About us · Est. 1884

About RM English — Yorkshire estate agents since 1884

Founded in 1884. Chartered-Surveyor led. One patch — Pocklington, the Yorkshire Wolds and the City of York — five generations deep.

Our story

How does a Yorkshire firm
stay independent for more than 140 years?

Scroll on to discover the story — chapter by chapter, generation by generation.

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Tracking · R·M·English heritage signal

One route. A hundred and forty years of detours.

Follow the line as it meanders down the page — every marker is a chapter of how a small Yorkshire firm stayed independent.

1884 · Pocklington market town
First ledger · hand-bound
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1884

Founded in Pocklington

R M English opens its doors

The firm's name originates from its founder, Richard Massey English

1890s · cattle auctions at dawn
First world war · doors stay open
1920s · rural valuations on horseback
1950s · post-war land reform
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1960's

RM English & Son partnership created

Gordon Garside joins John A Burley to grow the agricultural, auctioneering and valuation side of the company.

RM English start to sell livestock from the old York market where the Barbican stands today.

1960s · second generation joins
1970s · agricultural surveys expand
1984 · centenary · still independent
1980s · York office opens
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1990's

Partnership grows

After moving to their new office in Pocklington, 2 Railway Street (current location) the company adds two additional partners John L Burley and Stephen A Burley. John spearheads the growth of the commercial arm of the business, while Stephen follows his father John into the agricultural & auctioneering side.

Briggs Burley is established by John L Burley & Stuart Briggs to deal with all elements of commercial property.

1990s · residential alongside rural
2000s · third generation at the helm
2010s · commercial · lettings · professional
MRICS · Chartered Surveyor led
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Modern day

RM English continues to advance

Sales, lettings, agricultural, commercial and professional services — all under one roof, all delivered by people who understand the market. 140+ years on, we are proudly independent and proudly Yorkshire.

Clients remain as always at the centre of our ethos

Today · five generations in
Independent · still answering the phone

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The team

People, not portals.

Come and have a chat.

Pop into Pocklington, swing by York, or pick up the phone — same firm either way. The kettle's on.

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