COLLEAGUES at Kendal estate agency Thomson Hayton Winkley say they are delighted to have achieved a new mark of excellence.

TV presenter Gabby Logan presented the team with two gold awards for sales and lettings during a prestigious ceremony at London's InterContinental hotel.

The judging process for the EA Masters 2018 awards has been described as "the largest assessment of the property industry ever undertaken", taking in 15,000 brands and 25,000 estate and letting agency branches.

Each was scored for performance and customer service using mystery shopping and data analysis to find the best in the country.

Home movers and landlords can search for agents that made the grade by visiting www.bestestateagentguide.co.uk, supported by property portal Rightmove.

In more success, Thomson Hayton Winkley has also just picked up the British Property Awards' gold award for lettings in Kendal.