Broker 1 Answer Insurance has unveiled plans to move into new offices with 1 Answer Network.

The move will allow both companies to benefit from "economies of scale" and "greater expansion options", it said.

The directors of 1 Answer Insurance, Paul Muir & Trevor Cutts, have purchased the freehold of the new building and will keep ts existing high street shop front in nearby Hailsham.

Managing director Muir said: “As a high street broker with a focus on customer service, 1 Answer Insurance has seen rising new business levels as customers have come through the worst of the recession and begun to reassess their insurance requirements. This has prompted us to move to new and better premises where we hold the freehold and so create greater stability and security for the long-term future of the business.

“As separate companies we have always kept the two businesses apart, but having decided it was time to look for new premises to accommodate 1 Answer Insurance, the board of directors felt in buying the freehold of a new building it made sense for 1 Answer Network to also benefit from that move.”