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The Acorn Group has opened its 40th branch - and it says it’s on the look-out for new acquisitions, including those...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? Clifford Thomas – Sales Director at The Letting Partnership What is...

One of the best-known names in lettings in London and the south east has renewed its partnership with PropTech supplier Goodlordfor a...

Foxtons has reported to its shareholders that its lettings revenue in the first quarter of this year was a stunning 21...

An agency has made its 11th acquisition in just over a year. Thornley Groves - a brand in the Lomond Group -...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? I’m Alex Gibbs, Co-Founder and Director of Built Asset Management...

A south of England agency has acquired a further two independents, taking the brands total number of acquisitions up to seven...

The Lomond Group - which has ambitions to become a national operation - has announced two further acquisitions for one of...

The fast-growing Lomond Group, backed by private equity cash, has snapped up another independent.  Lomond’s John Shepherd brand, which operates throughout the...

Lettings franchisees under the Belvoir banner delivered the group an additional 10 per cent management service fees last year according to...

Bowmark Capital is selling its Leaders Romans Group, one of the UK’s largest property services groups, to another private equity operator, Platinum...

London-based block and facilities services provider SBA Property Management has acquired management agency Paul Samuel Associates. A specialist property management firm with...

The Lomond Group, already reported to be in talks to buy London agency Chestertons, has revealed it’s snapped up another leading...

Linley & Simpson, a joint founder of the Lomond Group, has acquired two more independent agencies.  The firms snapped up are family-run...

North east of England agency My Property Box has acquired Newcastle independent Groves as part of its strategic growth plan. All 12...

An agency that is part of the fast-growing Lomond Group has itself acquired another two independent agencies.  Thornley Groves, is expanding its...

One of the institutions behind Build To Rent in the UK is pledging to have up to 1,000 new rental homes...

An agent who six months ago expanded his franchise empire to four branches has now added a fifth. Craig Pearson, who opened the...

The London and South East property group Stirling Ackroyd - which recently rebranded from its former title, Nick Dunning Associates -...

Charters Group, the south of England agency, has announced a further acquisition that will grow its residential lettings operations. Charters Estate Agents will combine...

A brand within the fast-expanding Lomond Group has sealed its second acquisition within a fortnight, adding a further 200 properties to...

Property group Nick Dunning Associates, which includes the brands Townends and Regents, has rebranded to Stirling Ackroyd Group, effective from today.  All...

Another independent lettings agency has been acquired by a fast-expanding giant with plans to become a prominent national agency network. Lomond Group’s John...

A new report suggests that agents may already be seeing more middle-aged and older landlords - and if that hasn’t happened...

Henry Adams Lettings has acquired Country & Coastal Lettings, a small independent in Hampshire.  Ian Wiggett, chief executive of Henry Adams, says:...

Linley & Simpson, one of the North of England’s leading residential letting agents, has expanded its Sheffield operations just six months...

LettingaProperty.com has appointed Kevin Neary, ex-GameStop Group managing director and co-founder, as Board Chairman, to help drive the company's growth. This...

It is understood that Lloyds Bank may use local agencies to find tenants for new private rental sector activities. In recent weeks...

There is a report that the private equity owner of Leaders Romans Group has appointed bankers to work on a ‘strategic...

Leaders Romans Group has completed the purchase of Dewhurst Lettings in Swindon - the latest in its acquisition programme announced earlier...

The Merthyr Tydfil branch of sales and lettings agency Martin & Co has completed a second acquisition in 12 months –...

An agency has marked its 30th anniversary by sealing a brace of acquisitions. The deals see Thornley Groves, the Lomond Group agency...

The franchisee of a new Martin & Co branch in his hometown has opened with the recruitment of five new staff. Hamza...

The Miles & Barr Group has snapped up two lettings and property management companies  – Roger & Hambidge and Brettsletts.  The acquisitions...

The highest profile agency in the big-spending Lomond Group has sealed a trio of deals in the first week of April...

