Our History

1805 to 1850s

Charles Chesterton established the first office in Kensington, London, with early clients including The Phillimore Estate. Charles handed control of the business to his son, Arthur Chesterton, in 1846.

1860 to 1890s

The company began trading as Chesterton & Sons in 1861, becoming a founding member of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) in 1868, and expanded across London and southeast England in the 1890s

1900 to 1960s

Chesterton and Sons increased its national presence and played a leading industry role, with two of its senior partners, Sir Henry Weston Wells and Sir Oliver Chesterton, serving as presidents of the RICS.

1970 to 1990s

Chesterton & Sons rebranded as Chestertons in 1972, opening new offices across the UK. The company launched its first international office in 1981, becoming one of the world’s best-known property services firms by the late 1990s, with a presence across Europe, North America and Asia Pacific.

2000 to 2020

Chestertons was acquired by Mercantile Group, the current owners, in 2005 and opened its first Middle East office (Abu Dhabi) in 2008, expanding to Dubai in 2010, Bahrain in 2018 and Morocco in 2020.

Present:

Chestertons operates over 50 offices worldwide, with plans for further expansion across the Middle East and North Africa, and more widely, over 2022.

Our history

Chestertons has a long and distinguished history in the real estate industry.