Barnett Ross was formed in October 2002, drawing upon the combined 60 year's auction experience of John Barnett and Jonathan Ross, and immediately established itself as the largest independent auction house in the U.K. Barnett Ross is a nationwide auction house. Since opening in 2002 the company has sold over £1.6 billion of property and in 2017 had an average success rate of 95%. Clients have included The London Borough of Islington, the London Borough of Barnet, The William Pears Group of Companies, Helical Bar, BAE Systems Pension Fund, Jewish Care, Baker Tilly, GVA, Colliers International and a host of public and private property companies together with various private individuals. Amongst the notable successes has been the sale of a block of 65 flats at Okehampton Close, Finchley, London N12 9TX for £20,425,000 in May 2018 - the highest value lot ever sold by auction in the U.K.