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In the same year, Connells acquired independent estate agency Burchell Edwards including conveyancing firm Be Legal. [10] In 2012 Connells acquired a 25% strategic stake in residential property fund manager, Hearthstone Investments plc. [11]
Ripley is a market town and civil parish in the Amber Valley district of Derbyshire, England, northeast of Derby, northwest of Heanor, southwest of Alfreton and northeast of Belper. The town is continuous with Heanor, Eastwood and Ilkeston as part of the wider Nottingham Urban Area .
The brothers previously led one such agency, Burchell Edwards, and believed that a lower-cost, digital model for residential property sales could be developed that reduced expenses associated with running a chain of physical offices. [8] [10] The name “Purplebricks” was chosen for this venture while brainstorming around a kitchen table. [11]
Michael Bruce (born 28 June 1973) is a British entrepreneur, and the co-founder and ex CEO of the online estate agent Purplebricks. [2]After studying Law in Southampton, Bruce embarked upon a legal career before purchasing Midlands estate agent Burchell Edwards with his brother Kenny in 2006, eventually selling it to Connells in 2011.
Ripley is a civil parish in the Amber Valley district of Derbyshire, England. The parish contains 62 listed buildings that are recorded in the National Heritage List for England . Of these, five are listed at Grade II*, the middle of the three grades, and the others are at Grade II, the lowest grade.
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Butterley Hall is an 18th-century country house near Ripley, Derbyshire. It is a Grade II listed building. The site is now the headquarters of the Derbyshire Constabulary. The manor of Butterley was owned by Darley Abbey until the Dissolution of the Monasteries in the 16th century.
Lower Hartshay is a small village in the civil parish of Ripley, in the Amber Valley district, in the county of Derbyshire, England. It is on Hartshay Brook and near the A38 road. The nearest town is Ripley. There is the corresponding hamlet of Upper Hartshay just to the south.