampton singled out for delivering ahead of expectations.
The group invested £48.8m over the course of the year. Acquisitions included north London agency, Preston Bennett, Ireland’s largest property consultancy, BTW Shiells, and Tucker Gardner, a letting and sales business in Cambridge.
Countrywide chief executive, Alison Platt, said: “These results once again underline the resilience we derive from our broadly based business and our ability to deliver strong growth in a challenging market.”
The company will publish its final results for the year to 31 December 2014 on 26 February 2015.
