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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...

The owner of the Bedford branch of Martin & Co has grown his business by more than 50 per cent thanks...

The Canterbury branch of national sales and lettings agency Martin & Co has a new owner. Angie Collins has taken on the...

The Property Franchise Group has made another acquisition, this time in the seaside town of Weymouth. TPFG’s Martin & Co brand has...

Lettings franchise giant Hunters has struck a commercial deal with a geospatial technology firm. The partnership offers immediate access to Kamma’s full...

A branch in The Property Franchise Group has snapped up a local independent - and almost 200 additional properties under management.  The...

Franchise giants Belvoir has revealed strong figures in a trading statement to shareholders - but it’s warning that 2021 remains shrouded...

Kevin Hollinrake, who until recently was the chairman of Hunters, has been named in an article about Tory MPs who have...

Winkworth says its London rental activities have suffered because of a lack of international travel, and students and young professionals returning to...

Franchise giant Belvoir has held its annual awards including the naming of the prestigious ‘franchise of the year’. The accolade went to...

Consolidation within the industry continues apace with the Belvoir Group acquiring the Nicholas Humphreys Franchise Limited in a move announced over...

Two franchise giants - Hunters and The Property Franchise Group - say their combined lettings book underpins their recent deal. In a...

Another franchise lettings and sales agency has gone green by changing its car fleet to electric vehicles. One of the Midlands branches...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? I’m David Hackett, Head of Business Development for The DPS    What...

One of the first franchisees for a new business model put forward by the Century 21 UK agency is a buy...

Two friends and former work colleagues have become the new owners of the agency at which they previously worked, Lovelle Grimsby...

A branch of Martin & Co has completed its second independent lettings book acquisition in 18 months. Martin & Co Chelmsford, part...

The takeover of Hunters by The Property Franchise Group means the combined operations will manage over 70,000 tenanted properties across the...

A trading announcement by Belvoir reveals the company has seen another year of significant growth - its 24th on the trot. The...

Three property specialists have joined forces to launch a new branch of franchise brand Martin & Co. Directors Andrew Rowson and Lindsey...

Property specialist PS&B has acquired the Graves Jenkins management portfolio - both firms deal in residential and commercial property management on...

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

Franchise giant Belvoir has issued a statement to shareholders emphasising the success of its financial services wing. The Belvoir Group established its...

A EweMove branch has acquired a nearby Martin & Co operation, including its portfolio of 150 managed properties. Both firms are owned...

A Belvoir franchise has agreed on a new partnership with Premiership rugby team, Swansea RFC. The deal means not only will the...

An extremely upbeat trading statement from Stock Market-quoted agency Belvoir suggests business has been ahead of even its pre-Coronavirus expectations in...

A newspaper claims a lettings agency is battling allegations of overcharging customers and using fake companies to carry out maintenance work. The Daily Record...

Some 90 per cent of branches from franchise giant Belvoir believe house rents will rise or at least stay static in 2021,...

An office of CJ Hole, one of the High Street brands of The Property Franchise Group, has snapped up an independent...

Belvoir has opened its third office in Swansea - but like other agency branches in Wales, it’s set to close for...

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

Belvoir has acquired its 100th independent agency with its Northwood Wolverhampton operation snapping up Millenium Properties in the city. This adds another...

It’s been a difficult first half of 2020 for almost every agency business but Belvoir appears to have emerged healthier than...

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...

One of the country’s biggest lettings agencies is reporting that both revenue and operating profit are “comfortably” up on 2019 levels...

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

Research from franchise giant Belvoir is the latest to show what may be rapidly changing aspirations from private tenants. “The results confirm...

Hunters has revealed that it’s used the lockdown period to train staff with a range of e-learning modules as well as...

A new survey of COVID-19 related rental arrears shows that fewer than five per cent of tenants are behind with their...

Hunters has reported a small increase in pre-tax profit in it full-year results despite the impact of the ban on tenant...

The UK’s largest property franchise group says the current Coronavirus crisis shows precisely how robust its franchise business model is. In a...

Franchise giant Belvoir says it’s helping its franchisees “reshaping their businesses” to cope with the Coronavirus crisis. In a trading statement showing...

The former operations director at Purplebricks says he is waiving fees for letting agents who want to join his new online...

Although the worst of the stock market bloodletting triggered by Coronavirus now appears to have gone, franchise agency group Belvoir has...

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

The Bournemouth branch of Martin & Co has acquired a local independent agent. Bullock & Lees, a local south coast firm, has...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? Nick Lyons CEO What is No Letting Go and what does...

Almost three quarters of Belvoir’s lettings franchisees anticipate rent increases this year.  In a survey of the franchise firm’s offices across the...

