Knight Frank
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| Type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Estate agents |
| Founded | 1896 as Knight, Frank & Rutley |
| Founder | John Knight Howard Frank William Rutley |
| Headquarters | 55 Baker Street, London, England |
| Key people | William Beardmore-Gray (senior partner & chairman) |
| Products | Residential and commercial property services |
Number of employees | +20,000 (2025) |
| Website | www |
Knight Frank LLP is a global real estate consultancy and estate agency headquartered in London, England.
Knight Frank has approximately 600 offices[1] along with 20,000 people managing commercial, agricultural and residential real estate.[2]
History
[edit]The firm was founded in London by John Knight, Howard Frank and William Rutley in 1896.[3] It arranged the sale of the Crystal Palace to Robert Windsor-Clive, 1st Earl of Plymouth for £210,000 in 1911.[4]
Knight Frank managed the sale of the Duke of York's Headquarters in Chelsea, London, on behalf of the Ministry of Defence, for 2000[5] and, in February 2012, it presented Battersea Power Station to the global property market.[6][7]
The firm then participated in the founding of OnTheMarket in 2013.[8] It won the instruction to sell 231 prime residential units within the Royal Atlantis on the Palm Jumeirah, Dubai, in 2015.[9] Rennie Property joined Knight Frank’s global network in 2021.[10]
The firm also managed the sale of Ayton Castle to comedian, Alan Carr, in February 2026.[11]
References
[edit]- ↑ Norman, Paul (December 9, 2025). "Knight Frank appoints new senior partner and group chair".
- ↑ "Deals Competition | Most active agent | EGi". Estates Gazette. Retrieved 2013-02-02.
- ↑ "Our History". Knight Frank. Retrieved 21 May 2024.
- ↑ The Crystal Palace - Knight Frank and Rutley Sale Catalogue 1911 Crystal Palace Foundation Shop Archived April 10, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ "Prices in central London set to rocket, says Knight Frank". estateagenttoday.co.uk. Retrieved 2015-11-09.
- ↑ "Knight Frank". Search.knightfrank.com. Archived from the original on 2012-11-23. Retrieved 2013-02-02.
- ↑ "Battersea Power Station in London on sale". BBC News. 2012-02-24. Retrieved 2013-02-02.
- ↑ White, Anna (22 November 2014). "Estate agent wars could make it harder to sell your home". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 29 November 2015.
- ↑ "The Royal Atlantis Resort & Residences will open with a record-breaking 90 swimming pools". DOTWNews. Retrieved 2020-02-28.
- ↑ "More about Rennie Property". www.rennieproperty.co.za. Retrieved 2023-05-10.
- ↑ Giancarlo Rinaldi, BBC, 27 February 2026 Inside the £3.25m castle bought by Celebrity Traitors winner Alan Carr
