Awards
Michael Hodgson have been honoured at the prestigious ESTAS – The Estate and Letting Awards 2012 for the 5th Year Running


Michael Hodgson are delighted to announce that they have been voted best North East Estate Agent in both Sales and Lettings at this year’s awards and received the GOLD award in both categories. The awards recognise an agents exceptional customer service voted for by their clients during the course of 2011.
The award was announced by Phil Spencer, the TV property expert at a lavish luncheon & ceremony at the Hilton Park Lane London attended by 550 of the UK’s top estate and letting agents. Phil Spencer said “The ESTAS are the most important and valuable awards in our industry. An ESTA is not an easy accolade to pick up, to win one requires a lot of hard work, over a very long period of time.”
Simon Brown, owner of the awards added “Agents that take part in the ESTAS believe passionately in providing the highest quality customer service. They are prepared to go that extra mile, prepared to take criticism as well as praise and prepared to invest and develop their businesses accordingly”.
The results of the competition were determined by research carried out amongst customers who are asked a series of questions about the service they have received from their agent. Over 33,000 votes were received making it the biggest consumer survey of its kind in the property industry.
Michael Hodgson said “ My team and I are delighted to have won both top awards this year. This is our 5th year of entering the awards and it shows that we continually strive to provide the highest possible service to our clients. It’s such an achievement to even be nominated but to win the Gold awards in both sales and letting is outstanding. The awards means so such to me and my team because the votes are solely based upon our clients feedback and their ratings of our services not a judging panel. We always pride ourselves on a first class service to our clients and these award show we must be getting it right!”
Michael Hodgson have been have been honoured at the prestigious Estate & Letting Agent Awards 2011


Michael Hodgson have been honoured at the prestigious ESTAS – The Estate & Letting Agent Awards 2011 for the 4th Year Running
Michael Hodgson have been honoured for the 4th year running. The Sunderland based agency who received the Silver Award for Sales and a top 10 agent for Lettings was recognised for its excellent customer service as voted for by their clients during the course of 2010.
The award was announced by Phil Spencer, presenter of Channel 4’s Location, Location. Location property programme at a lavish luncheon & ceremony at the Hilton Park Lane London attended by 500 of the UK’s top estate and letting agents.
Phil Spencer said “The ESTAS are the most important and valuable awards in our industry. An ESTA is not an easy accolade to pick up, to win one requires a lot of hard work, over a very long period of time.”
Simon Brown, owner of the awards added “ESTA agents believe passionately in providing the highest quality customer service. They are prepared to go that extra mile, prepared to take criticism as well as praise and prepared to invest and develop their businesses accordingly”.
The results of the competition were determined by research carried out amongst customers who are asked a series of questions about the service they have received from their agent. Over 26,000 votes were received making it the biggest consumer survey of its kind in the property industry.
Michael Hodgson said: “My team and I are delighted to have been honoured for the 4th year in a row at these prestigious awards for both sales and lettings. It’s such an achievement to be nominated and we’re thrilled to have won an award for the 4th consecutive year. The feedback we have received has been exceptional as we constantly strive to provide our customers a first class service, the awards are judged solely by customer feedback so we’re pleased to see all of our hard work and commitment are being recognised.”
Michael Hodgson have been shortlisted as TOP 10 Agent in the North East region at the prestigious Estate & Letting Agent Awards 2011

Michael Hodgson have been have been honoured at the prestigious Estate & Letting Agent Awards 2010


Michael Hodgson have been shortlisted as TOP 10 Agent in the North East region at the prestigious Estate & Letting Agent Awards 2010

Michael Hodgson Estate Agents, won estate agent of the year in 2008. Winning the Gold award.
We also came second in 2009. Winning the Silver award.


