THE RODBOURNE Cheney branch of Allen and Harris has closed as part of a shake-up of the property firm's operation in Swindon.

The branch, in Cheney Manor Road, is being amalgamated into the company's existing town centre office in Commercial Road.

Nathalie Boyero, spokeswoman for Allen and Harris, said: "The move is part of refining our operation. The town centre branch will become our flagship branch for the Swindon area."

She was unable to say whether there would be any redundancies.

Ms Boyero said the changes in Swindon were not the result of a depression in the housing market.