Ascend Properties in Manchester has acquired another small independent agency. It’s snapped up Elavace Estates, a lettings management portfolio on Merseyside.  This follows acquisitions...

Linley & Simpson and Lomond Capital - which joined forces at the end of 2020 to create a new national agency...

Leaders Romans Group has acquired another lettings agency - the fourth lettings-led acquisition this year. This time it is Guardian Residential Lettings...

Foxtons has made no bones about how it sees future growth - it wants to acquire lettings books from other agencies. “There...

Manchester-based Ascend Properties has acquired its second company in as many months.  Ascend has now purchased Rent Smart UK, a Lancashire firm...

Independent agency EuroLet, operating in Bishop’s Stortford for the past 20 years, has been acquired by Leaders Romans Group. LRG has welcomed...

Leaders Romans Group has announced another acquisition - this time it’s the EuroLet agency at Bishops Stortford in Hertfordshire. The single-branch office...

Lomond - which recently merged with Linley & Simpson - has acquired four smaller independent agencies in three different cities. Two of...

EweMove - one of several agency titles owned by The Property Franchise Group - has incorporated three High Street operations run by...

Fast-growing letting specialists Linley & Simpson has added over 600 homes to its portfolio after another major acquisition. It’s acquired the lettings and management division...

Fast-growing regional agency Linley & Simpson has taken over the rental portfolios of two more independent firms. The deal has transferred 750...

A warning has been issued by one of the most acquisitive letting agencies that future mergers and takeovers could be hit...

Samuel Estates, a south west London agency, has acquired its third independent local firm in 2020. The latest to be snapped up...

Foxtons has acquired a London lettings agency and along with it a lettings book comprising 689 tenancies. The deal is worth £2.2m. In...

A south coast agency has snapped up a local independent - the latest of several acquisitions it's made in recent years. Worthing’s...

The well-known Lenwell chain, with seven branches, has been acquired by the Leaders Romans Group.  Lenwell was established in 1990 with the...

Foxtons has posted what many consider to be disappointing lettings figures for the third quarter of the year. The company’s lettings-related revenue...

Agents spend their whole careers telling vendors and landlords why they will be able to achieve a better sale price or...

Martin & Co has completed major acquisitions from local independents in three areas.  Martin & Co Falmouth completed its fifth acquisition in...

The acquisition of a Newcastle independents has allowed Northwood to become one of the city’s largest lettings agencies. Inderpal Dhillon and Aman Singh of...

Franchise giant Belvoir says it’s on the look-out for independent firms wanting to join its brand in the possibly-unsettled near future. Dorian...

High-end London agency chain Chestertons has snapped up an independent lettings agency in the east of the capital. Morgan Randall operated across Canary...

The Irish government says it’s considering buying properties that were listed on Airbnb and other short-let platforms before the pandemic. In an...

Specialist letting agent My Property Box has teamed up with a private equity firm to go on the acquisition trail. The Darlington-headquartered...

Belvoir says it is on the lookout for agencies wanting to sell or join a franchise operation as they come out...

One of the country’s largest independent agencies has emerged out of lockdown with a spring in its step, acquiring two small...

The buy-to-let market has grown significantly in recent years as long-term renting becomes more popular and investors continue to see the...

Student lettings and management company Uni2 Rent has expanded its business with the acquisition of Nottingham West Lettings, for an undisclosed...

Franchise giant Winkworth has expanded its presence in Reading with the acquisition of a local independent lettings agency. It’s snapped up AMPM,...

Leaders `Romans Group has snapped up the scottfraser lettings and sales business.  scottfraser has four Oxford offices and a fifth in Witney,...

An ambitious Kent agency and management company has secured a £3.8m loan to underwrite a management buyout and an acquisition programme. Miles...

London agency Keatons has acquired a nearby independent rival, JD Property. JD Property’s staff have already been relocated into Keatons existing office in Deptford.  This is Keatons' third acquisition in three years and now...

The Yorkshire agency Linley & Simpson has revealed more acquisitions of independent agencies as it tightens its grip on the regional...

