Kent-based Harpers & Hurlingham continues trading after a buyer completes a same-day purchase.
9th Feb 20260 748 1 minute read Simon Cairnes
Harpers & Hurlingham Limited, an established, upmarket estate and letting agency in Cranbrook, Kent, entered administration on January 29 but was immediately sold in a same-day transaction, allowing the business to continue operating.
Companies House records show the firm’s most recent accounts were overdue when joint administrators Steven Edwards and Mark Holborow of Crowe U.K. LLP were appointed. Unlike liquidation, administration provides legal protection from creditors while a restructuring or sale is arranged.
Responding to an email enquiry from The Negotiator, Director Emilie Beard, who is not listed on Companies House as one of its former directors, wrote: “Harpers and Hurlingham went into administration on the 29th of January and was purchased the same day by the new owner.
A new 10-year lease has been signed for the premises, and we are very much looking forward to the future of Harpers and Hurlingham.”
“The business will continue to trade as normal, with the same branding and team. A new 10-year lease has been signed for the premises, and we are very much looking forward to the future of Harpers and Hurlingham.”
Beard said there were no major creditors, but declined to name the new owner, adding: “The business has been purchased by an individual as an investment. They will not be involved with the day-to-day running of the business. Their intention is for it to continue trading as it has been all these years with the same successful team.”
Founded more than a decade ago, Harpers & Hurlingham undertakes residential sales, lettings and property management for higher-value homes within the premium TN17 market.
On its website, it describes itself as a “market leader” in TN17 and says it has sold more properties between £500,000 and £3m than any other agent locally, and its lettings department has let more homes than competitors for five consecutive years.
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