A WORCESTER-based estate agency has completed a successful purchase by one of London's largest family funds, which will now see it move out of the city.

EstatesDirect.com launched its headquarters in the city seven years ago and after a successful period it is now set to become part of the PP Online Group of Companies.

This acquisition, taking place in the next few months, will see it merge with one of the groups' existing companies, MakeUrMove, with aspirations to become the largest online letting agent in the country.

The firm is considered one of the UK’s largest and most trusted online letting agencies, as confirmed by Trustpilot, with over 550 five star reviews for customer service across the UK letting agency sector.

The firm will be leaving their Worcester based HQ and relocating to purpose built offices in Manchester city centre.

Ben Grove, managing director of EstatesDirect.com, said: “This acquisition makes me so proud of what the EstatesDirect.com team has achieved.

"I remember starting EstatesDirect.com sleeping on a mattress in our offices whilst building the company from scratch and now we are part of one of North London’s largest family funds, it’s a dream come true.

"I am so grateful to our entire customer base, old and new, for making us what we are today. Without them and our amazing team both past and present, none of this would have been possible.

"We are all very much looking forward to what the future holds and will be communicating with clients over the coming days so everyone knows where they stand.

"In the meantime our service stays the same and we will be delivering on our promises to clients before relocating to our new headquarters in Manchester.”

Mark Jones, financial director for the PP Online Group. added: “We are looking forward to achieving great things and this acquisition marks the start of our national focus on lettings.

"We have combined two great companies and are looking forward to the future.”