Following several years at their old head office on Marlborough Place, Brighton, Oakley Property has expanded into new head office premises in the North Laine.

Both the new head office and their existing residential estate agency offices in North Road remain firmly rooted in the heart of the city of Brighton & Hove.

Their new head office is located at 30-31 Foundry Street, Brighton, and will bring a variety of their Brighton based property teams under one roof, vacating their two previous buildings in Marlborough Place.

The new building that houses the head office is known as the ‘The Property Works’ and originally formed part of the Regent Iron Foundry that gave Foundry Street its name.

Chris Oakley, executive chairman, said: “We are committed to delivering to our staff, a great place to work, and to our clients, an exciting place to meet and work with us. The move underlines our commitment to attracting and retaining the very best staff to serve our clients and we are delighted with the finished product.

“We are already seeing the positive impact the new working environment has had on our team, and we are thrilled with the feedback we have had from clients.

“At Oakley, we pride ourselves on being different and aim to break down the stereotypes associated with estate agency. Having a modern, open plan office that welcomes people in and creates a collaborative and relaxed atmosphere really helps us in our mission to change the way people think about estate agency.”

The Property Works supports several key objectives for Oakley Property, as they bring together the majority of their Brighton teams into a single workplace.

Historically, their Brighton offices have been spread across four buildings and they hope that by bringing more of their departments under the same roof.

The move to The Property Works brings together their Brighton based commercial agency, property management, land and new homes, residential lettings, valuation, lease advisory and marketing departments.

The refurbishment of the Brighton and Lewes branches follows the same theme as their head office, which is designed to complement the Oakley brand.

David Beaken, director of the Lewes branch, commented: “As the team has gone from strength to strength, we have expanded and grown. With a bigger team, we needed more space, but did not want to lose our prestigious high street location, so the obvious move was to re-design the office and create a new working environment which complimented the ethos and identity of the company, thus was born ‘The Lewes Property Hub’.”