Leaders Romans Group has snapped up another independent - this time the three office Welsh agency Moginie James. Moginie James - owned by...

Belvoir, which describes itself as the UK’s largest property franchise, has just released figures showing its 23rd successive year of uninterrupted...

The Property Franchise Group, which has a string of major agency brands, has reported a strong performance in 2019 despite the...

The Gainsborough branch of Martin & Co has become the largest single office within the national agency thanks to a fifth...

[Letting Agent Today was ‘off air’ for some of Wednesday and most of Thursday thanks to technical problems - we apologise to...

Northwood franchisees have completed four acquisitions, taking the total this year to eight. As part of the Belvoir Group, Northwood and has...

The Leaders Romans Group has acquired yet another independent agency - this time it is Essex and Suffolk Lettings. Based in Colchester,...

One of West Sussex’s largest agencies, Michael Jones & Company, has acquired an independent rival as part of a move to...

The Leaders Romans Group has announced an acquisition to mark further expansion into the corporate lettings and block management market. The agency...

Rightmove has at last completed on its acquisition of tenancy referencing firm Van Mildert, first announced two months ago. The deal, reported...

An agency in the north of England is continuing its strategy of acquisitions in a bid to offset the effects of...

Belvoir says consolidation between lettings and sales agencies across the industry is likely to increase as a result of greater regulation...

Property management platform Howsy has revealed new funding to the tune of £5m - and it now claims to be one...

Belvoir Group has this morning announced its interim results for the first six months of this year - and they show...

A London lettings agency that has already acquired an independent has now received what is described as a “six figure” loan...

Northwood, one of the Belvoir Group brand agencies, has acquired independent agency Daisy Lets in Forest Hill. “Daisy Lets is a great...

The Southampton branch of Martin & Co has more than doubled its business after acquiring an independent agent in the city. It’s...

A national letting agency has vowed to return to an 'aggressive growth strategy' as it looks to make several acquisitions. Lomond Capital...

A branch of Whitegates, part of The Property Franchise Group, has purchased an independent local operation to increase its managed property...

A specialist student accommodation lettings and property management company says it’s preparing to grow through a series of strategic acquisitions. Bankers have...

Another independent agency has been acquired by franchise giant Martin & Co.  The firm’s Southend franchisee purchased the managed properties of local...

The owners of Cardiff’s branch of national sales and lettings agency Martin & Co have more than doubled their managed portfolio...

Hunters says it’s opened seven new branches this year so far - well ahead of the three it had launched at...

Belvoir, the UK's largest property franchise, says its trading during the first quarter of this year suggests it’s outperforming its expectation...

London agency Stirling Ackroyd - owned by Nick Dunning Associates, led by senior ex-Countrywide staff - has snapped up another independent...

Northwood has snapped up two independent agencies - Northwood Warminster have successfully completed on the acquisition of Wilsons of Westbury while...

Clyde Property in Scotland now has over 3,000 properties under management, making it one of the largest portfolios north of the...

Belvoir has snapped up another independent lettings agency in the south east.  Grey & Co, located at Wembley Park in north London,...

Belvoir Lettings has continued its solid growth with a trading statement revealing a 40 per cent rise in pre-tax profit and...

Another major franchise agency says its preparation work ahead of the June 1 tenants fees ban mean the impact of the...

Collyers, an Experts in Property estate and lettings agency with two branches in North Devon, has hoovered up a lettings firm...

East Midlands estate and lettings agency John German has revealed that it’s snapped up an independent based in Derby - Sowter...

The UK’s largest property franchise business, Belvoir Lettings, says it beat its own ambitious target for its franchisees’ Assisted Acquisitions programme...

Hunters has announced its first business expansion of 2019 with the acquisition of what it calls “a significant lettings book.” The acquisition...

LSL Property Services has acquired LetCo Homes, a lettings and property management specialist based at Whiteley in Hampshire.  LetCo, which operated chiefly...

The UK’s student accommodation sector is still booming according to Knight Frank, despite Brexit creating uncertainty over the future of foreign...

