Norwich and Beccles estate agent offices to close

Musker Mcintyre has said the decision didn't come lightly but it is the best decision from a business perspective.

Managing partner, Simon McIntyre, said: "The decision to reduce offices comes in part from the pandemic period of lockdown making us realise we can and need to change and adapt to the new ways of working.''

"Whilst working through the pandemic our expert teams proved how adaptable they were by how smoothly the business continued to run.

"We have a fantastic strong, professional, and friendly team who will all remain and bringing them under the same roof will only benefit our operation and the service levels for our clients and customers."

Managing Partner of the estate agents, Simon McIntyre (Image: Musker McIntyre)

He said the days of having “an estate agent office on every street corner were gone” and it didn’t make business sense to have staff manning multiple offices which were geographically so close.

"The vast majority of our business is done over the telephone and e-mail but we, of course, understand certain clients' needs require an office space to visit.

"So whilst we will be closing both our Norwich and Beccles branches, the staff will operate from the neighbouring Loddon and Bungay Offices and will be available to visit clients in their homes if a trip into the nearest branch is not possible."

Musker McIntyre's shop in Beccles will be occupied by the Two Magpies (Image: Google)

Mr McIntyre said some of the changes would have happened without the coronavirus, but that lockdown had shown them how convenient working with new technology was and streamlining the business gave clients a faster, more slick service.

He added: "We are pleased to announce that our premises in Beccles have already been snapped up by a well-known independent bakery chain who have long desired a high street position in Beccles.

"Our site in New Market is the ideal space and we take pleasure in wishing Two Magpies bakery every success."

Musker Mcintyre will be operating from five larger hubs in Bungay, Halesworth, Harleston, Loddon and Diss. Its Norwich branch is in Giles Street.