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The massive Belvoir franchise network has signed up 360 of its franchisees to the PropTech service Kamma. The franchisees include those under...
16 May 2022
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Hunters, now part of The Property Franchise Group, has signed a six year software deal with Zoopla’s Alto service. This means that...
05 May 2022
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Another Belvoir franchise has acquired a local independent lettings agency. Belvoir already has offices in Corby, Kettering and Coventry and is now...
20 April 2022
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The owners of Martin & Co’s Aldershot branch have grown their managed portfolio by more than a fifth after acquiring local...
14 April 2022
From: Breaking News

Winkworth has told its shareholders that the rental market is to boom - a lot. “In lettings we anticipate that prices will...
13 April 2022
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Martin & Co’s Plymouth franchisees have taken their branch’s managed portfolio beyond 1,000 properties after a third acquisition in five years. Chris...
07 April 2022
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Sally Lawson - letting agent and ARLA President, business owner and franchiser - runs Agent Rainmaker, which aims to optimise agents’...
06 April 2022
From: Breaking News

The Property Franchise Group says that in the past year the number of managed properties it handles has risen from 58,000...
06 April 2022
From: Breaking News

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
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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
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The owner of a Belvoir lettings franchise has fulfilled a lockdown ambition to write and publish her book ‘Landlords, what’s holding...
16 March 2022
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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
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Winkworth has expanded its presence in London with the opening of a new Maida Vale office following the acquisition of an...
01 March 2022
From: Breaking News

The central Birmingham branch of franchise giant Belvoir is celebrating its 15th anniversary by moving to a prestigious new city centre...
24 February 2022
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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
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Online agency Hortons, which operates its sales activities across five countries, has opened a lettings department. The new service will initially be...
10 February 2022
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Franchise estate agency chain Winkworth has expanded its presence in prime south west London with the opening of a new Wimbledon office. The new...
09 February 2022
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The Property Franchise Group now manages in excess of 74,000 rental properties on behalf of landlords, according to a new trading...
02 February 2022
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Lettings franchisees under the Belvoir banner delivered the group an additional 10 per cent management service fees last year according to...
01 February 2022
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Franchise giant Belvoir has named a former chief executive of a major housebuilder as a non-executive director, to help with the...
31 January 2022
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A Winkworth franchisee has opened his fourth office in the same region in four years. Jamie Moore has opened a new office...
24 January 2022
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A generally upbeat trading statement from franchise agency giant Winkworth reports that prime London’s rental market’s long term return to normality...
13 January 2022
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An agency has made its third acquisition in recent years - this time snapping up a town’s longest established lettings agency. Whitegates...
11 January 2022
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Former ARLA Propertymark president Sally Lawson, who now runs the Agent Rainmaker training service, has set out for Letting Agent Today...
24 December 2021
From: Breaking News

Paul and Sharon Collins are to mark 25 years as owners of the Belvoir Lincoln lettings agency in the New Year. Looking...
07 December 2021
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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

The owner of Martin & Co’s Blackpool branch has made it a year to remember after securing another independent acquisition. Hamza Anwar...
26 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

A trading statement from franchise agency Winkworth has revealed that its network now derives 75 per cent of its revenue from...
12 November 2021
From: Breaking News

A branch of Northwood has snapped up an independent agency. Bassets Lettings, which is based in Salisbury, was set up in 2002...
30 September 2021
From: Breaking News

A lettings agent has expressed his amazement after an emotional LinkedIn post about paying himself a salary for the first time...
14 September 2021
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The chancellor Rishi Sunak has been urged to make it more attractive for landlords to invest in the private rental sector. Sunak...
14 September 2021
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A branch of national lettings agency Martin & Co is under new ownership. Landlord and property developer Grant Simpson has purchased the...
10 September 2021
From: Breaking News

New data released by franchise agency Winkworth showed that the rental market so far this year has been divided between house...
09 September 2021
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The new owner of a lettings agency is aiming to fuel growth in his new business after swapping petrol stations and...
26 August 2021
From: Breaking News

