We’ve already started the month of December off with a bang, as we’re pleased to launch our first new website of the month. We’ve been working with Mandy and the team at J R Hoppers estate agents to create a new website for their local estate agency.

J R Hoppers are a family run business in the local area who were initially established in 1886 by father and son, Joseph and Joseph Hopper. The business was relaunched in 1997 by Joseph senior’s great granddaughter Liz Lambert and her husband Brian. With four offices across the Dales, in Hawes, Settle, Kirkby Stephen and their main branch in Leyburn, we expect that many of you will have seen their recognisable yellow and green boards dotted around up and down the Dales!

Hoppers came to us with an existing website but had a vision to make it more modern, more accessible and easier to navigate for their users. They also wanted the website to help them in the continued growth of their business. Since the business relaunch in 1997, J R Hopper has gone from strength to strength, but in order to continue their success, they felt they needed to get on board with online services and up their digital marketing. The new site has been created with these things in mind and now has a number of new features to increase the ease of use for their clients.

We kept the well-known original branding of the company, which is recognisable to everyone in the local area with their identifiable colours. The new website makes it much easier for users to search for properties, with Commercial, Residential and Letting filters on the property search function so you can narrow your search down to just what you’re looking for. When searching for a property too users can draw a shape on a map, to determine their exact search location. We have also included an online chat to support clients with any queries while on the site.

The new site also features an About Us tab, with a page about The Team featuring pictures of all staff members, to highlight their personable and friendly service. The new website features some lovely photography of the local area too, with recognisable landmarks like Penhill, to help showcase the beauty that comes with a property in the Dales. We made sure to link the company’s Facebook, Twitter and Instagram pages on the website too so you can keep up to date with the latest openings and lets! Houses in the area are always popping up on the market so be sure to keep an eye on their site and socials for updates!