IT might not be quite the same as an Olympic gold medal, but staff at the Taunton office of a Somerset property agent are just as proud after scooping a top award.

The residential office of Greenslade Taylor Hunt (GTH) in the county town is justly proud after achieving a top accolade for customer service in The British Property Awards.

The Hammet Street branch took the gold award after an extensive judging period, which puts the focus on customer service.

Mystery shoppers put the estate agents through their paces, judging their performance against a checklist of 25 criteria.

Robert McLean, of The British Property Awards said: “Our awards have been designed to remove any opportunity for bias or manipulation.

"If an agent has been attributed with one of our awards, it is simply down to the fantastic customer service levels that they have demonstrated across a prolonged period of time.

"Winning agents should be proud that their customer service levels provide a benchmark for their local, regional and national competition.”

The office has also been shortlisted for a number of national awards, which will be announced later in the year.

To find out how the award winning team at Taunton can help with your next move, call 01823 277121, or email residential.taunton@gth.net.