▁the ▁course ▁of ▁the ▁year . ▁These ▁plans ▁continued ▁with ▁ 2 5 ▁further ▁branches ▁closing ▁during ▁ 1 9 9 5 . ▁ ▁In ▁February ▁ 1 9 9 6 , ▁Ham pt ons ▁was ▁purchased ▁by ▁Cl utt ons ▁London ▁Res ident ial ▁Agency ▁( CL RA ) ▁for ▁£ 3 . 8 mill ion ▁and ▁the ▁Hong ▁Kong ▁operations ▁of ▁the ▁combined ▁company ▁were ▁renamed ▁Cl utt ons - H am pt ons ▁in ▁April ▁ 1 9 9 6 . ▁There ▁followed ▁a ▁programme ▁of ▁branch ▁ref urb ish ments ▁and ▁computer isation ▁during ▁the ▁rest ▁of ▁ 1 9 9 6 , ▁with ▁the ▁board ▁reporting ▁at ▁year ▁end ▁that ▁" turn over ▁and ▁profit ▁exceed ed ▁the ▁Board ' s ▁expect ations ". ▁ ▁With ▁the ▁ac quis itions ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 0 s ▁the ▁Ham pt ons ▁business ▁came ▁to ▁include ▁two ▁fine ▁art ▁au ction ▁rooms ▁at ▁God al ming ▁( ex ▁M essen ger ▁May ▁& ▁Ba ver stock ) ▁and ▁Mar l borough ▁( ex ▁Dennis ▁P oc ock ▁& ▁Son ) ▁and ▁these ▁trad ed ▁as ▁Ham pt ons ▁Fine ▁Arts . ▁Ham pt ons ▁Fine ▁Arts ▁was ▁purchased ▁from ▁the ▁firm ▁in ▁January ▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁by ▁The ▁Fine ▁Art ▁Au ction ▁Group ▁joining ▁their ▁existing ▁business es ▁Dre we att ▁Ne ate ▁Fine ▁Art ▁and ▁Ne ales ▁of ▁Not ting ham . ▁Ham pt ons ▁director ▁Richard ▁Mad ley ▁joined ▁T FA AG ' s