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Hamptons has launched a residential investment department - and it’s using the sister Connells brand to give new homes more exposure...
12 March 2024
From: Breaking News
PropTech player Technology Blueprint Ltd has completed the integration of compliance software firm, CheckDocs. The move is the first in a series...
21 February 2024
From: Breaking News
Tom Davies has started with Leaders Romans Group as the company’s first group financial services managing director. This new position coincides with...
20 February 2024
From: Breaking News
Long-standing lettings franchisee Kevin Hall has snapped up a third independent agency in his town. Hall, who has run the Ashford branch...
15 February 2024
From: Breaking News
Lomond has snapped up another rental portfolio. It’s been acquired from the Rendall & Rittner Sales & Letting agency which had a...
07 February 2024
From: Breaking News
Leaders Romans Group has acquired three major lettings, sales and surveying businesses operating multiple branches across London, Surrey, Oxfordshire and Gloucestershire. The...
23 January 2024
From: Breaking News
Fast-growing Lomond has snapped up another regional agency - this time one in the Midlands. Centrick - which had a High Street...
12 January 2024
From: Breaking News
Lomond has announced one more acquisition in the North West of England - the 17th it has completed in the region...
28 December 2023
From: Breaking News
The fast-growing Lomond Group has announced two lettings book acquisitions in the central belt of Scotland. Lomond, which has made nearly 50...
22 November 2023
From: Breaking News
Lomond has consolidated its growing foothold in the lettings sector after sealing its biggest acquisition to date in the Midlands. In what...
21 November 2023
From: Breaking News
The chief executive of Foxtons, who has been in the job exactly one year, now claims the company has enjoyed “incredible...
18 October 2023
From: Breaking News
The Property Franchise Group has reported a bumper half year of trading with revenue at £13.2m and pre-tax profits up 11...
13 September 2023
From: Breaking News
Belvoir has snapped up a regional mortgage provider for £1m. It’s acquired MAB (South West) Ltd and follows the earlier acquisition of...
30 August 2023
From: Breaking News
Spicerhaart’s veteran chief executive Paul Smith is stepping back to concentrate on company growth - including the acquisition of more lettings...
24 August 2023
From: Breaking News
Franchise brand Northwood says its strategy of expansion through acquisition is paying dividends - with more to come. Northwood managing director Phil...
17 August 2023
From: Breaking News
The fast growing agency Lomond - which has snapped up a string of independents in the past two years - is...
16 June 2023
From: Breaking News
Chestertons - London’s oldest estate agency which is itself up for sale - has snapped up a small independent. It has acquired...
12 June 2023
From: Breaking News
A buyer has been announced for part of the lettings portfolio of Purplebricks, it has been announced today. The deal, finalised for...
26 May 2023
From: Breaking News
A trading statement from Belvoir reveals that the franchise giant is on the look out for “good quality complimentary acquisitions”. A strong...
22 May 2023
From: Breaking News
Leaders Romans Group has announced another new lettings acquisition. It has snapped up Liberty Gate, a single-office Nottingham-based business which also operates...
03 May 2023
From: Breaking News
London-focussed agency Foxtons has reported a huge leap in revenue from its lettings division. Lettings revenue was up 27 per cent in...
21 April 2023
From: Breaking News
A consultancy that handles lettings agency acquisition says funding options exist for companies wishing to buy others, despite rising interest rates. Lucy...
14 April 2023
From: Breaking News
Franchise giant Belvoir has once again held a lavish annual conference and awards event. Sponsored by iamproperty, Let Alliance and PayProp, the...
31 March 2023
From: Breaking News
It’s been a busy start to the year for the Northwood brand, with three franchisees completing on acquisitions. Northwood is part of...
07 March 2023
From: Breaking News
Foxtons has this morning confirmed that it’s acquired a rival London lettings agency. It has snapped up Atkinson McLeod for £7.4m: Foxtons...
06 March 2023
From: Breaking News
Midlands-based agency Sheldon Bosley Knight has snapped up an independent firm. It’s Coventry sales and lettings agency Robin Jones which brings just...
21 February 2023
From: Breaking News
Lomond, which in the past two years has made 40 acquisitions of mostly small independent agencies, has marked its second anniversary...
16 February 2023
From: Breaking News
The Solihull branch of Hunters has acquired independent agency Searchers, which was set up back in 1995. Becki Dean, lettings director for...
14 February 2023
From: Breaking News
Atomic Consultancy, the specialist acquisition management business, believes that 2023 is likely to present significant opportunities for those looking to sell...
10 February 2023
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Build To Rent provider Sigma Capital Group Limited has announced plans to deliver 865 new homes across 11 sites around the...
07 February 2023
From: Breaking News
The Herbert R Thomas agency, known as HRT, is merging with Rawlins & Madley. The two South Wales firms announced the merger on...
06 February 2023
From: Breaking News
Hybrid agency EweMove has expanded its brand presence into 189 territories across the UK according to its parent company, The Property...