After a successful 18 month pilot with a Northwood branch, franchise giant Belvoir has entered a deal with B-hive Block Management...
20 August 2021
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An existing Belvoir franchisee in the Midlands has purchased two additional offices in Manchester. Sharanjit Gill of Belvoir Leicester Central now owns...
11 August 2021
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Lettings income has played a major part in the upswing in income for the Belvoir Group, reported to shareholders in its...
04 August 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
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The franchisee of a new Martin & Co branch in his hometown has opened with the recruitment of five new staff. Hamza...
26 July 2021
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The new co-owner of two branches of Martin & Co is combining legal work with sales and lettings. Barrister Tom Fazackerley has...
28 June 2021
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Ringley Group has secured the UK’s largest apartment complex to be managed by leaseholders as a franchisee client. The Century Wharf Estate...
18 June 2021
From: Breaking News

South East of England sales and lettings agency Parkers is continuing to expand across Berkshire with the opening of a new...
08 June 2021
From: Breaking News

A branch of The Property Franchise Group’s Martin & Co brand is stopping potential tenants from booking a physical tour of...
03 June 2021
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Franchise giant Winkworth has opened a new office in the south west at Ferndown in Dorset. The office has been opened by...
03 June 2021
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There’s been another upbeat trading statement from franchise giant the Belvoir Group. The company - which held its AGM yesterday - says...
28 May 2021
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Hunters - now subsumed into The Property Franchise Group - has opened a new branch in Bicester. The new branch follows a...
21 May 2021
From: Breaking News

The owners of a branch of Martin & Co have taken their managed portfolio to approaching 400 properties after securing a...
20 May 2021
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A former employee at the Staines-upon-Thames office of lettings agency Martin & Co has returned – as the branch’s new owner. Doreen...
18 May 2021
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The owner of the Bedford branch of Martin & Co has grown his business by more than 50 per cent thanks...
07 May 2021
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The Canterbury branch of national sales and lettings agency Martin & Co has a new owner. Angie Collins has taken on the...
23 April 2021
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The Property Franchise Group has made another acquisition, this time in the seaside town of Weymouth. TPFG’s Martin & Co brand has...
22 April 2021
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Lettings franchise giant Hunters has struck a commercial deal with a geospatial technology firm. The partnership offers immediate access to Kamma’s full...
16 April 2021
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A branch in The Property Franchise Group has snapped up a local independent - and almost 200 additional properties under management. The...
13 April 2021
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Franchise giants Belvoir has revealed strong figures in a trading statement to shareholders - but it’s warning that 2021 remains shrouded...
13 April 2021
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Kevin Hollinrake, who until recently was the chairman of Hunters, has been named in an article about Tory MPs who have...
12 April 2021
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Winkworth says its London rental activities have suffered because of a lack of international travel, and students and young professionals returning to...
09 April 2021
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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
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Consolidation within the industry continues apace with the Belvoir Group acquiring the Nicholas Humphreys Franchise Limited in a move announced over...
06 April 2021
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Two franchise giants - Hunters and The Property Franchise Group - say their combined lettings book underpins their recent deal. In a...
25 March 2021
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Another franchise lettings and sales agency has gone green by changing its car fleet to electric vehicles. One of the Midlands branches...
12 March 2021
From: Breaking News

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? I’m David Hackett, Head of Business Development for The DPS What...
04 March 2021
From: 60 Second Interview

One of the first franchisees for a new business model put forward by the Century 21 UK agency is a buy...
25 February 2021
From: Breaking News

Two friends and former work colleagues have become the new owners of the agency at which they previously worked, Lovelle Grimsby...
03 February 2021
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A branch of Martin & Co has completed its second independent lettings book acquisition in 18 months. Martin & Co Chelmsford, part...
02 February 2021
From: Breaking News

The takeover of Hunters by The Property Franchise Group means the combined operations will manage over 70,000 tenanted properties across the...
29 January 2021
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A trading announcement by Belvoir reveals the company has seen another year of significant growth - its 24th on the trot. The...
29 January 2021
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Three property specialists have joined forces to launch a new branch of franchise brand Martin & Co. Directors Andrew Rowson and Lindsey...
26 January 2021
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Property specialist PS&B has acquired the Graves Jenkins management portfolio - both firms deal in residential and commercial property management on...
26 January 2021
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EweMove - one of several agency titles owned by The Property Franchise Group - has incorporated three High Street operations run by...
20 January 2021
From: Breaking News