The manager of an agency in West Lothian has bought the franchise for the office she’s run for the past six...

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

Who are you and what is your role within the company? Steve Rad, Managing Director What is ‘company name’ and what does it...

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

Another branch of The Property Franchise Groups’s brand Martin & Co has snapped up an independent rival - and it’s the...

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

The Widnes branch of franchise firm Martin & Co has grown its business by almost a quarter after acquiring a local...

Martin & Co’s Ashford branch is opening a new office just outside the Kent town following a deal to acquire a...

The giant Hunters franchise chain, which has over 200 offices across the UK, Is boosting its technology through a strategic partnership...

Newton Fallowell, part of the Belvoir Group, has snapped up the Lovelle franchised agency group adding a further 19 offices to...

Belvoir has acquired another independent sales and lettings agency - this time it’s Onwards and Upwards, a firm in the Morley...

A leading provider of deposit alternatives has voiced concern at the Conservatives’ proposal to have a lifetime deposit scheme to make...

The Property Franchise Group has issued an upbeat trading statement indicating that it’s mitigated much of the financial impact of the...

A lettings guru who worked at Purplebricks for five years in a string of key roles has quit the company to...

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

Belvoir has confirmed that its Brighton franchisees have acquired the independent Homelets agency in the town - for a cool £1m. Existing...

If you want to know why inventories are vital for agents and landlords, look no further than the high-profile dispute over...

The race for dominance in the deposit alternative field continues apace. Now franchise giant Hunters has teamed up with flatfair to bring...

An online letting agency which launched last month has announced the recruitment of two former Purplebricks staff. Michael Booth, the hybrid agency's...

A branch of a regional agency has expanded its managed portfolio following its third acquisition in 18 months. CJ Hole Cheltenham has...

Franchise giant Hunters is continuing its expansion with the acquisition of Forte Lettings & Property Management, an independent in Exeter. The Devon...

The Tunbridge Wells office of Martin & Co has boosted its managed portfolio by 43 per cent by snapping up yet...

Franchise agency group Winkworth claims the lettings fee ban impact has been less severe on its agents than on other companies,...

An independent previously known as Adams Estate Agents has rebranded as Hunters as the franchise giant’s expansion programme continues. The office is...

Flatfair, one of the leading deposit alternative providers fighting it out for dominance in the burgeoning sector, has scored a coup...

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

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

The tenant fee ban in England has led to a surge in demand from tenants for properties according to Belvoir.  The franchise...

A new online lettings agency called Accommodation.co.uk is looking for franchisees to join ahead of its formal launch next month.  The company...

Two tenants who campaign against lettings fees are claiming victory after refusing to pay charges for renewing their tenancies.  The agency was...

Belvoir has told its shareholders and the City that it enjoyed a strong first half of 2019 with its 300 High...

Hunters has expanded its franchise network once again with the opening of a new branch in Reading. Chas Shukla, director of Hunters...

Another Martin & Co franchisee has acquired a nearby independent agency. The franchise firm’s Falmouth branch, run since 2013 by Felicia and...

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

National agency Martin & Co has announced the acquisition of independent Essex agency Owen Lyons. Martin & Co Chelmsford owner Stephen Frost...

The latest owner of a Belvoir franchise is a 31-year-old former part-time assistant at the company, who rose to office manager...

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

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

A branch of the Property Franchise Group brand Whitegates has acquired a local independent lettings agency. Whitegates Huddersfield now has over 700...

A branch of national agency Parkers has bolstered its managed portfolio by acquiring independent company Samuel James. Parkers’ Reading branch has also...

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

The Tenant Fees Act comes into effect in England tomorrow - but a senior lettings expert is questioning whether it will...

One of the country’s youngest lettings franchise holders has opened a second branch by acquiring an independent agency. Kuljeet Aujla, owner of...

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...

The newly-formed Federation of Independent Agents (FIA), the network set up by former Property Franchise Group managing director Graham Lock, has...

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

A former agent made redundant by LSL Property Services is the 125th franchisee for EweMove.  Damien Guest, who has worked in agency...

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

SDL Property Partners, which describes itself as the industry’s first property management franchising scheme, is pushing for new members. Its training has...

One of the country’s largest networks of franchised lettings agents says the impact of the Fees Ban coming into effect in...

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

Lettings software provider teclet is launching its platform across the network of franchise agency Hunters. teclet has been working with Hunters on...

Property Franchise Group brand Martin & Co has snapped up West Yorkshire independent agent Red Box Residential. Martin & Co’s Saltaire branch, operated...

A rogue lettings agent has been fined over £72,000 after being found guilty of 15 separate offences relating to three illegally established houses...

