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14 February 2024
From: Breaking News
![Agency Leadership Training sees first baker’s dozen graduates](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/LearningAgents3-400x310.png)
A total of 13 franchisees from brands within the Belvoir Group have graduated from what the firm calls “a unique new...
01 December 2023
From: Breaking News
![Agency doubles in size after snapping up third independent business](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/Franchise-400x310.png)
A Belvoir franchisee has doubled the size of his business by buying out a local independent agency - his third acquisition...
16 November 2023
From: Breaking News
![Stock Exchange Award for high-flying agency group](/upload/images/shutterstock_2145128675.jpg)
The Belvoir franchise giant has scooped a London Stock Exchange award for business, environmental, governance and social issues. It’s won the Best...
20 October 2023
From: Breaking News
![Resilient business model is key to agency group’s ongoing success](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyStats-400x310.png)
The apparent rise and rise of Belvoir Group is down to its resilient business model and the entrepreneurs who run its...
05 September 2023
From: Breaking News
![Praise for self-employed and entrepreneurial franchise teams](/upload/images/shutterstock_1191697429.jpg)
The head of one of the country’s highest profile franchise agency empires says the self-employed ethos of some advisers and entrepreneurial...
04 August 2023
From: Breaking News
![Glittering event honours franchise success stories](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/shutterstock_192595709.jpg)
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
![Disastrous Truss Budget still hurting market says leading lettings agency](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/Housing_Market-400x310.png)
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
![Fifth acquisition sealed for ambitious franchise agency](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/Acquisition-400x310.png)
A Belvoir branch has made its fifth acquisition - and this time it’s a neighbouring Belvoir office whose owners were retiring. Nathan...
22 November 2022
From: Breaking News
![Forces veteran opens new agency near military base](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/ShakingHands-400x310.png)
A former marine is the franchise holder of a brand new Belvoir office close to a famous military base in south...
10 November 2022
From: Breaking News
![Husband-and-wife franchisees snap up second office](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/CoupleMakingOffer-400x310.png)
The second largest resale in Belvoir’s history has taken place with the husband and wife behind the Southampton franchise buying Belvoir...
04 November 2022
From: Breaking News
![Lobby politicians to stop rent controls killing supply - agency chief](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/business-competition400x310.png)
The Belvoir Group is warning that the housing crisis within the Scottish private rental sector is rapidly worsening, thanks to the...
22 September 2022
From: Breaking News
![Independent agency snapped up by franchise rival](/upload/images/Rental%20Market/house%20puzzle.png)
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
![Lettings income keeps rental industry giant on growth path](/upload/images/Rental%20Market/House-Sky-Hands-400x310.jpg)
Belvoir says that during the six months to the end of June income increased 11 per cent on the year before,...
02 August 2022
From: Breaking News
![New franchise deal offered to agents seeking corporate benefits](/upload/images/Logos/BelvoirGroup2022LogoNEW400x310.jpg)
Agents running their own businesses but attracted to the advantages of a corporate are being targeted by a new Business Integration...
20 June 2022
From: Breaking News
![Rebrand for agency group pushing financial services to the fore](/upload/images/Logos/BelvoirGroup2022LogoNEW400x310.jpg)
The Belvoir Group, one of the country’s largest multi-brand property franchises, is rebranding to distinguish itself from the Belvoir lettings and...
24 May 2022
From: Breaking News
![Massive growth in lettings income for rentals giant](/upload/images/Rental%20Market/Calculator-PoundCoins-2019-400x310.jpg)
Celebrating 25 years of unbroken profits growth, Belvoir has revealed a massive annual hike in revenue for 2021. Group revenue increased by...
05 April 2022
From: Breaking News
![Winning agency branches on course for £1m turnover in 2022](/upload/images/Logos/BelvoirNEWESTLogo400x310.jpg)
Belvoir has announced its franchise of the year, selected from the 166 offices in its network. It’s husband and wife team Ben...
25 March 2022
From: Breaking News
![Lettings giant launches podcast aimed at rental sector players](/upload/images/Miscellaneous/Podcast1-400x310.jpeg)
Belvoir, the franchise giant, has launched an official podcast and the first episode includes an in-depth interview with chief executive Dorian...
02 March 2022
From: Breaking News
![New office for big city lettings team celebrating 15 years](/upload/images/Locations/Birmingham-400x310.jpg)
The central Birmingham branch of franchise giant Belvoir is celebrating its 15th anniversary by moving to a prestigious new city centre...
24 February 2022
From: Breaking News
![Take That! Agency chief lets rip at flawed policies of government](/upload/images/Logos/BelvoirNEWESTLogo400x310.jpg)
The leader of one of Britain’s highest profile lettings agency operations has let rip at the government for what he calls...