Franchise giant Belvoir has issued a statement to shareholders emphasising the success of its financial services wing. The Belvoir Group established its...
13 January 2021
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A EweMove branch has acquired a nearby Martin & Co operation, including its portfolio of 150 managed properties. Both firms are owned...
11 January 2021
From: Breaking News

A Belvoir franchise has agreed on a new partnership with Premiership rugby team, Swansea RFC. The deal means not only will the...
07 January 2021
From: Breaking News

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

A newspaper claims a lettings agency is battling allegations of overcharging customers and using fake companies to carry out maintenance work. The Daily Record...
30 November 2020
From: Breaking News

Some 90 per cent of branches from franchise giant Belvoir believe house rents will rise or at least stay static in 2021,...
25 November 2020
From: Breaking News

An office of CJ Hole, one of the High Street brands of The Property Franchise Group, has snapped up an independent...
20 November 2020
From: Breaking News

Belvoir has opened its third office in Swansea - but like other agency branches in Wales, it’s set to close for...
21 October 2020
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Martin & Co has completed major acquisitions from local independents in three areas. Martin & Co Falmouth completed its fifth acquisition in...
19 October 2020
From: Breaking News

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

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

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
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One of the country’s biggest lettings agencies is reporting that both revenue and operating profit are “comfortably” up on 2019 levels...
31 July 2020
From: Breaking News

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

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

Hunters has revealed that it’s used the lockdown period to train staff with a range of e-learning modules as well as...
10 June 2020
From: Breaking News

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

Hunters has reported a small increase in pre-tax profit in it full-year results despite the impact of the ban on tenant...
27 May 2020
From: Breaking News

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
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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

The former operations director at Purplebricks says he is waiving fees for letting agents who want to join his new online...
30 March 2020
From: Breaking News

Although the worst of the stock market bloodletting triggered by Coronavirus now appears to have gone, franchise agency group Belvoir has...
24 March 2020
From: Breaking News

Franchise giant Winkworth has expanded its presence in Reading with the acquisition of a local independent lettings agency. It’s snapped up AMPM,...
19 March 2020
From: Breaking News

The Bournemouth branch of Martin & Co has acquired a local independent agent. Bullock & Lees, a local south coast firm, has...
11 March 2020
From: Breaking News

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? Nick Lyons CEO What is No Letting Go and what does...
10 March 2020
From: 60 Second Interview

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

The manager of an agency in West Lothian has bought the franchise for the office she’s run for the past six...
18 February 2020
From: Breaking News

Belvoir, which describes itself as the UK’s largest property franchise, has just released figures showing its 23rd successive year of uninterrupted...
31 January 2020
From: Breaking News

Who are you and what is your role within the company? Steve Rad, Managing Director What is ‘company name’ and what does it...
30 January 2020
From: 60 Second Interview

The Property Franchise Group, which has a string of major agency brands, has reported a strong performance in 2019 despite the...
29 January 2020
From: Breaking News

Another branch of The Property Franchise Groups’s brand Martin & Co has snapped up an independent rival - and it’s the...
29 January 2020
From: Breaking News

The Gainsborough branch of Martin & Co has become the largest single office within the national agency thanks to a fifth...
22 January 2020
From: Breaking News

The Widnes branch of franchise firm Martin & Co has grown its business by almost a quarter after acquiring a local...
20 January 2020
From: Breaking News

Martin & Co’s Ashford branch is opening a new office just outside the Kent town following a deal to acquire a...
14 January 2020
From: Breaking News

The giant Hunters franchise chain, which has over 200 offices across the UK, Is boosting its technology through a strategic partnership...
18 December 2019
From: Breaking News

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

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

A leading provider of deposit alternatives has voiced concern at the Conservatives’ proposal to have a lifetime deposit scheme to make...
25 November 2019
From: Breaking News

The Property Franchise Group has issued an upbeat trading statement indicating that it’s mitigated much of the financial impact of the...
21 November 2019
From: Breaking News

A lettings guru who worked at Purplebricks for five years in a string of key roles has quit the company to...
05 November 2019
From: Breaking News

Northwood franchisees have completed four acquisitions, taking the total this year to eight. As part of the Belvoir Group, Northwood and has...
29 October 2019
From: Breaking News