The Leaders Romans Group has revealed its acquisition of yet another independent agency - Property Concept. Based in Clifton, Bristol, Property Concept is...

Somerset agency Mark Templer Residential has acquired independent company Wrington Vale Lettings. Husband and wife team John and Vanessa Webb with business...

After reporting record summer figures from its lettings division, Chestertons says it’s on the acquisition trail and looking for agencies to...

A branch of Martin & Co has substantially boosted its managed portfolio following the acquisition of independent agency County Rentals. The goodwill...

Savills has announced two acquisitions in the north west, one of an agency and one of an individual branch.  The agency being...

North west lettings and student accommodation specialist Mistoria Group has purchased an independent with 200 properties under management across Greater Manchester.  The...

Yorkshire estate agency Linley & Simpson has acquired another independent firm, Angus Roberts. The deal will see Linley & Simpson, which operates...

Belvoir says a surge in business for its Assisted Acquisition Programme is because of the challenging market and upcoming fees ban...

Barbon Insurance Group, which trades as HomeLet and Rentshield Direct, has now snapped up Movem. Movem uses personal online banking transaction data...

Fast-growing regional Yorkshire agency Linley & Simpson has announced the details of two new acquisitions. It has picked up the lettings books...

An agency in the Experts In Property trade group has snapped up the lettings side of a rival independent company. Collyers Properties,...

A series of acquisitions by The Property Franchise Group this year has added over 3,000 managed properties to its portfolio this year...

The Leaders Romans Group has snapped up yet another small independent agency - GPS Property Management based at Ravenshead in Nottinghamshire. For...

The Leaders Romans Group has acquired Upp Property Lettings in Oakham and Stamford. The acquisition will see the existing Leaders branch in...

A private equity company has made a £10m investment in Yorkshire estate agency Linley & Simpson to fund further expansion. Founded by...

The chief executive of the UK's largest franchise agency, Belvoir, says the number of letting and estate agents will 'undoubtedly fall'...

The Leaders Romans Group has announced the details of two new acquisitions to further strengthen its huge network. Sales and lettings business...

The UK’s largest franchise agency has secured funding which it will use to strengthen its growth and acquisition strategy. Belvoir has secured...

The Lomond Capital acquisition bandwagon continues apace with the latest independent to be snapped up being the well known Bonett’s Estate...

One of the most famous names in buy to let mortgages, Paragon, has revealed that it’s on the acquisition trail. There had...

Franchises giant Belvoir says there are over 10,000 potential acquisition targets which could be wanting a way out of the lettings...

Belvoir has reported a year of strong growth in 2017, with group revenue up 14 per cent and pre-tax profit soaring...

A Derby-based agency says it’s on the acquisition trail and seeking lettings operations to take over. Birchover Sales and Lettings - led...

Stirling Ackroyd, the six-branch estate and letting agency bought last summer by Nick Dunning Associates, has acquired the lettings book of...

Leaders has completed its 10th acquisition in the last nine months. It has snapped up Temples agency which gives it new branches...

Yorkshire estate agency Linley & Simpson has completed a hat-trick of acquisitions taking its letting portfolio past the milestone of 5,500...

Belvoir has announced what it calls “a significant acquisition” by one of its franchisees, which is set to add almost £1m...

The Bulman agency in Whitehaven is to be rebranded as Belvoir, the company’s first in Carlisle. On top of that the amalgamation of...

Belvoir has told its shareholders that it aims to acquire agencies that exit the lettings sector when the ban on fees...

Homes in Multiple Occupation produced average yields of 8.9 per cent in 2017, the highest of all buy to let property...

Almost three-quarters of buy to let mortgage transactions made by landlords operating via limited companies in the final quarter of last...

Franchise giant Belvoir has given a glowing report to shareholders, saying it exceeded its 2017 target for portfolio acquisitions by franchisees. During...

Lomond Capital has announced its second acquisition in two weeks by acquiring south Manchester lettings and sales agency Hallmark Residential.  The deal...

The Leaders Romans Group has announced its fifth acquisition in just six weeks after completing the purchase of South & Co...

