1970
Leicester Historic Street Plan Guide – featuring a Shonki Brothers advertisement STREET PLAN 7th Edition highlights our agency partners and local history as a business.
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OUR JOURNEY
SINCE 1966
1966
1966
Established in 1966, Shonki Brothers, were the first Asian Estate Agents in England
1980
Shonki Brothers sponsored a local football team Kal having been one of the original founding members
1986
Kal became a member of the Incorporated Society of Valuers and Auctioneers which merged with the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors in 1999
1990
Kal became a member Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS)
1991
Kal qualified as a Chartered Surveyor and sat on the ISVA auctioneering committee for 2 years before the merger of the two organisations
1992
Kal was awarded with a GAVEL at this auctioneering competition and still uses the same one today.
1992
Kal won a national auctioneering competition in 1992, Kal set up the auction department and has since been conducting 5-7 auction sales a year.
1993
Office relocation to 55 London Road
2002
2002 Auction Catalogue. Venue: Leicester City Football Club, Filbert Street. Prior to demolition of Filbert Street in 2003 and the King Power Stadium opening
2004
Leicester Mercury Coverage on the success of Kal’s Auctions at Leicester City Football Club
2005
Rebranding of Kal Sangra, Shonki Brothers
2009
During the year Kal Sangra Team supported WaterAid at various community events, advertised WaterAid’s mission in the catalogue and had collection buckets at their in-room Auctions
https://www.wateraid.org/uk/
2010
Auctions moved to Leicester Racecourse
2011
One of Leicester's major historic buildings features the mosaic of Cardinal Wolsey. Previously owned by the Sangra family for many years it was home to hosiery, textiles and production companies. In 2011 the building was developed for housing, with the portrait of Wolsey retained.
2012
Queen Elizabeth II, the Duke of Edinburgh and the Duchess of Cambridge visit Leicester during the Queen's Golden Jubilee tour of Britain.
The remains of King Richard III are discovered beneath a Council car park. Plans are begun for his eventual reinterment in Leicester Cathedral.
2013
Remains of Stamford Castle, Lincolnshire – a Grade II listed three arch structure on the corner of Bath Row and Castle Dyke, was sold by Kal Sangra at auction. This structure is believed to be part of the 14th-century Great Hall and comprises outhouses with three splayed arches with the centre having an ancient iron studded door.
2016
The KSSB decorate the London Road office for the Parade to celebrate the Leicester City win of the 2015–16 Premier League.
2019
Room Auctions started at The Grand Hotel, Leicester. A centrally located Grade II listed building situated within the same block as our office on Granby Street.
2020
Our office paying tribute to our NHS Heroes during the Covid-19 pandemic
2020
KSSB supports Oadby Wyggestonian RFC as a pitch board sponsor
2020
Following the challenges the COVID-19 pandemic presented, we offered our auction service online.
2021
The company celebrates its 55th Anniversary, a family business now spanning over three generations
2021
KSSB receives ‘Highly Commended’ in the category the ‘Residential Auction Service of the Year’ at the National Negotiator Residential Agency Sector Awards
2022
The Foister Building is one of the most prestigious residential buildings in the city. Set in Leicester’s evolving Cultural Quarter it is a former hosiery factory on Charles Street. It has been a landmark of the city since it was first built in the 1930s.
A rooftop development of the Foister Building was one of our April 2022 Auction lots
2023
Historic Leicester Castle buildings sold within minutes at our February 2023 auction. Historic grade II listed building 5, 6, 7, 8-9 and 12 Castle View, stand within the remains of 11th century Leicester Castle walls. The properties raised a total of £1.2 million for Leicester City Council
2023
KSSB WINS “Excellence In Real Estate” At the Nachural Entrepreneurship Awards 2023
2024
Launch of Brand Stamp and a new website
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