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

If you want to know why inventories are vital for agents and landlords, look no further than the high-profile dispute over...
17 October 2019
From: Breaking News

The race for dominance in the deposit alternative field continues apace. Now franchise giant Hunters has teamed up with flatfair to bring...
15 October 2019
From: Breaking News

An online letting agency which launched last month has announced the recruitment of two former Purplebricks staff. Michael Booth, the hybrid agency's...
04 October 2019
From: Breaking News

A branch of a regional agency has expanded its managed portfolio following its third acquisition in 18 months. CJ Hole Cheltenham has...
02 October 2019
From: Breaking News

Franchise giant Hunters is continuing its expansion with the acquisition of Forte Lettings & Property Management, an independent in Exeter. The Devon...
26 September 2019
From: Breaking News

The Tunbridge Wells office of Martin & Co has boosted its managed portfolio by 43 per cent by snapping up yet...
25 September 2019
From: Breaking News

Franchise agency group Winkworth claims the lettings fee ban impact has been less severe on its agents than on other companies,...
12 September 2019
From: Breaking News

An independent previously known as Adams Estate Agents has rebranded as Hunters as the franchise giant’s expansion programme continues. The office is...
11 September 2019
From: Breaking News

Flatfair, one of the leading deposit alternative providers fighting it out for dominance in the burgeoning sector, has scored a coup...
06 September 2019
From: Breaking News

Belvoir says consolidation between lettings and sales agencies across the industry is likely to increase as a result of greater regulation...
04 September 2019
From: Breaking News

Belvoir Group has this morning announced its interim results for the first six months of this year - and they show...
03 September 2019
From: Breaking News

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

A new online lettings agency called Accommodation.co.uk is looking for franchisees to join ahead of its formal launch next month. The company...
23 August 2019
From: Breaking News

Two tenants who campaign against lettings fees are claiming victory after refusing to pay charges for renewing their tenancies. The agency was...
06 August 2019
From: Breaking News

Belvoir has told its shareholders and the City that it enjoyed a strong first half of 2019 with its 300 High...
06 August 2019
From: Breaking News

Hunters has expanded its franchise network once again with the opening of a new branch in Reading. Chas Shukla, director of Hunters...
02 August 2019
From: Breaking News

Another Martin & Co franchisee has acquired a nearby independent agency. The franchise firm’s Falmouth branch, run since 2013 by Felicia and...
22 July 2019
From: Breaking News

The Southampton branch of Martin & Co has more than doubled its business after acquiring an independent agent in the city. It’s...
15 July 2019
From: Breaking News

National agency Martin & Co has announced the acquisition of independent Essex agency Owen Lyons. Martin & Co Chelmsford owner Stephen Frost...
04 July 2019
From: Breaking News

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

A branch of Whitegates, part of The Property Franchise Group, has purchased an independent local operation to increase its managed property...
27 June 2019
From: Breaking News

Another independent agency has been acquired by franchise giant Martin & Co. The firm’s Southend franchisee purchased the managed properties of local...
13 June 2019
From: Breaking News

A branch of the Property Franchise Group brand Whitegates has acquired a local independent lettings agency. Whitegates Huddersfield now has over 700...
11 June 2019
From: Breaking News

A branch of national agency Parkers has bolstered its managed portfolio by acquiring independent company Samuel James. Parkers’ Reading branch has also...
06 June 2019
From: Breaking News

The owners of Cardiff’s branch of national sales and lettings agency Martin & Co have more than doubled their managed portfolio...
05 June 2019
From: Breaking News

The Tenant Fees Act comes into effect in England tomorrow - but a senior lettings expert is questioning whether it will...
31 May 2019
From: Breaking News

One of the country’s youngest lettings franchise holders has opened a second branch by acquiring an independent agency. Kuljeet Aujla, owner of...
29 May 2019
From: Breaking News

Hunters says it’s opened seven new branches this year so far - well ahead of the three it had launched at...
20 May 2019
From: Breaking News

Belvoir, the UK's largest property franchise, says its trading during the first quarter of this year suggests it’s outperforming its expectation...
17 May 2019
From: Breaking News

