John Francis Estate Agents

John Francis Estate Agents: estate agency with over 150 years in Wales

John Francis Estate Agents is an estate agency operating in the housing market of southwest Wales. The firm presents itself as an established name in the sector for over 150 years, originally from Wales and with a network of 16 branches distributed throughout the region. Its activity covers the buying and selling, renting and letting of properties, both for owners and for tenants and buyers.

Services for buyers, sellers, landlords and tenants

The agency structures its offering into four main areas: buying a home, selling a property, renting a home and letting a property. For buyers, it offers property search on the market; for sellers, sales services supported by local experts; for tenants, search for rental homes; and for landlords, lettings management services. The company states that all letting services are concentrated under one structure.

The website includes a free 60-second valuation form to find out the value of a property. In addition, the firm markets properties by auction and offers complementary services such as mortgages, help to buy, tenant and landlord insurance, and a zero deposit guarantee for tenants.

Branch network in southwest Wales

John Francis has 16 branches, most located in urban centres in Wales. The offices are interconnected, which allows properties to be promoted throughout the region. The network includes locations in Aberystwyth, Ammanford, Cardigan, Carmarthen, Fishguard, Gorseinon, Haverfordwest, Killay, Lampeter, Llanelli, Milford Haven, Narberth, Pembroke, Pontardawe, Swansea and Tenby. Some of these branches offer sales and lettings services, while others focus solely on sales.

Advertising and reach on property portals

The company notes that properties listed with it benefit from online advertising through the main UK property portals, including propertywide.co.uk, zoopla.co.uk, rightmove.co.uk and primelocation.com, as well as its own website. It also offers a premium marketing service aimed at making properties stand out on the market, attracting more buyers and potentially achieving a better price.

Awards and business group

John Francis is part of the Countrywide group, which presents itself as the largest estate agency network in the UK. According to the company's information, Countrywide has received more than 200 awards, including double gold at the ESTAS awards for best national estate agency group and best national lettings agency. The agency itself claims to have won the best large estate agent award for nine consecutive years.

On the legal side, the sales activity operates under the trading name John Francis, owned by Countrywide Estate Agents Limited, registered in England with number 00789476. The lettings activity operates under Countrywide Residential Lettings Limited, registered with number 02995024 and a member of the ARLA Propertymark client money protection scheme. Countrywide Estate Agents Limited is an appointed representative of Connells Group Principal Services Limited, authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority with FRN 301684.

Branches and locations

Local Aberystwyth: 5 Terrace Road, Aberystwyth, Dyfed, SY23 1NY · Phone: 01970330062

Local Ammanford: 24 College Street, Ammanford, Dyfed, SA18 3AF · Phone: 01269790034

Local Cardigan: 20 High Street, Cardigan, Dyfed, SA43 1JJ · Phone: 01239300041

Local Carmarthen: 18 Lammas Street, Carmarthen, Dyfed, SA31 3AJ · Phone: 01267340069

Local Fishguard: 15 West Street, FISHGUARD, Dyfed, SA65 9AE · Phone: 01348380029

Local Gorseinon: 6/7 Lime Street, Gorseinon, Swansea, SA4 4AD

Local Haverfordwest: 11 Victoria Place, Haverfordwest, Dyfed, SA61 2JX

Local Killay: 468A Gower Road, SWANSEA, West Glamorgan, SA2 7DZ

Local Lampeter: 8 Harford Square, Lampeter, Dyfed, SA48 7DX

Local Llanelli: 27 Murray Street, Llanelli, Dyfed, SA15 1AQ

Local Milford Haven: 68 Charles Street, Milford Haven, Dyfed, SA73 2HE

Local Narberth: 64 St. James Street, Narberth, Dyfed, SA67 7DB

Local Pembroke: 55 Main Street, Pembroke, Pembrokeshire, SA71 4DA

Local Pontardawe: 9 High Street, SWANSEA, West Glamorgan, SA8 4HU

Local Swansea: 4-5 Walter Road, Uplands, Swansea, SA1 5NE

Local Tenby: 2 Cheltenham House Tudor Square, Tenby, Dyfed, SA70 7AD