Northwood, which is part of the Belvoir group, is launching a new TV advertising campaign to highlight its Guaranteed Rent Scheme. “We...

Belvoir says a survey of its franchisees shows that Brexit is having what it calls “a significant impact” on the rental...

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

Belvoir has this morning told shareholders that the effect of the Fees Ban coming into effect in June will be less...

The Yeovil branch of hybrid agency EweMove now has over 200 managed properties following the acquisition of the lettings book of...

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...

Oxfordshire sales and lettings agency Parkers - one of the brands of The Property Franchise Group - has snapped up the...

Research by franchise lettings agency company Belvoir suggests that landlords are continuing to exit the property market, although not at the...

The industry’s first property management franchise scheme, SDL Property Partners, has been given a presentation on how members could be key...

Belvoir is unveiling a new logo this morning, incorporating the strapline ‘Property is personal’. “Belvoir has always been a progressive company which has contributed...

A branch of The Property Franchise Group’s CJ Hole brand in Bristol has snapped up an independent lettings agency elsewhere in...

The independent lettings agency Chilli Residential has been snapped up by a local branch of franchise giant Martin & Co. The Aldershot...

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

A man who submitted false VAT returns for the Lincoln franchise branch of Martin & Co for a period of six...

A new branch of franchise agency Century 21 has opened in Chelmsford with two unusual pitches - its own ‘ban’ on...

The local branch of franchise operation Martin & Co has acquired family business Oliver James’s Witney office to become the largest...

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

Franchise giant Belvoir Lettings has told the City and the firm’s shareholders that revenues and profits have risen in the first...

Some industry observers say letting agents and Build To Rent are daggers drawn, but one agency in the Midlands is having...

Belvoir says more landlords are selling up and fewer newcomers are investing in the private rental sector because of increased legislation...

Belvoir, the UK’s largest high street franchised agency network, has made major changes to its top table with promotions for two...

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

Hybrid agency EweMove is claiming massive growth for its branch in south Manchester, which it says has seen its lettings and...

The chief executive of franchise giant Belvoir says government interference in the lettings sector will be to blame for higher rent...

Sourced, which describes itself as the largest property investment platform in the UK, has secured its 25th franchise some 10 months...

A lettings agent says she is returning to a High Street franchise agency group to help her combat competition from online...

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

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

A new property management franchise operation, established late last year, is beefing up its training to cover GDPR, sales and marketing. SDL...

Franchise agency Redstones, which has 13 offices across the Midlands, has acquired student letting company Housemates. Redstones, now one of the largest...

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

The Property Franchise Group has given an insight into the effect of the ban on lettings fees likely to be introduced...

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

Ian Wilson, chief executive of The Property Franchise Group, says new rules for regulating the lettings sector will probably be clumsily...

Belvoir Lettings has announced that industry veteran Michael Stoop has joined the board as a non-executive director, with Nicholas Leeming stepping...

Hybrid brand EweMove says its purchase of a traditional lettings agency with 350 properties on its book constitutes its biggest biggest...

Belvoir says there is no evidence of a large-scale sell-off of buy to let properties by beleaguered landlords, but 85 per...

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

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

Franchise holders of EweMove in the westcountry have acquired over 100 managed units from an independent agency. Anita Light and Paul Gammage,...

The veteran estate agent Michael Stoop has become a non-executive director of Sorbet, a PropTech company which has created a software...

The head of franchise giant Belvoir says government interference in the rental sector is likely to result in a rise in...

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

Latest lettings findings from franchise agency Belvoir shows that in the third quarter of this year average rents were just £3 a...

Angela Newark, owner of two franchises of The Property Franchise Group in West Yorkshire, has acquired the portfolio of another agency taking...

Gloucester independent lettings agency R M C Hardcastles has been acquired by Martin & Co franchisees Peter and Rani Grieve -...

The Oxford franchisee of Martin & Co has acquired the nearby Kidlington office of independent local agency Oliver James. This takes the number...

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

Belvoir Lettings, the UK's largest property franchise, has been named as Franchise of the Year at the Negotiator Awards.  Belvoir has been...

The managing director of LSL’s Corporate Client Department has been appointed as National Lettings and Franchise Director for Your Move and...

It is 50 years since the Leasehold Reform Act 1967 became law and now a firm speciaising in enfranchisement extension wants the government...

EweMove - the online agency which is at the centre of a merger battle between its parent company and a rival...

Leasehold enfranchisement specialist operator Leasehold Solutions is the latest to welcome the government’s suggestion of a regulatory watchdog to oversee leasehold...

One of the industry’s largest brands, The SDL Group, is launching a new division offering franchise opportunities for property managers.   SDL Property...