The newly-formed Federation of Independent Agents (FIA), the network set up by former Property Franchise Group managing director Graham Lock, has...
10 May 2019
From: Breaking News

Northwood has snapped up two independent agencies - Northwood Warminster have successfully completed on the acquisition of Wilsons of Westbury while...
01 May 2019
From: Breaking News

A former agent made redundant by LSL Property Services is the 125th franchisee for EweMove. Damien Guest, who has worked in agency...
30 April 2019
From: Breaking News

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

SDL Property Partners, which describes itself as the industry’s first property management franchising scheme, is pushing for new members. Its training has...
12 April 2019
From: Breaking News

One of the country’s largest networks of franchised lettings agents says the impact of the Fees Ban coming into effect in...
05 April 2019
From: Breaking News

Belvoir Lettings has continued its solid growth with a trading statement revealing a 40 per cent rise in pre-tax profit and...
03 April 2019
From: Breaking News

Lettings software provider teclet is launching its platform across the network of franchise agency Hunters. teclet has been working with Hunters on...
26 March 2019
From: Breaking News

Property Franchise Group brand Martin & Co has snapped up West Yorkshire independent agent Red Box Residential. Martin & Co’s Saltaire branch, operated...
19 March 2019
From: Breaking News

A rogue lettings agent has been fined over £72,000 after being found guilty of 15 separate offences relating to three illegally established houses...
07 March 2019
From: Breaking News

Northwood, which is part of the Belvoir group, is launching a new TV advertising campaign to highlight its Guaranteed Rent Scheme. “We...
25 February 2019
From: Breaking News

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

Another major franchise agency says its preparation work ahead of the June 1 tenants fees ban mean the impact of the...
06 February 2019
From: Breaking News

Belvoir has this morning told shareholders that the effect of the Fees Ban coming into effect in June will be less...
31 January 2019
From: Breaking News

The Yeovil branch of hybrid agency EweMove now has over 200 managed properties following the acquisition of the lettings book of...
24 January 2019
From: Breaking News

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

Hunters has announced its first business expansion of 2019 with the acquisition of what it calls “a significant lettings book.” The acquisition...
10 January 2019
From: Breaking News

Oxfordshire sales and lettings agency Parkers - one of the brands of The Property Franchise Group - has snapped up the...
04 January 2019
From: Breaking News

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

The industry’s first property management franchise scheme, SDL Property Partners, has been given a presentation on how members could be key...
06 November 2018
From: Breaking News

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

A branch of The Property Franchise Group’s CJ Hole brand in Bristol has snapped up an independent lettings agency elsewhere in...
30 October 2018
From: Breaking News

The independent lettings agency Chilli Residential has been snapped up by a local branch of franchise giant Martin & Co. The Aldershot...
25 October 2018
From: Breaking News

A branch of Martin & Co has substantially boosted its managed portfolio following the acquisition of independent agency County Rentals. The goodwill...
17 October 2018
From: Breaking News

A man who submitted false VAT returns for the Lincoln franchise branch of Martin & Co for a period of six...
08 October 2018
From: Breaking News

A new branch of franchise agency Century 21 has opened in Chelmsford with two unusual pitches - its own ‘ban’ on...
05 October 2018
From: Breaking News

The local branch of franchise operation Martin & Co has acquired family business Oliver James’s Witney office to become the largest...
25 September 2018
From: Breaking News

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 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

Some industry observers say letting agents and Build To Rent are daggers drawn, but one agency in the Midlands is having...
12 September 2018
From: Breaking News

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

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

A series of acquisitions by The Property Franchise Group this year has added over 3,000 managed properties to its portfolio this year...
15 August 2018
From: Breaking News

Hybrid agency EweMove is claiming massive growth for its branch in south Manchester, which it says has seen its lettings and...
29 June 2018
From: Breaking News

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

Sourced, which describes itself as the largest property investment platform in the UK, has secured its 25th franchise some 10 months...
22 June 2018
From: Breaking News

A lettings agent says she is returning to a High Street franchise agency group to help her combat competition from online...
14 June 2018
From: Breaking News

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

The UK’s largest franchise agency has secured funding which it will use to strengthen its growth and acquisition strategy. Belvoir has secured...
21 May 2018
From: Breaking News