10 February 2022
From: Breaking News
![Another upbeat trading report from franchise giant](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/HousingMarket-400x310.png)
Belvoir Group has given yet another upbeat trading report to shareholders. It says in the 10 months to the end of October...
03 December 2021
From: Breaking News
![Franchise of the Year named as agency’s spectacular annual awards](/img/default/lat.png)
Franchise giant Belvoir has held its annual awards including the naming of the prestigious ‘franchise of the year’. The accolade went to...
08 April 2021
From: Breaking News
![Takeover frenzy continues as franchise giant snaps up rival agency](/img/default/lat.png)
Consolidation within the industry continues apace with the Belvoir Group acquiring the Nicholas Humphreys Franchise Limited in a move announced over...
06 April 2021
From: Breaking News
![Franchise agency wars: Belvoir gets one over its rivals on key day](/img/default/lat.png)
A trading announcement by Belvoir reveals the company has seen another year of significant growth - its 24th on the trot. The...
29 January 2021
From: Breaking News
![Agency network sees business storm back and repays furlough money](/img/default/lat.png)
An extremely upbeat trading statement from Stock Market-quoted agency Belvoir suggests business has been ahead of even its pre-Coronavirus expectations in...
03 December 2020
From: Breaking News
![100 not out! Franchise giant snaps up 100th independent](/img/default/lat.png)
Belvoir has acquired its 100th independent agency with its Northwood Wolverhampton operation snapping up Millenium Properties in the city. This adds another...
07 October 2020
From: Breaking News
![Agency group bats away virus and reports strong first half of 2020](/img/default/lat.png)
It’s been a difficult first half of 2020 for almost every agency business but Belvoir appears to have emerged healthier than...
08 September 2020
From: Breaking News
![Agency group wants loans scheme for tenants with Covid arrears](/img/default/lat.png)
Belvoir is backing a call for a loans scheme in England - similar to one in Wales - to protect tenants...
20 August 2020
From: Breaking News
![Franchise giant on the hunt for new joiners after overcoming virus](/img/default/lat.png)
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...
10 August 2020
From: Breaking News
![Thinking of selling or rebranding? Franchise giant on the look-out...](/img/default/lat.png)
Belvoir says it is on the lookout for agencies wanting to sell or join a franchise operation as they come out...
25 June 2020
From: Breaking News
![Tenant demands change as lockdown reveals the ‘new normal’](/img/default/lat.png)
Research from franchise giant Belvoir is the latest to show what may be rapidly changing aspirations from private tenants. “The results confirm...
17 June 2020
From: Breaking News
![Virus-related arrears are still very low says major lettings chain](/img/default/lat.png)
A new survey of COVID-19 related rental arrears shows that fewer than five per cent of tenants are behind with their...
29 May 2020
From: Breaking News
![Coronavirus shows strength of franchise business model - claim](/img/default/lat.png)
The UK’s largest property franchise group says the current Coronavirus crisis shows precisely how robust its franchise business model is. In a...
22 May 2020
From: Breaking News
![Belvoir franchisees being helped to “reshape their businesses”](/img/default/lat.png)
Franchise giant Belvoir says it’s helping its franchisees “reshaping their businesses” to cope with the Coronavirus crisis. In a trading statement showing...
31 March 2020
From: Breaking News
![Stand by for rent rises in 2020, says leading franchise agency](/img/default/lat.png)
Almost three quarters of Belvoir’s lettings franchisees anticipate rent increases this year. In a survey of the franchise firm’s offices across the...
18 February 2020
From: Breaking News
![19-branch family agency snapped up by Belvoir brand in £2m deal](/img/default/lat.png)
Newton Fallowell, part of the Belvoir Group, has snapped up the Lovelle franchised agency group adding a further 19 offices to...
13 December 2019
From: Breaking News
![Onwards and Upwards as Belvoir acquires independent agency](/img/default/lat.png)
Belvoir has acquired another independent sales and lettings agency - this time it’s Onwards and Upwards, a firm in the Morley...
04 December 2019
From: Breaking News
![Independent lettings agency snapped up ... for a cool million](/img/default/lat.png)
Belvoir has confirmed that its Brighton franchisees have acquired the independent Homelets agency in the town - for a cool £1m. Existing...
23 October 2019
From: Breaking News
![Fees ban has led to surge in tenants on the move, says franchise giant](/img/default/lat.png)
The tenant fee ban in England has led to a surge in demand from tenants for properties according to Belvoir. The franchise...
30 August 2019
From: Breaking News
![From assistant to branch owner - the latest Belvoir acquisition](/img/default/lat.png)
The latest owner of a Belvoir franchise is a 31-year-old former part-time assistant at the company, who rose to office manager...