Belvoir is reporting a record year for franchise license renewals in 2017 with 34 offices across the country celebrating a collective...

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...

SDL Group - owner of the UK franchise for Century 21 lettings and estate agency branches - has been named as the...

Belvoir, which has over 300 high street offices, has acquired Brook Financial Services Ltd, which trades as Mortgage Advice Bureau, in...

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

Belvoir is recruiting more central office staff to support franchisees, with a 40 per cent increase in workers at the company's...

The latest analysis of buy to let trends by letting agency franchise chain Belvoir has identified a specific lack of rental...

A string of corporate letting agencies plus ARLA Propertymark have again called on the government to reconsider its proposed ban on agents’...

Hunters says its franchise agents and offices may suffer less than other firms thanks to their sales operations.   Addressing the Hunters Group...

A lettings and sales agency in the West Midlands has merged with its franchise outlet.   Lawsons was founded by Sally Lawson in...

Hybrid agency Purplebricks has entered the debate over the £835.38p reportedly charged by a branch of Winkworth when it changed the...

The Guardian has accused a branch of Winkworth letting agency in south London of “grubby overcharging” for allegedly asking a new...

The head of MartinCo, the country’s largest franchise agency group, says the government’s buy to let tax changes and lettings fee...

Belvoir Cardiff has completed the acquisition of a management portfolio of 130 rental properties. The purchase of all properties managed by Letwise...

A new lettings and sales franchise agency is being launched later this month.    Business brokerage and franchise development firm Transworld Business Advisors...

Franchise giant Hunters has reported to its shareholders that it has seen an 18 per cent rise in its lettings income...

More than 92 per cent of landlords believe the government is anti-landlord and want the Chancellor to back them in this...

The franchise giant Century 21 UK has opened its latest estate and letting agency office - and it's in Southampton.  The office,...

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

Franchise estate agency Winkworth has reported its figures for the first half of 2016, noting a particularly strong performance in its...

The UK's largest franchise agency has expanded into the Orkney Islands.  Belvoir's Amjed Rasul, owner of its Inverness franchise, has acquired Orkney...

The news editor of London financial daily City AM has made an outspoken attack on the government’s fiscal assaults on the...

Kevin Hollinrake - the founder of franchise agency Hunters and now a Conservative MP - is calling for a cut in...

Belvoir is calling on the government to reverse its punitive tax policies against buy to let and introduce incentives to make...

Belvoir says the majority of franchise owners in its 170-strong network are reporting a shortage of family housing as one opf...

Franchise agency Hunters is urging other letting agencies to become a SAFEagent to offer more secure services to landlords and tenants. “We’re...

Belvoir has been celebrating its very first franchise owner, 20 years ago this month - and the business, in Moray, is...

The Belvoir franchise letting agency group has taken the unusual step of calling for clarity on government migration policy.   Belvoir managing director...

A campaign to reduce Capital Gains Tax paid by landlords when selling their rented home to sitting tenants has won the...

SDL Bigwood - owned by Century 21 UK franchise parent company Shepherd Direct Limited - has been selected as the lettings...

One of Belvoir's newest and youngest franchise owners has completed on a substantial acquisition to kick-start his new business.  Luke Marchbanks, 25,...

One of the country's largest franchise agencies has announced that it is opening nine new offices.  Belvoir has recently launched branches in...

A business start-up service says the cost of joining a franchise lettings agency can range from £2,495 to a hefty £150,000...

Who are you? Luke Mason, from IntelliLet. I help letting agents with every aspect of their business, but particular focus is on...

Hunters has opened another branch in its ‘home’ county of Yorkshire, taking the franchise chain to over 170 offices across the...

Publicly quoted property franchise giant MartinCo has reported strong figures to the City with group revenue up 38 per cent and...

The franchise letting agency chain Belvoir is urging its landlord clients to offer fiancial support to the national campaign to fight...

Franchise letting agency giant Winkworth is warning that London’s tenants face higher rents as some landlords sell investment properties in the...

The oral evidence sessions begin today as the government’s controversial Housing and Planning Bill enters its most detailed scrutiny stage in...

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

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

Franchise agency Belvoir is urging landlords to budget and plan for mandatory changes to the energy efficiency of rental properties, coming...

A London agency has announced the launch of an educational property investment seminar business.  RE/MAX London launched RE/MAX Why What Where last...

The latest franchisee announced by lettings and sales agency franchise firm Home Xpert says he has entered the industry because it...

Belvoir has launched four new offices, taking the franchise firm’s tally to over 160 and on target to reach its goal...

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

Belvoir remains unrepentant after criticism from some quarters over an email sent to tenants last week intimating that a vote for...