Fast-expanding property group Lomond Capital has announced a restructure of its top tier as it prepares to make long-awaited acquisitions in...

Leaders has acquired its fourth agency in the same city, Norwich, in a sign of what it calls its commitment to...

Northwood, a wholly owned subsidiary of Belvoir, has made five portfolio acquisitions in the past two months. At the end of August, Belvoir...

The Leaders Romans Group is continuing on the acquisition trail with two more deals within 24 hours.   On Tuesday the company acquired...

The fast-expanding Nick Dunning Associates - which acquired London agency Stirling Ackroyd over the summer - has strengthened its leadership team...

Romans - part of the leading property company, The Leaders Romans Group - is on the acquisition trail again.    Between 2013 and...

Belvoir, the UK's largest property franchise group, has reported an increase in profit and revenue in the first six months of...

Belvoir has told shareholders and the City that it now has 57,637 lettings units under management following the addition of 1,310...

A company owned by Lomond Capital has snapped up a Scottish lettings operation with an asset value of £45m.   Lomond owns Stonehouse...

William H Brown, part of Sequence UK, has revealed it has snapped up another small independent - just days after its...

Stirling Ackroyd’s lettings book, with which it manages 1,400 properties, lies at the heart of the London agency’s acquisition by Nick...

The Property Franchise Group has revealed that is has made one of its largest ever single office acquisitions. Martin & Co Plymouth...

Leaders has returned to ther acquisition trail with its purchase of a local agency in Nottingham.   Leaders has snapped up Bulmer Estates,...

Leaders and Romans have announced that both brands are seeking to expand this year through acquisitions following what they call "a...

Andrews Property Group has announced that Hannah Norris to lead its lettings business across its three major regions of Gloucestershire, Oxfordshire...

Humberts has announced the setting up of a new lettings department to be headed by a former Countrywide branch manager.   Suzanne Diamond has...

Lenwell Property Services, a five-office lettings agency in the Home Counties, is spreading its wings into Hertfordshire with the acquisition of...

Curchods, the privately-owned, 21-branch Surrey agency which also trades as Burns & Webber, has acquired Aspire Management Services Surrey Ltd, an...

  Beal’s, a 13-office independent in Hampshire, has snapped up another independent in the county, Baker & Elder in Southsea.    Currently Beal’s -...

Belvoir's Portsmouth office has acquired the local Lettings Direct business, adding a further 100 managed properties to its portfolio.    The move coincides...

Linley & Simpson, which already has a network of 11 branches across north and west Yorkshire, has taken over the entire...

Yorkshire letting agency Linley & Simpson has announced the acquisition of one of its competitors.  The agency has taken over the rental...

Legal & General has appointed a former Savills residential capital markets expert as it beefs up its team ahead of greater...

Kate Eales has been appointed by Strutt & Parker as its new national head of lettings, moving across from Hamptons International...

Purplebricks needs to expand its lettings activities to boost the volume of business it has and increase cash flow, according to...

Connells has made a key appointment to drive the growth of its lettings division in the south of England.  Stuart Cornwall, who...

National estate agency chain Leaders has announced the acquisition of two property businesses in the north of England. Yesterday it took over...

Connells Group has acquired another letting agency - Touchstone Residential Lettings, which has nine offices in Kent, Buckinghamshire and the west country. TRL's...

The Romans Group has snapped up Handovers in Guildford, another acquisition using its £30m facility for expansion purchases. Handovers is now fully-incorporated...

Countrywide is continuing its aggressive acquisition programme in the rental sector by snapping up The Letting Bureau agency in Colne, Lancashire. The...

Linley & Simpson, which already has a network of 11 offices across Yorkshire, has taken over the entire rental portfolio of...

Belvoir Lettings, which operates over 210 outlets across the UK, has seen its pre-tax profit surge beyond £2m at Belvoir Lettings. In...

Former Newton Fallowell chief executive Mark Newton has joined the board of Belvoir as an executive director. Newton Fallowell was bought out...