01 July 2019
From: Breaking News
![Another one bites the dust! Franchisee snaps up fourth independent](/img/default/lat.png)
Belvoir has snapped up another independent lettings agency in the south east. Grey & Co, located at Wembley Park in north London,...
17 April 2019
From: Breaking News
![Agency says Brexit having “significant impact” on rental sector](/img/default/lat.png)
Belvoir says a survey of its franchisees shows that Brexit is having what it calls “a significant impact” on the rental...
19 February 2019
From: Breaking News
![Shock warning to industry: ’A fifth of agents will go by end of 2020’](/img/default/lat.png)
The UK’s largest property franchise business, Belvoir Lettings, says it beat its own ambitious target for its franchisees’ Assisted Acquisitions programme...
11 January 2019
From: Breaking News
![Landlords ARE quitting buy to let - but fewer than feared](/img/default/lat.png)
Research by franchise lettings agency company Belvoir suggests that landlords are continuing to exit the property market, although not at the...
19 December 2018
From: Breaking News
![Property is personal - and Belvoir is putting it on a rebranded image](/img/default/lat.png)
Belvoir is unveiling a new logo this morning, incorporating the strapline ‘Property is personal’. “Belvoir has always been a progressive company which has contributed...
01 November 2018
From: Breaking News
![Growing fear of hidden threat to rental sector in Budget small print](/img/default/lat.png)
Rental sector experts are expressing growing fears that the relatively low-key Budget announcements made on Monday could herald something more dramatic...
31 October 2018
From: Breaking News
!['Many independent letting agencies will shut' warns franchise firm chief](/img/default/lat.png)
Belvoir says a surge in business for its Assisted Acquisition Programme is because of the challenging market and upcoming fees ban...
20 September 2018
From: Breaking News
![Franchise giant's success makes it number two in lettings to Countrywide](/img/default/lat.png)
Franchise giant Belvoir Lettings has told the City and the firm’s shareholders that revenues and profits have risen in the first...
12 September 2018
From: Breaking News
![Government is forcing more landlords to quit, top agency claims](/img/default/lat.png)
Belvoir says more landlords are selling up and fewer newcomers are investing in the private rental sector because of increased legislation...
24 August 2018
From: Breaking News
![Big managerial changes at Belvoir as Northwood duo step up](/img/default/lat.png)
Belvoir, the UK’s largest high street franchised agency network, has made major changes to its top table with promotions for two...
22 August 2018
From: Breaking News
![Blame government for future rent rises, franchise guru warns](/img/default/lat.png)
The chief executive of franchise giant Belvoir says government interference in the lettings sector will be to blame for higher rent...
25 June 2018
From: Breaking News
![Agents will go out of business due to legislation changes, says Belvoir boss](/img/default/lat.png)
The chief executive of the UK's largest franchise agency, Belvoir, says the number of letting and estate agents will 'undoubtedly fall'...
25 May 2018
From: Breaking News
![Agency’s ‘decade of data’ shows transformation of rental sector](/img/default/lat.png)
Belvoir has published what it calls ‘a decade of data’ tracking the changes in the private rental sector since 2008, when...
20 April 2018
From: Breaking News
![Agency says 85% of branches are seeing landlords quitting sector](/img/default/lat.png)
Belvoir says there is no evidence of a large-scale sell-off of buy to let properties by beleaguered landlords, but 85 per...
07 March 2018
From: Breaking News
![Belvoir expands in the north and says it's seeking more acquisitions](/img/default/lat.png)
The Bulman agency in Whitehaven is to be rebranded as Belvoir, the company’s first in Carlisle. On top of that the amalgamation of...
14 February 2018
From: Breaking News
![Rents will rise this year - and it's the fault of government, insists Belvoir](/img/default/lat.png)
The head of franchise giant Belvoir says government interference in the rental sector is likely to result in a rise in...
23 January 2018
From: Breaking News
![New survey shows rents stable but some landlords selling up](/img/default/lat.png)
Latest lettings findings from franchise agency Belvoir shows that in the third quarter of this year average rents were just £3 a...
20 December 2017
From: Breaking News
![Belvoir celebrates record number of franchise license renewals](/img/default/lat.png)
Belvoir is reporting a record year for franchise license renewals in 2017 with 34 offices across the country celebrating a collective...
18 September 2017
From: Breaking News
![Belvoir posts impressive results, despite 'challenging' market](/img/default/lat.png)
Belvoir, the UK's largest property franchise group, has reported an increase in profit and revenue in the first six months of...
06 September 2017
From: Breaking News
![Some landlords beginning to quit buy to let, insists leading agency](/img/default/lat.png)
Belvoir is warning that some buy to let investors are quitting the sector. “Although we are not currently seeing a huge exit...