01 February 2023
From: Breaking News
Belvoir Group is continuing its long term success record but warns that the Liz Truss mini-Budget is still having a detrimental...
01 February 2023
From: Breaking News
Two big-hitter agencies are slugging it out for lettings dominance in London, with both making announcements in a bid to cement...
27 January 2023
From: Breaking News
PropTech firm Goodlord has acquired lettings platform Halo. It’s Goodlord’s third acquisition in as many years. Halo, launched in 2020, provides tenants with...
23 January 2023
From: Breaking News
The Stirling Ackroyd Group says it’s delivered 20 per cent revenue growth alongside the opening of five lettings and sales offices...
10 January 2023
From: Breaking News
Keller Williams UK - which has seen market centre closures in recent months - insists that its lettings business KW Move...
14 December 2022
From: Breaking News
The Lomond Group has strengthened its position in Scotland by acquiring two more independent agencies and adding some 600 properties to...
11 November 2022
From: Breaking News
The lettings agency operated by controversial agent Ajay Jagota has been sold for an undisclosed sum. Jagota set up KIS Lettings with...
01 November 2022
From: Breaking News
The Cardiff branch of Martin & Co has added almost 100 properties to its portfolio after merging with local independent View...
18 October 2022
From: Breaking News
A franchisee group in The Property Franchise Group stable has acquired a nearby independent’s lettings book. The owners of Ellis & Co’s...
18 October 2022
From: Breaking News
A Martin & Co franchise holder has made their first acquisition after 14 years. Mike Ellis and Becky Troisi have snapped up the...
30 September 2022
From: Breaking News
The Property Franchise Group - which includes a host of High Street brands - saw a rise in managed properties of...
14 September 2022
From: Breaking News
Another small independent agency has been snapped up by a Belvoir franchisee. The Lettings Company has been acquired by Belvoir Tunbridge Wells,...
14 September 2022
From: Breaking News
New trading figures from the Belvoir Group show that lettings income accounts for 60 per cent of the total revenue in...
06 September 2022
From: Breaking News
Uncertainty over the coming recession, wholesale reforms of the rental sector, higher interest rates and National Insurance payments are all reasons...
25 August 2022
From: Breaking News
The lettings book containing over 130 properties managed by a franchised YourMove branch in Birmingham has been sold to the owners...
25 August 2022
From: Breaking News
The fast-growing Lomond Group of agencies has acquired a major online lettings service. But it's going to manage the properties through physical...
10 August 2022
From: Breaking News
Midlands-based land and property agency Sheldon Bosley Knight has snapped up two more businesses. The acquisition of Wigwam Estate and Lettings Agents...
01 August 2022
From: Breaking News
Foxtons has revealed that it has a pipeline of what it calls “lettings portfolio targets” - lettings books which it wants...
29 July 2022
From: Breaking News
Dexters, the London-focussed agency, has snapped up a four-branch chain operating in the capital. Dexters already has 30,000 landlords on its books...
26 July 2022
From: Breaking News
Foxtons is to advertise all of its lettings properties on OnTheMarket with immediate effect. The agency say it already “facilitates” 10 per...
19 July 2022
From: Breaking News
Portsmouth-based agency Pink Street has completed its fifth acquisition in two years in its bid to create the largest letting agency...
05 July 2022
From: Breaking News
Acquisition is one of the most frequently used words in the lettings sector now as large numbers of agencies are snapped...
21 June 2022
From: Breaking News
Historic agency Chestertons has appointed its long-serving lettings chief Richard Davies as its new chief executive. This follows the departure of high...
09 June 2022
From: Breaking News
The fast-growing Henry Adams Lettings has acquired Interlet Sussex, a long-established independent agency. Interlet Sussex, based in Bognor Regis, was founded in...
09 June 2022
From: Breaking News
Property management business James Gibb has acquired the residential division of Dundee-based J Reavley Factoring Limited. The acquisition will increase the number...
01 June 2022
From: Breaking News
Yet another independent agency has disappeared after being acquired by a national brand. The Huddersfield branch of Martin & Co has snapped...
30 May 2022
From: Breaking News
The Acorn Group has opened its 40th branch - and it says it’s on the look-out for new acquisitions, including those...
24 May 2022
From: Breaking News
Who are you and what does it say on your business card? Clifford Thomas – Sales Director at The Letting Partnership What is...
06 May 2022
From: 60 Second Interview
One of the best-known names in lettings in London and the south east has renewed its partnership with PropTech supplier Goodlordfor a...
29 April 2022
From: Breaking News
Foxtons has reported to its shareholders that its lettings revenue in the first quarter of this year was a stunning 21...
22 April 2022
From: Breaking News
An agency has made its 11th acquisition in just over a year. Thornley Groves - a brand in the Lomond Group -...
