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![Your Move emailing agents to urge them to become franchisees](/upload/images/shutterstock_2325312031.jpg)
Your Move – part of LSL, which last year underwent a radical restructuring - is trying to woo existing agents and...
31 May 2024
From: Breaking News
![Irish agency snaps up UK independent lettings and sales firm](/upload/images/shutterstock_2319504085.jpg)
One of the Republic of Ireland's largest agency chains, Sherry Fitzgerald, has snapped up Belfast independent Simon Brien Residential, known as...
05 February 2024
From: Breaking News
![Two of the largest lettings agencies propose to merge](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/OneDome%20Intro%201%20ShakingHands-400x310.png)
The Property Franchise Group, the UK's largest property franchise brand, wants to merge with long-time rival Belvoir. Both are listed on the...
10 January 2024
From: Breaking News
![It’s a record! Sixth office opened by ambitious franchise owner](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/Franchise-400x310.png)
Belvoir has expanded its presence in Scotland following the opening of a brand-new office in Kirkcaldy. The branch is the sixth Belvoir...
18 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
![Belvoir’s new mortgage deals aim to boost property franchises](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/Franchise-400x310.png)
Belvoir has snapped up a regional mortgage provider for £1m. It’s acquired MAB (South West) Ltd and follows the earlier acquisition of...
30 August 2023
From: Breaking News
![‘Inspiring’ franchisee takes control of his fourth branch](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/Franchise-400x310.png)
Belvoir franchisee Lloyd Rumbold has completed on the acquisition of Belvoir West Bridgford, adding a fourth franchise to his portfolio of...
27 July 2023
From: Breaking News
![New faces take over veteran rentals franchise branch](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/Franchise-400x310.png)
One of the country’s first Belvoir branch franchises has changed hands after approaching three decades. The resale of Belvoir Lincoln, one of...
30 June 2023
From: Breaking News
![Agency targeting 100 franchisees scores accreditation success](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/Franchise-400x310.png)
Small but fast-growing agency Propertynest has been confirmed as a British Franchise Association member. BFA members commit to running an ethical standards-based...
27 June 2023
From: Breaking News
![Big PropTech deal for over half of LSL franchise agents](/upload/images/PropTech%20%26%20Online/Internet-400x310.jpg)
Over half of the agency branches sold to franchisees by LSL Property Services have signed up to a large PropTech deal. As...
20 June 2023
From: Breaking News
![Agency structure transformation is almost complete](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/AgentsWorking-400x310.png)
LSL’s transition from being a largely owned agency network to individual franchises is effectively complete. The company - which owns the Your...
02 June 2023
From: Breaking News
![Agency chain pledges higher profits following franchise switch](/upload/images/shutterstock_1476390641.jpg)
LSL Property Services - owner of the Reeds Rains and Your Move brands - says it’s movement of agency branches to...
26 May 2023
From: Breaking News
![Lettings fees give agency remarkable 26 years of profit growth](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/FinanceCalculator-400x310.png)
Belvoir has released another set of upbeat financial figures marking 26 successive years of profit growth. Group revenue increased 14 per cent...
28 March 2023
From: Breaking News
![Trio of acquisitions as franchisees snap up independents](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/RightToRent1-400x310.png)
It’s been a busy start to the year for the Northwood brand, with three franchisees completing on acquisitions. Northwood is part of...
07 March 2023
From: Breaking News
![It's War! Call for 'national mobilisation' to improve EPCs](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Energy%20and%20Green%20Homes/EnergyEfficiency_Savings-400x310.png)
An all-party and influential committee of MPs says the UK should be put on a war footing to improve the energy...
09 January 2023
From: Breaking News
![Agency fights back after closures with “huge success” Megacamp](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Misc/KellerWilliams-400x310.jpg)
Keller Williams UK, which recently announced the closure of two of its franchise operations, has bounced back with what it calls...
06 October 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
![Hybrid agency scheme claims it's better for agents than rival firms](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/BusinessWomen3-695x395-min.jpeg)
The closely-fought battle between franchise lettings agencies in the private rental sector continues apace. Maryam Bham, franchise sales manager at Hunters -...
16 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
![Agency giant announces huge jump in managed properties](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/PropertyMarket-2-400x310-min.jpg)
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
![Massive rise on managed properties for agency group](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/HousingHelp-400x310.jpg)
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
From: Breaking News
![London rental market strong but growth depends on easier travel](/upload/images/Logos/Winkworth-logo400x310.png)
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
From: Breaking News
![Lettings now account for 75% of Winkworth revenue](/upload/images/Logos/WinkworthBoard-400x310.jpg)
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
![Central London lettings revenue plummets up to 20% admits agency](/img/default/lat.png)
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
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
![Buy to let expert amongst agency’s latest franchise recruits](/img/default/lat.png)
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
![Another independent agency’s lettings book snapped up by franchise giant](/img/default/lat.png)
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
![New franchise branch owners as parent firm's takeover talks go on](/img/default/lat.png)
Three property specialists have joined forces to launch a new branch of franchise brand Martin & Co. Directors Andrew Rowson and Lindsey...
26 January 2021
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
![Manager buys franchise of agency she’s run for six years](/img/default/lat.png)
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
![Steve Rad, Managing Director at InventoryBase](/img/default/lat.png)
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
![Independent rebrands to Hunters as franchise expansion continues](/img/default/lat.png)
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
![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
![Franchise branch buys independent’s lettings book in just two weeks](/img/default/lat.png)
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
![£2m of new acquisition deals to come, says franchise giant Belvoir](/img/default/lat.png)
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
![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
![Property management scheme pushes for new franchisees](/img/default/lat.png)
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
![Fees Ban - ‘impact to be less than expected’ admits major agency](/img/default/lat.png)
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
![Agency reveals first acquisition of 2019 - with more to come, it pledges](/img/default/lat.png)
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
![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
![Independent agency snapped up by local Martin & Co franchisee](/img/default/lat.png)
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
![New branch bans tenant fees and gives discounts to public sector workers](/img/default/lat.png)
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
!['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
![Property investment platform marks 25th franchise across the UK](/img/default/lat.png)
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
![Belvoir back on the acquisition trail after securing funding](/img/default/lat.png)
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
![Student lettings firm snapped up by expanding franchise agency](/img/default/lat.png)
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
![Up to 10,000 agents could quit because of regulation - claim](/img/default/lat.png)
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
![EweMove’s biggest acquisition yet as it snaps up independent agency](/img/default/lat.png)
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
![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 keen to snap up agencies selling-up after fees ban](/img/default/lat.png)
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
![EweMove pair acquire 100-unit lettings portfolio from independent agency](/img/default/lat.png)
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
![Another independent agency snapped up by TPFG franchisee](/img/default/lat.png)
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
![Property Franchise Group's Martin & Co acquires another independent](/img/default/lat.png)
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
![Firm urges agents to diversify with property management franchises](/img/default/lat.png)
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 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
![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
![New hybrid lettings and sales agency to be launched](/img/default/lat.png)
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 opens latest lettings and sales office](/img/default/lat.png)
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
![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
![Joining a franchise lettings agency? That's £2,495 to £150,000...](/img/default/lat.png)
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
![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
![Letting agency group profits slip thanks to election uncertainty](/img/default/lat.png)
Lettings franchise group Belvoir Lettings has suffered a setback in its profits. In the six months to the end of June, the...