17 August 2017
From: Breaking News
![Belvoir's £2m acquisition 'aims to mitigate effect of fees ban'](/img/default/lat.png)
Belvoir, which has over 300 high street offices, has acquired Brook Financial Services Ltd, which trades as Mortgage Advice Bureau, in...
13 July 2017
From: Breaking News
![Further expansion for Belvoir HQ's franchisee support team](/img/default/lat.png)
Belvoir is recruiting more central office staff to support franchisees, with a 40 per cent increase in workers at the company's...
29 June 2017
From: Breaking News
![High profile agent calls for 'cross-party housing tsar'](/img/default/lat.png)
The boss of 300 branch agency Belvoir has called on the government to appoint a cross-party housing tsar to work with...
19 June 2017
From: Breaking News
![Belvoir reports specific lack of rental stock in market towns](/img/default/lat.png)
The latest analysis of buy to let trends by letting agency franchise chain Belvoir has identified a specific lack of rental...
05 June 2017
From: Breaking News
![Major letting agency warns: tax changes will push up rents](/img/default/lat.png)
Belvoir says new figures from across its network of agents shows that the government is wrong to claim that renting is...
03 March 2017
From: Breaking News
![Franchise giant takes first steps on Orkney Islands](/img/default/lat.png)
The UK's largest franchise agency has expanded into the Orkney Islands. Belvoir's Amjed Rasul, owner of its Inverness franchise, has acquired Orkney...
13 September 2016
From: Breaking News
![Agency tells Minister: incentivise buy to let, reverse tax changes](/img/default/lat.png)
Belvoir is calling on the government to reverse its punitive tax policies against buy to let and introduce incentives to make...
18 August 2016
From: Breaking News
![Agency network reports lack of family houses across lettings market](/img/default/lat.png)
Belvoir says the majority of franchise owners in its 170-strong network are reporting a shortage of family housing as one opf...
12 August 2016
From: Breaking News
![Agent marks 20 years heading franchise firm's first lettings outlet](/img/default/lat.png)
Belvoir has been celebrating its very first franchise owner, 20 years ago this month - and the business, in Moray, is...
29 July 2016
From: Breaking News
![Brexit: 'Racist backlash' will damage rental sector, warns agency](/img/default/lat.png)
The Belvoir franchise letting agency group has taken the unusual step of calling for clarity on government migration policy. Belvoir managing director...
18 July 2016
From: Breaking News
![Another independent letting agency snapped up by franchise giant](/img/default/lat.png)
One of Belvoir's newest and youngest franchise owners has completed on a substantial acquisition to kick-start his new business. Luke Marchbanks, 25,...
08 June 2016
From: Breaking News
![Franchise giant adds another nine offices to expanding network](/img/default/lat.png)
One of the country's largest franchise agencies has announced that it is opening nine new offices. Belvoir has recently launched branches in...
31 May 2016
From: Breaking News
![Major lettings firm forecasts more agency acquisitions in growing buy to let sector](/img/default/lat.png)
Belvoir Lettings, which operates over 210 outlets across the UK, has seen its pre-tax profit surge beyond £2m at Belvoir Lettings. In...
05 April 2016
From: Breaking News
![Letting agency's survey shows Osborne measures hurting private rental sector](/img/default/lat.png)
Government policies aimed at curbing the buy to let market are directly leading to more pressure on the lettings sector, according...
11 February 2016
From: Breaking News
![Top agency asks landlords to contribute to Osborne legal challenge](/img/default/lat.png)
The franchise letting agency chain Belvoir is urging its landlord clients to offer fiancial support to the national campaign to fight...
08 February 2016
From: Breaking News
![Agency guru wants more social housing after year of attacks on buy to let](/img/default/lat.png)
Dorian Gonsalves, director of commercial and franchising at Belvoir, is urging the government to dramatically increase the availability of social housing...
07 January 2016
From: Breaking News
![Average rents in Britain only 3.5 per cent higher than in late 2008](/img/default/lat.png)
Figures from the 211-office agency Belvoir shows that average rents in Britain exceed the pre-downturn late 2008 figure by a mere...
25 November 2015
From: Breaking News
![Belvoir reaches branch office milestone over a year ahead of schedule](/img/default/lat.png)
Another independent sales and lettings agency group has been snapped up by Belvoir, which takes it over the 200-office threshold. The 16-office...
06 October 2015
From: Breaking News
![Our landlords must act now to improve energy efficiency, says Belvoir](/img/default/lat.png)
Franchise agency Belvoir is urging landlords to budget and plan for mandatory changes to the energy efficiency of rental properties, coming...