Michael Hodgson is a Silver winner at the Estate & Letting Agent Awards 2009
Michael Hodgson Estate Agents and Chartered Surveyors have won a Silver Award at the prestigious Estate & Letting Agent Awards for 2009 sponsored by the Property Search Group (PSG), Globrix.com and supported by the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS)
The Sunderland city centre based agency was recognised for its excellent customer service as voted for by their clients over the last 12 months
The trophy was presented at a lavish ceremony which took place at the five star Marriott Hotel in Mayfair, London attended by 300 of the UK’s top Estate and Letting agents.
The results of the competition were determined by research carried out amongst customers who are asked a series of questions about the service they have received from their agent.
Tweedie Brown, Deputy Chairman of headline sponsor PSG said “what a comfort it is to me to be involved in these Awards where openness, honesty and transparency actually mean something. Where estate and letting agents are prepared to stand up and be counted by their clients in the most difficult of market circumstances”
Gold, Silver and Bronze trophies were awarded for each region and there were Grand Prix Awards for Best Estate Agent or Best Letting Agent in the UK. “Getting involved with the Estate Agent Awards was a natural fit for us” said Dan Lee, Chief Executive of Globrix.com the property search engine sponsor. “Our business model is centered around helping estate agents and we have quickly built important partnerships, brand recognition and trust amongst the agent community and so our involvement with these awards was an obvious choice.”
Phil Spencer who will present the Awards said: “This is the 6th year of the Estate and Letting Awards and I’ve increasingly enjoyed being part of the celebrations on each occasion. It’s fantastic to see agents getting the credit they deserve after all the negative press they receive. Throughout the property industry there is a constant need to improve customer service and these awards go along way to help agents focus on keeping clients happy. He adds “After all the most powerful marketing tool for Agents is word of mouth so customer satisfaction is key.”
Michael Hodgson said “I am delighted to have won the Silver award for the North East this year, having won the Gold last year we faced a tough challenge this year. To reach the shortlist this year I was extremely pleased and this Silver award only goes to shows the standard that myself and my staff have been reaching to provide our clients a first class service.
Michael Hodgson said “My staff and I are delighted to have won the silver award for the North East this year having won gold last year. This year has been very challenging, so to be nominated was an achievement. We were thrilled to then go on and win for the second year in a row. Winning these award recognisees the high standard we continually meet when dealing with our clients, delivering a first class award winning service.”


Michael Hodgson is a North East Gold winner at the Estate Agent & Letting Agent Awards 2008
Michael Hodgson have won a Gold Award at the prestigious Estate Agent & Letting Agent Awards for 2008 sponsored by the Property Search Group (PSG), Findaproperty.com and supported by the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS)
The Sunderland based agency was recognised for its excellent customer service as voted for by their clients over the last 12 months
The trophy was presented at a lavish ceremony which took place at the five star Marriott Hotel in Mayfair attended by 400 of the UK’s top Estate and Letting agents.
The results of the competition were determined by research carried out amongst customers who are asked a series of questions about the service they have received from their agent. Jeremy Leaf, Chairman of the RICS Residential Faculty says “being shortlisted or actually winning one of these prestigious awards, which are widely recognised throughout the industry, demonstrates publicly an agent’s commitment to delivering the highest standard of service.”
There were 12 Regional Categories – Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland, Greater London, East of England, East Midlands, North East England, North West England, Southern, South East England, South West England, West Midlands, Yorkshire and the Humber. Gold & Silver trophies were awarded for each region and those winners and there were Grand Prix Awards for Best Estate Agent or Best Letting Agent in the UK. “We are delighted to support the Estate Agent and Letting Agent Awards again” says Jon Notley, Sales Director of FindaProperty.com . “We are always keen to promote the excellent work done by our many agents and clients and were particularly attracted by the format of these awards”.
Phil Spencer who will present the Awards said: “This is the 5th year of the Estate Agent and Letting Agent Awards and I’ve increasingly enjoyed being part of the celebrations on each occasion. It’s fantastic to see agents getting the credit they deserve after all the negative press they receive. Throughout the property industry there is a constant need to improve customer service and these awards go along way to help agents focus on keeping clients happy. He adds “After all the most powerful marketing tool for Agents is word of mouth so customer satisfaction is key.”
Tweedie Brown, Group Managing Director of PSG, the headline sponsor and one of the biggest HIPS providers in the UK adds: “On behalf of PSG I would like to congratulate Michael Hodgson in its quest to help raise standards through its ability to deliver excellent service to both customers buying and selling homes.”
Michael Hodgson said “I am delighted to have to have won this prestigious award, we pride ourselves on providing the highest level of service to our valued clients and winning this award, which is voted by them, goes to show that we are providing an excellent service. This is a very proud moment for me and my team and I would like to thank them for their hard work and dedication at being the best in our profession. We are honoured to have been voted the North East No1 Estate Agent!










