In our search for Britain’s most beautiful estate agency office, we have a very soft spot for James Kendall, in Kempston, Bedfordshire.

What, no pictures of properties in the window? No stickers? No interactive screens?

That’s right.

Lettings co-ordinator Carol Spivey tells us: “We are a small independent agency with a difference.

“No stuffy shiny suits, no windows full of photos of houses, just a house-themed office with a lounge at the front where customers feel at ease, leading to the hub where we all sit around a big kitchen table.”

Well, it’s certainly different and very charming: we love it.