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Today, Curchods boasts a network of 25 offices across Surrey and south west London, with several specialist departments including Land & New Homes, Curchods Prime, Curchods Mortgage Services and Curchods Removals Service. As the ‘experts on your doorstep’, our friendly yet professional guidance and advice will give you a smoother and more enjoyable experience of moving home.
The business was founded by Peter Curchod as an independent Chartered Surveying practice in 1938, in the Grade II Listed former Dower House in Church Street, Weybridge. This fine Grade II Listed building continues to operate as Curchods Weybridge residential Sales and Lettings office today.
The second office opened in the nearby Surrey village of Ottershaw in the mid 1980’s, expanding into residential sales and lettings markets.
After many successful years Curchod & Co – which continues to this day as a totally separate and unconnected company providing Surveying and Commercial property services – sold their residential sales business to John Slatter and Andrew Dewar – two trusted, private individuals who shared similar high professional values and a passion for the property business which they still possess today.
In May 1990 John and Andrew rebranded the residential sales business ‘Curchods’ and together became Joint Senior Partners of the new company.
John Slatter
Joint Senior Partner
“When we acquired Curchods in 1990, we did so because it was a business of integrity, recognised by its clients for ‘adding value’ to their sales transaction by delivering honest and professional advice, something that still forms the basis of our company ethos.”
Despite the early 1990s bringing the worst housing market recession since the 1930s, our experienced estate agents remained committed to excellent service. As a result, the business grew quickly and steadily. We expanded to 12 sales offices and established Land & New Homes and Financial Services divisions.
Andrew Dewar
Joint Senior Partner
“We inherited a brand of outstanding professionalism and integrity with tremendous customer loyalty. It was our mission to safeguard and develop these critical three components as we developed and modernised Curchods.”
In 1998, the partners purchased Barton & Wyatt in Teddington. The respected name was retained for several years before being rebranded as Curchods and joining the wider network. Shortly afterwards, the Shepperton practice of Wyatt & Sons was acquired. This business had no connection to the former Teddington company. As a result, the total number of offices increased to 13. Later, the Head Office in West Horsley was added. Today, it remains home to our Land & New Homes Department, in-house Marketing Department and Mortgage Services team.
In 2007, Curchods continued its expansion with the acquisition of Burns & Webber. The company operated offices in Cranleigh, Farnham, Godalming and Guildford. As a result, the network grew to a total of 17 offices. Burns & Webber had built an excellent reputation across the towns and villages it served. Under Curchods stewardship, these offices retained the Burns & Webber identity for 17 years. However, to strengthen links with the wider Curchods network across Surrey and South West London, the offices were rebranded as Curchods in 2024.
In May 2014, Curchods acquired Lords Estate Agents, which operated offices in Ham, Kingston upon Thames, Surbiton and Tolworth. The branches were rebranded under the Curchods name. As a result, coverage was completed between the existing offices in New Malden, Teddington and Esher. This expansion increased the total number of offices to 21. The purchase of Lords Estate Agents also expanded our range of services into Residential Lettings.
“We have never been the cheapest agent on the High Street, especially true today with the advent of almost ‘do it yourself’ online offerings, but our hope is that clients will see the true value of our service when they see the effort we put in to support, advise and guide them through every step of the way, whilst maximising the true value of what will likely be their most expensive asset.”
Andrew Dewar, Joint Senior Partner
In February 2014, our Walton Lettings office opened. It is now home to our dedicated Property Management team. The office acts as a central point of contact for tenants and landlords. Since then, the Lettings Division has continued to grow. New offices opened in Guildford and Woking. In addition, we acquired Aspire, an established independent lettings business based in Weybridge. As a result, the business has developed into a broad general practice. By 2025, we had grown to 25 offices and more than 200 staff members.