The Arden Story
Arden Estates is an Independent Estate Agency owned by Jon Whitehead and James Cope.
Jon founded the company in 2010, and James joined the company later that year. Since then, Arden has grown into an established, award-winning – business with a fabulous track record.
Here is a brief rundown into the history of Arden and the milestones along the way. The name Arden came from Henley-in-Arden, where Jon was living at the time.
January 2010 - Arden Estates Is Born!
January 2010 - Arden Estates Is Born!
In January 2010 Arden listed it’s first property for sale!
On the left is a picture of the very first logo created by Ian Johnson in his garage.
August 2010 - A Partnership Is Born
James Cope agrees to join Jon as his business partner to form a partnership that would ignite Arden and change the course of things to come.
Breaking records and winning every award available over the next 10 years.
January 2012 - Bromsgrove Branch Opens
Arden opens its second branch on the corner of The Strand in Bromsgrove.
To start with, Arden only occupied the ground floor but by the following year, the second floor was needed to expand due to the growth of the branch.
Within 18 months it was No.1 Seller of property and has been ever since!
June 2013 - Barnt Green Office Opens
A chance opportunity arises to acquire Judith Hitchin Estate Agents in Barnt Green.
A well-known and respected name with years of experience and good will. After a few days of talks, Arden agrees to buy the branch and Arden in Barnt Green is born.
Positioned in centre of the Barnt Green high street in a lovely boutique style office.
June 2017 - House of Arden Stages Its First Property
June 2017 - House of Arden Stages Its First Property
The birth of our Home Staging service!
In May 2017, Sarah Massey (Branch Manager for Bromsgrove) came up with the idea of staging empty properties to help them sell easier and achieve higher prices.
Currently they are staging 2-3 properties per week, and the feedback we get from customers is mind blowing!
If you’d like to find out more click below to view their site.
June 2019 - Worcester Branch Opens
Worcester was always an obvious place for Arden to set up and when No.15 Foregate Street copped up, this was too big an opportunity to miss.
 Arden Worcester opens its doors in the Summer of 2019, with a fabulous party.
A stunning branch that has achieved great success!
August 2020 - Bromsgrove moves to Lickey End
We moved to our new premises at Junction 1 of the M42 (The Old Paul Matty Sports car site). This is a story of hard work and perseverance.
It had been an Arden dream to purchase this site for over 4 years.
The deal was finally completed in the early Summer of 2020. Even a pandemic couldn’t derail it (although it tried!).
It’s been a complete game changer for our customers and our staff.
April 2021 - Solihull Branch Opens
As previously mentioned, the name Arden came from the Solihull / Henley-in-Arden areas and with Jon moving back there it seemed like a natural progression.
This Branch is located at 450 Stratford Road, a lovely office and location.
March 2022 - Award Winner 2022-23
March 2022 - Award Winner 2022-23
British Property Awards – Best Estate Agent 2022-2023
March 2023 - First Carbon Neutral Estate Agent
March 2023 - First Carbon Neutral Estate Agent
Arden Estates are proud to announce that we have now achieved NCZ silver certification.
Arden have always been planet and community conscious so achieving the carbon net zero status was really important to us!
January 2024 – Best Estate Agent Guide Gold Winners
January 2024 – Best Estate Agent Guide Gold Winners
Estate Agent Guide Best Medium Sized Estate Agent in the UK for 2024!
This was a very proud moment for us.
To achieve such a prestigious, nationwide award without even entering the competition hopefully says a lot!
October 2024 - Award Winner 2024-25
October 2024 - Award Winner 2024-25
British Property Awards – Best Estate Agent 2022-2023