07 April 2022
From: Breaking News
Who are you and what does it say on your business card? I’m Alex Gibbs, Co-Founder and Director of Built Asset Management...
27 March 2022
From: 60 Second Interview
A south of England agency has acquired a further two independents, taking the brands total number of acquisitions up to seven...
07 March 2022
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The Lomond Group - which has ambitions to become a national operation - has announced two further acquisitions for one of...
22 February 2022
From: Breaking News
The fast-growing Lomond Group, backed by private equity cash, has snapped up another independent. Lomond’s John Shepherd brand, which operates throughout the...
02 February 2022
From: Breaking News
Lettings franchisees under the Belvoir banner delivered the group an additional 10 per cent management service fees last year according to...
01 February 2022
From: Breaking News
Bowmark Capital is selling its Leaders Romans Group, one of the UK’s largest property services groups, to another private equity operator, Platinum...
25 January 2022
From: Breaking News
London-based block and facilities services provider SBA Property Management has acquired management agency Paul Samuel Associates. A specialist property management firm with...
17 January 2022
From: Breaking News
The Lomond Group, already reported to be in talks to buy London agency Chestertons, has revealed it’s snapped up another leading...
21 December 2021
From: Breaking News
Linley & Simpson, a joint founder of the Lomond Group, has acquired two more independent agencies. The firms snapped up are family-run...
17 December 2021
From: Breaking News
North east of England agency My Property Box has acquired Newcastle independent Groves as part of its strategic growth plan. All 12...
10 December 2021
From: Breaking News
An agency that is part of the fast-growing Lomond Group has itself acquired another two independent agencies. Thornley Groves, is expanding its...
07 December 2021
From: Breaking News
One of the institutions behind Build To Rent in the UK is pledging to have up to 1,000 new rental homes...
25 November 2021
From: Breaking News
An agent who six months ago expanded his franchise empire to four branches has now added a fifth. Craig Pearson, who opened the...
17 November 2021
From: Breaking News
The London and South East property group Stirling Ackroyd - which recently rebranded from its former title, Nick Dunning Associates -...
15 November 2021
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Charters Group, the south of England agency, has announced a further acquisition that will grow its residential lettings operations. Charters Estate Agents will combine...
10 November 2021
From: Breaking News
A brand within the fast-expanding Lomond Group has sealed its second acquisition within a fortnight, adding a further 200 properties to...
04 November 2021
From: Breaking News
Property group Nick Dunning Associates, which includes the brands Townends and Regents, has rebranded to Stirling Ackroyd Group, effective from today. All...
01 November 2021
From: Breaking News
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...
26 October 2021
From: Breaking News
A new report suggests that agents may already be seeing more middle-aged and older landlords - and if that hasn’t happened...
15 October 2021
From: Breaking News
Henry Adams Lettings has acquired Country & Coastal Lettings, a small independent in Hampshire. Ian Wiggett, chief executive of Henry Adams, says:...
07 October 2021
From: Breaking News
Linley & Simpson, one of the North of England’s leading residential letting agents, has expanded its Sheffield operations just six months...
17 September 2021
From: Breaking News
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...
16 September 2021
From: Breaking News
It is understood that Lloyds Bank may use local agencies to find tenants for new private rental sector activities. In recent weeks...
08 September 2021
From: Breaking News
There is a report that the private equity owner of Leaders Romans Group has appointed bankers to work on a ‘strategic...
06 September 2021
From: Breaking News
Leaders Romans Group has completed the purchase of Dewhurst Lettings in Swindon - the latest in its acquisition programme announced earlier...
06 September 2021
From: Breaking News
The Merthyr Tydfil branch of sales and lettings agency Martin & Co has completed a second acquisition in 12 months –...
02 August 2021
From: Breaking News
An agency has marked its 30th anniversary by sealing a brace of acquisitions. The deals see Thornley Groves, the Lomond Group agency...
27 July 2021
From: Breaking News
The franchisee of a new Martin & Co branch in his hometown has opened with the recruitment of five new staff. Hamza...
26 July 2021
From: Breaking News
The Miles & Barr Group has snapped up two lettings and property management companies – Roger & Hambidge and Brettsletts. The acquisitions...
07 June 2021
From: Breaking News
The highest profile agency in the big-spending Lomond Group has sealed a trio of deals in the first week of April...
07 May 2021
From: Breaking News
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...
22 April 2021
From: Breaking News
Linley & Simpson and Lomond Capital - which joined forces at the end of 2020 to create a new national agency...
19 April 2021
From: Breaking News
Leaders Romans Group has acquired another lettings agency - the fourth lettings-led acquisition this year. This time it is Guardian Residential Lettings...
18 March 2021
From: Breaking News
Foxtons has made no bones about how it sees future growth - it wants to acquire lettings books from other agencies. “There...
11 March 2021
From: Breaking News
Manchester-based Ascend Properties has acquired its second company in as many months. Ascend has now purchased Rent Smart UK, a Lancashire firm...