The Buying Agents was first established 2003, when Henry Sherwood set up a company to represent the interests of a handful of private clients buying luxury property in the South of France. Over the years, these original clients recommended his services to their friends, families and colleagues, and the company started to grow organically. He did not intend to build a large company; he simply wanted to build a company based on service and satisfaction. The success of The Buying Agents is purely down to their clients sharing their positive experiences of the company.

Today, The Buying Agents still operates in exactly the same way, with service and satisfaction at the heart of everything they do. The company is structured to cover the areas of demand while still providing expert local advice and a personal one-to-one service.

The Buying Agents is a totally independent company and is solely owned. The company has no investors or external owners to report to, so there is no pressure to generate profit for the sake of it. The Buying Agents only obligation is to their clients so they can be assured they are receiving best possible advice at all times.