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The franchise owners of a Parkers branch have marked their third year under the brand by opening a second office. Brendan and...

Agents running their own businesses but attracted to the advantages of a corporate are being targeted by a new Business Integration...

The closely-fought battle between franchise lettings agencies in the private rental sector continues apace.  Maryam Bham, franchise sales manager at Hunters -...

The massive Belvoir franchise network has signed up 360 of its franchisees to the PropTech service Kamma.  The franchisees include those under...

Hunters, now part of The Property Franchise Group, has signed a six year software deal with Zoopla’s Alto service. This means that...

Martin & Co’s Plymouth franchisees have taken their branch’s managed portfolio beyond 1,000 properties after a third acquisition in five years. Chris...

The Property Franchise Group says that in the past year the number of managed properties it handles has risen from 58,000...

Celebrating 25 years of unbroken profits growth, Belvoir has revealed a massive annual hike in revenue for 2021. Group revenue increased by...

  Belvoir has announced its franchise of the year, selected from the 166 offices in its network.  It’s husband and wife team Ben...

The leader of one of Britain’s highest profile lettings agency operations has let rip at the government for what he calls...

Franchise estate agency chain Winkworth has expanded its presence in prime south west London with the opening of a new Wimbledon office. The new...

The Property Franchise Group now manages in excess of 74,000 rental properties on behalf of landlords, according to a new trading...

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

A Winkworth franchisee has opened his fourth office in the same region in four years. Jamie Moore has opened a new office...

A generally upbeat trading statement from franchise agency giant Winkworth reports that prime London’s rental market’s long term return to normality...

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

A trading statement from franchise agency Winkworth has revealed that its network now derives 75 per cent of its revenue from...

A branch of national lettings agency Martin & Co is under new ownership. Landlord and property developer Grant Simpson has purchased the...

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

There’s been another upbeat trading statement from franchise giant the Belvoir Group. The company - which held its AGM yesterday - says...

Hunters - now subsumed into The Property Franchise Group - has opened a new branch in Bicester.  The new branch follows a...

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

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

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

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...

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

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

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...

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

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...

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...

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

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...

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

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

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

The 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...

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

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

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...

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

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

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

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

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...

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...

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

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...

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

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...

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

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

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

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

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...

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

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

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

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