About Us

Rennie and Company is a privately owned, independent business and is now one of Hertfordshire’s longest established estate agency practices. The firm was founded in 1955 by Jim Rennie who was a very popular, well-known figure in Watford throughout his life until he passed away in 2010.

In 1994 Brian Handley took over the company whereby he built and developed the residential sales and lettings business, establishing a reputation as one of the most respected estate agency firms in the area. The founding partner retired in 1996 and in 2008, Stephen Kirsch joined as partner whereby the business went from strength to strength.

Having established a reputation as one of the leading firms in Watford, Rennie and Company also became known for its specialist experience in selling the finer homes in Watford.

Our original founder was the sole Land Agent in the 1950’s selling what were the empty individual plots to the first buyers of the ever popular Cassiobury Estate.

In the decades since those times, we have always been the first choice for vendors of those areas to call.

The company ethos has always been to provide a highly professional and personal service, based on honesty, integrity and always working in the best interests of our clients. Whilst we are proud of our heritage and maintain these values at all times, we understand that in this fast moving modern world, the estate agency business is constantly changing and therefore we continue to modernize, diversify and grow.

At the heart of our success are our people. We have always held the belief that whichever agent you choose, it's their people who will decide the result you get and make or break the experience you have. As such we think very carefully about who works for us and we've created a culture that puts getting 'better results' for our clients, at the top of everybody's agenda. All of our team our personable, pleasant to deal with, well-informed and highly professional.