About Us - GFW

The History of GFW.

Founded in 1979 primarily operating in the rural and residential sectors, the business has grown to include six offices and a team in excess of 85 individuals providing a multi disciplinary range of services regionally and nationally.

1979-present

Formerly known as George F. White the business rebranded as GFW in 2024 and now provides a wide range of services across the residential, commercial, rural and development sectors.

We deliver value through genuine expertise in specialist fields. We pride ourselves in attention to detail and understanding complex situations before designing bespoke solutions tailored to clients’ needs, which we then deliver robustly. Our collaborative teams provide a scope of services wider than most national firms with a client focus and flexibility of a regional business.

Our Team Values

Our Vision

We are driven by progress and innovation, always striving to lead the way in property and land expertise. Our goal is to become the foremost independent specialists in the North of England.

Our Mission

To inspire our clients, challenge conventional thinking, and deliver exceptional results. We approach things uniquely. Through the creativity and dynamism of our team, we create value, unlock opportunities, and achieve outstanding outcomes.

Underpinning all of this are our core values:

Innovation

We embrace creativity, challenging conventional approaches to deliver added value in everything we do. Our proactive commitment to innovation helps us continuously raise standards.

Integrity

As a forward-thinking business rooted in traditional values, we provide professional, practical, and confidential advice you can trust. We take pride in the results we deliver.

Expertise

Renowned for our excellence, we prioritise ongoing training and development. Our team of experts are dedicated to driving your success.

Drive

Passionate and energised by our work, we are driven to exceed expectations and deliver the best possible results for you.

Spirit

Our team is our greatest strength. Working collaboratively for the benefit of our clients, we take pride in what we achieve together.

Our Equity Partners.

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Our Business Support Team.

Key contacts within our support teams:

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What our customers say

You don’t have to take our word for it

Very friendly agent and quick and direct with their responses. Very many thanks for helping throughout the process.

E Valters
Selling my house has been so easy and carefree with the help of Ellen and Aaron at the Barnard Castle office. They are both an asset to GFW. Always happy to help.

N Collinson
Ellen has been great in helping me arrange a viewing on a property I was interested in. She was very helpful with any queries I had and helped guide me through the process of buying a property.

T Herbert
From start to finish, my experience with GFW has been nothing short of outstanding. I couldn’t be more pleased! I highly recommend GFW to anyone looking to sell their property – a truly first-class service.

C McKeever
As someone selling my house from a distance, it was so important to find an agency I felt I could rely on. The house sold quickly – it made no difference that the agency is not based on the main high street. I would definitely recommend them.

A Hodkinson
Jennifer has been a god send to us. We were having a horrible time trying to find housing. She went above and beyond to get us homed as quickly as possible and she is so professional as well as a lovely person. Cannot thank her enough for all she has done

T Tait
I have been a Director of the management company for last 15 years. In that time we have employed three Managing Agents and I can confidently say that GFW has been the best by some considerable margin.

East Quayside (Newcastle) Management Company

High Quay, Newcastle upon Tyne
Gemma and Jennifer as well as Rachel Bainbridge were exemplary. Communication throughout the process was first class – attentive and helpful

P Weddell
We know that our surveyors are beneficiary focused and you often alert us to concerns about our occupants, this is above and beyond standard surveyor responsibilities and is exactly the sort of close working partnership that we are thankful for.

RAF Benevolent Fund