The owners of an estate agency have been left feeling “exasperated” after the windows of their office were smashed by vandals for the third time in a month, in what appears to a string of targeted attacks.

Staff have turned up to Jones & Redfearn in Rhyl three times in January this year to discover cracks in the display front windows.

David Jones, who is a partner in the business along with Nick Redfearn, said repair costs had amounted to more than £2,000 but that the real cost was in the upset it caused to staff and to the business.

He told the Rhyl Journal: “It is five panes in one go. Sure, we can sort it out but it is ****** ridiculous and it doesn’t help the business.

“It is also unsettling for the staff that these people are out there.

“Rhyl police have got a couple of leads. We think it is happening very early morning.

“The windows cost thousands to replace and it is just taking so long to get the insurance. They won’t let up but we won’t be beaten. We will carry on of course.

“The business has survived through two world wars and these latest difficulties are a short-term nuisance.”

He and Redfearn are resisting the idea of securing metal security roller-shutters but are concerned a time may come when they have no choice.