A new property management franchise operation, established late last year, is beefing up its training to cover GDPR, sales and marketing. SDL...
25 April 2018
From: Breaking News

Franchise agency Redstones, which has 13 offices across the Midlands, has acquired student letting company Housemates. Redstones, now one of the largest...
13 April 2018
From: Breaking News

Franchises giant Belvoir says there are over 10,000 potential acquisition targets which could be wanting a way out of the lettings...
11 April 2018
From: Breaking News

The Property Franchise Group has given an insight into the effect of the ban on lettings fees likely to be introduced...
11 April 2018
From: Breaking News

Belvoir has reported a year of strong growth in 2017, with group revenue up 14 per cent and pre-tax profit soaring...
10 April 2018
From: Breaking News

Ian Wilson, chief executive of The Property Franchise Group, says new rules for regulating the lettings sector will probably be clumsily...
06 April 2018
From: Breaking News

Belvoir Lettings has announced that industry veteran Michael Stoop has joined the board as a non-executive director, with Nicholas Leeming stepping...
27 March 2018
From: Breaking News

Hybrid brand EweMove says its purchase of a traditional lettings agency with 350 properties on its book constitutes its biggest biggest...
15 March 2018
From: Breaking News

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 has announced what it calls “a significant acquisition” by one of its franchisees, which is set to add almost £1m...
02 March 2018
From: Breaking News

Belvoir has told its shareholders that it aims to acquire agencies that exit the lettings sector when the ban on fees...
08 February 2018
From: Breaking News

Franchise holders of EweMove in the westcountry have acquired over 100 managed units from an independent agency. Anita Light and Paul Gammage,...
08 February 2018
From: Breaking News

The veteran estate agent Michael Stoop has become a non-executive director of Sorbet, a PropTech company which has created a software...
06 February 2018
From: Breaking News

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

Franchise giant Belvoir has given a glowing report to shareholders, saying it exceeded its 2017 target for portfolio acquisitions by franchisees. During...
04 January 2018
From: Breaking News

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

Angela Newark, owner of two franchises of The Property Franchise Group in West Yorkshire, has acquired the portfolio of another agency taking...
19 December 2017
From: Breaking News

Gloucester independent lettings agency R M C Hardcastles has been acquired by Martin & Co franchisees Peter and Rani Grieve -...
13 December 2017
From: Breaking News

The Oxford franchisee of Martin & Co has acquired the nearby Kidlington office of independent local agency Oliver James. This takes the number...
23 November 2017
From: Breaking News

Northwood, a wholly owned subsidiary of Belvoir, has made five portfolio acquisitions in the past two months. At the end of August, Belvoir...
09 November 2017
From: Breaking News

Belvoir Lettings, the UK's largest property franchise, has been named as Franchise of the Year at the Negotiator Awards. Belvoir has been...
07 November 2017
From: Breaking News

The managing director of LSL’s Corporate Client Department has been appointed as National Lettings and Franchise Director for Your Move and...
01 November 2017
From: Breaking News

It is 50 years since the Leasehold Reform Act 1967 became law and now a firm speciaising in enfranchisement extension wants the government...
27 October 2017
From: Breaking News

EweMove - the online agency which is at the centre of a merger battle between its parent company and a rival...
24 October 2017
From: Breaking News

Leasehold enfranchisement specialist operator Leasehold Solutions is the latest to welcome the government’s suggestion of a regulatory watchdog to oversee leasehold...
20 October 2017
From: Breaking News

One of the industry’s largest brands, The SDL Group, is launching a new division offering franchise opportunities for property managers. SDL Property...
19 October 2017
From: Breaking News

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, 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

Belvoir has told shareholders and the City that it now has 57,637 lettings units under management following the addition of 1,310...
01 September 2017
From: Breaking News

SDL Group - owner of the UK franchise for Century 21 lettings and estate agency branches - has been named as the...
31 August 2017
From: Breaking News

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

The Property Franchise Group has revealed that is has made one of its largest ever single office acquisitions. Martin & Co Plymouth...
13 July 2017
From: Breaking News

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

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

A string of corporate letting agencies plus ARLA Propertymark have again called on the government to reconsider its proposed ban on agents’...
02 June 2017
From: Breaking News

