A NATIONAL award has been won by estate agents EweMove which arrived in York for the first time last year.

The estate agency, which opened in York in February, has been awarded Silver for Best Newcomer at The Estate Agency of the Year Awards 2014 held in association with the Sunday Times and Times newspapers and sponsored by Zoopla Property Group.

The Silver award for EweMove, which handles sales and lettings, followed its success earlier this year when it won a prize for innovation at the Lettings Agency of The Year Awards and was also shortlisted for best property management.

EweMove York branch director, Nick Neill said: "We’re delighted to receive this award. It is a real honour for our innovative approach to estate agency to be nationally recognised."

EweMove’s other Yorkshire branches are in Barnsley, Gainsborough, Gleadless, Otley, Barnsley, Halifax, Harrogate, Otley, Pudsey, Scunthorpe and Sheffield, Winners at The Estate Agency of the Year Awards were selected after judging by a panel of 19 industry experts who assessed initial entry submissions before conducting an extensive review which included 150 hours of telephone interviews and mystery shopping exercises.