Hampshire and Surrey firm Charters has bought the operation and lettings book of rival Manns and Manns.

Online agency says roll-out of new advertising message will begin in the north and then spread to the rest of the UK.

Rowe & Co Homes’ first office opened in Chandler’s Ford this week and there are plans to expand to other key locations throughout Hampshire.

The estate agency has announced the news just six months after re-launching under new ownership with a flat £999 fee.

Matt Nicol’s Community Fund has raised over £50,000 to date and he wants other estate agents to copy the firm’s efforts and help their own communities.

It’s the 10th year in a row that the estate agency has helped support the capital’s most vulnerable through coat charity Calling London.

Ultra-prime estate agent Gary Hersham has recruited Charles Lloyd to head Mayfair sales and properties in London’s leading addresses.

Kieran Moore has been found guilty of stealing the cash from his former employer, Anthony James Estate Agents in Southport.