Hunters says its franchise agents and offices may suffer less than other firms thanks to their sales operations. Addressing the Hunters Group...
22 May 2017
From: Breaking News

A lettings and sales agency in the West Midlands has merged with its franchise outlet. Lawsons was founded by Sally Lawson in...
04 May 2017
From: Breaking News

Hybrid agency Purplebricks has entered the debate over the £835.38p reportedly charged by a branch of Winkworth when it changed the...
20 April 2017
From: Breaking News

The Guardian has accused a branch of Winkworth letting agency in south London of “grubby overcharging” for allegedly asking a new...
18 April 2017
From: Breaking News

The head of MartinCo, the country’s largest franchise agency group, says the government’s buy to let tax changes and lettings fee...
03 February 2017
From: Breaking News

Belvoir Cardiff has completed the acquisition of a management portfolio of 130 rental properties. The purchase of all properties managed by Letwise...
24 January 2017
From: Breaking News

A new lettings and sales franchise agency is being launched later this month. Business brokerage and franchise development firm Transworld Business Advisors...
13 January 2017
From: Breaking News

Franchise giant Hunters has reported to its shareholders that it has seen an 18 per cent rise in its lettings income...
15 December 2016
From: Breaking News

More than 92 per cent of landlords believe the government is anti-landlord and want the Chancellor to back them in this...
21 November 2016
From: Breaking News

The franchise giant Century 21 UK has opened its latest estate and letting agency office - and it's in Southampton. The office,...
08 November 2016
From: Breaking News

Franchise agency MartinCO's revenue increased by 12% in the first half of 2016, it announced yesterday in its half-year trading update. Overall...
15 September 2016
From: Breaking News

Franchise estate agency Winkworth has reported its figures for the first half of 2016, noting a particularly strong performance in its...
14 September 2016
From: Breaking News

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

The news editor of London financial daily City AM has made an outspoken attack on the government’s fiscal assaults on the...
07 September 2016
From: Breaking News

Kevin Hollinrake - the founder of franchise agency Hunters and now a Conservative MP - is calling for a cut in...
05 September 2016
From: Breaking News

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

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

Franchise agency Hunters is urging other letting agencies to become a SAFEagent to offer more secure services to landlords and tenants. “We’re...
04 August 2016
From: Breaking News

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

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

A campaign to reduce Capital Gains Tax paid by landlords when selling their rented home to sitting tenants has won the...
01 July 2016
From: Breaking News

SDL Bigwood - owned by Century 21 UK franchise parent company Shepherd Direct Limited - has been selected as the lettings...
15 June 2016
From: Breaking News

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

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

A business start-up service says the cost of joining a franchise lettings agency can range from £2,495 to a hefty £150,000...
04 May 2016
From: Breaking News

Who are you? Luke Mason, from IntelliLet. I help letting agents with every aspect of their business, but particular focus is on...
27 April 2016
From: 60 Second Interview

Hunters has opened another branch in its ‘home’ county of Yorkshire, taking the franchise chain to over 170 offices across the...
25 April 2016
From: Breaking News

Publicly quoted property franchise giant MartinCo has reported strong figures to the City with group revenue up 38 per cent and...
06 April 2016
From: Breaking News

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

Franchise letting agency giant Winkworth is warning that London’s tenants face higher rents as some landlords sell investment properties in the...
13 November 2015
From: Breaking News

The oral evidence sessions begin today as the government’s controversial Housing and Planning Bill enters its most detailed scrutiny stage in...
10 November 2015
From: Breaking News

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

Lettings franchise group Belvoir Lettings has suffered a setback in its profits. In the six months to the end of June, the...
10 September 2015
From: Breaking News

Franchise agency Belvoir is urging landlords to budget and plan for mandatory changes to the energy efficiency of rental properties, coming...
27 August 2015
From: Breaking News

A London agency has announced the launch of an educational property investment seminar business. RE/MAX London launched RE/MAX Why What Where last...
20 August 2015
From: Breaking News

The latest franchisee announced by lettings and sales agency franchise firm Home Xpert says he has entered the industry because it...
13 July 2015
From: Breaking News

Belvoir has launched four new offices, taking the franchise firm’s tally to over 160 and on target to reach its goal...
01 July 2015
From: Breaking News

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