▁board ▁and ▁continued ▁to ▁run ▁the ▁God al ming ▁and ▁Mar l borough ▁sal ero oms ▁which ▁were ▁re brand ed ▁as ▁Dre we att ▁Ne ate ▁after ▁what ▁the ▁group ▁called ▁" a ▁period ▁of ▁sett ling ▁in ". ▁The ▁re brand ed ▁Mar l borough ▁and ▁God al ming ▁sal ero oms ▁were ▁subsequently ▁closed ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁Ham pt ons ▁International ▁was ▁purchased ▁by ▁W heel ock ▁Properties ▁( Sing ap ore ) ▁Limited . ▁In ▁August ▁ 2 0 0 6 , ▁the ▁global ▁real ▁estate ▁giant , ▁E ma ar ▁Properties ▁bought ▁Ham pt ons ▁International ▁for ▁£ 1 0 4 ▁million . ▁ ▁In ▁June ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁Ham pt ons ▁International ' s ▁UK , ▁European , ▁Asian ▁and ▁Latin ▁American ▁business es ▁were ▁acquired ▁by ▁Country wide ▁Pl c , ▁E ma ar ▁retained ▁the ▁Middle ▁East ▁and ▁North ▁African ▁business es . ▁Ear lier ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁Ham pt ons ▁had ▁launched ▁a ▁valu ations ▁business ▁led ▁by ▁N ig el ▁Mac don ald . ▁ ▁In ▁January ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁Ham pt ons ▁acquired ▁the ▁north ▁London ▁and ▁Home ▁Count ies ▁estate ▁ag ency ▁Pr eston ▁Ben nett ▁which ▁special ised ▁in ▁high ▁end ▁properties ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁having ▁planning , ▁land ▁and ▁development ▁services ▁depart ments . ▁This ▁was ▁followed ▁in ▁June ▁with ▁the ▁purchase ▁of ▁Hum ph re ys ▁Sk itt