Countrywide is next week formally announcing that it is acquiring the large Oxford-based lettings agency Finders Keepers. Countrywide says the agency -...

Countrywide chief executive Alison Platt has confirmed to Letting Agent Today that her group’s strategy of acquiring independent letting agencies continues...

Countrywide has revealed that it has acquired 30 lettings businesses in the past year alone, expanding the firm’s rental sector headcount...

Beresford Residential, an agency with three offices in south London, is taking over the lettings and management portfolio of smaller independent, XanderMatthew.  Beresford has...

The UK’s new Build To Rent initiative, where institutions fund and manage purpose-built rental accommodation, has received £1.45 billion in investment...

The UK’s new Build To Rent initiative, where institutions fund and manage purpose-built rental accommodation, has received its second big investment...

Connells Group has acquired two further lettings agencies - Pullin Rose at Frome in Somerset and Sky Lettings in Southampton. The acquisitions...

The Romans Group - which made seven acquisitions of independent agencies in 2015 - has appointed a new lettings managing director. Michael...

The Linley & Simpson agency, which has 11 offices across Yorkshire, has announced that it has taken over the rental portfolio...

Countrywide has acquired Woods Estate Agents, a Bristol-based lettings and sales agency with five branches covering the city and north Somerset. Woods...

The Romans Group has made its seventh and final acquisition of 2015 with the takeover of Bramptons sales and lettings branches...

Leaders has acquired another lettings independent, Faulkner Property Management. Faulkner has two branches in Milton Keynes and Buckingham - new areas for...

LSL Property Services has snapped up another independent letting agency - and says it’s looking for more.  The agency, PHP Lettings in...

Leaders has added another seven branches to its 110-plus network in recent weeks.  The firm has just completed the purchases of Lloyds...

  Who are you? Ellie Hall. What does it say on your business card? Head of Acquisitions. You're on the hunt for acquisitions, what makes a...

Countrywide chief executive Alison Platt has said the acquisition of best-in-class urban-based lettings agencies will be a major plank of her...

Another independent sales and lettings agency group has been snapped up by Belvoir, which takes it over the 200-office threshold. The 16-office...

Agency chain Hunters Group plc is to issue shares worth £100,000 to fund the acquistion of a lettings book. This is the...

Fast-growing agency chain Leaders has two new lettings and sales offices with the acquisition of Aidan J Reed's Leicestershire outlets in...

Romans Group has made yet another acquisition - this time it is letting agency Gregory & Company in Windsor. This is in...

A trio of recent acquisitions has ensured a national agency chain not only records its best ever annual growth, but also...

Lettings franchise group Belvoir Lettings has suffered a setback in its profits.  In the six months to the end of June, the...

Connells Group has announced the acquisition of another lettings business – Kingsford Letting in Leamington Spa.  Kingsford Letting was a local, independently...

Atlantis has sold its Reading-based lettings and estate agency to the Romans Group, with £5m being paid to Atlantis’s ultimate owner, John...

Leaders has acquired Home Counties estate agency Aston Mead in a deal which brings it additional branches in two new areas,...

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The Romans Group has snapped up Meldrum Salter Edgley letting and estate agency in Guildford following its recent acquisition with James...

Connells Group has acquired another independent lettings business - Cartwrights in Stafford.   The group says the purchase is in line with its...

Leaders has just completed its biggest acquisition deal to date, taking its UK-wide branch network to 99. It has acquired Derby’s agency...

LSL Property Services says it has already acquired nine lettings books so far this year - with more to follow -...

An East Midland lettings agency sold to Countrywide in what is reported to be a seven-figure deal. Underwoods has been trading for...

Sales and lettings agency Jones & Chapman - part of the Sequence network - has snapped up the Liverpool arm of...

Countrywide Residential Lettings has announced another expansion with the purchase of PIP Lettings in the East Midlands. Countrywide says this another step...

Belvoir Lettings, one of the UK's largest agency franchises, is continuing its expansion programme with three new offices. Rayson Wilshaw, a sales...