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![The Property Franchise Group new deal worth £5m more than early reports](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/MortgageCalculator.png)
More details have emerged of the deal - reported on Letting Agent Today and Sky News on Sunday - for Property...
04 June 2024
From: Breaking News
![Agents, Start Your Engines - Formula 1 figures to address agents](/upload/images/shutterstock_1723539334.jpg)
Letting agents are being invited to two senior Formula 1 figures on how to improve their performance. Neil Martin has held senior...
23 May 2024
From: Breaking News
![Young couple take on lettings agency busy city franchise](/upload/images/shutterstock_2319460953.jpg)
A young couple are taking on the franchise of lettings agency Martin & Co in Exeter. Local couple Nik and Rosie Davey...
21 May 2024
From: Breaking News
![Local man with global experience takes over branch franchise](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/Franchise-400x310.png)
Stephen Castellani has been confirmed as the new owner of Martin & Co’s Tonbridge office, taking the reins from Robert Gordon-James...
19 April 2024
From: Breaking News
![Key industry supplier names ex-housing chief as chairperson](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/OneDome%20Intro%201%20ShakingHands-400x310.png)
The Tenancy Deposit Service, the provider of tenancy deposit protection and dispute resolution services, has appointed Fay Selvan as its new...
11 April 2024
From: Breaking News
![New owner for two Surrey agency branches](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/BusinessChain-400x310.png)
A new franchisee has been confirmed for Martin & Co’s branches in Caterham and Redhill & Reigate. A portfolio landlord who lives...
03 April 2024
From: Breaking News
![New owner for pair of franchised Lettings offices](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/Franchise-400x310.png)
Two of Martin & Co’s Oxfordshire branches are under new ownership. David Rebe has taken on the Oxford and Thame branches from...
19 March 2024
From: Breaking News
![London lettings agency expands network with 14th branch office](/upload/images/shutterstock_183593600.jpg)
London lettings agency Martyn Gerrard has opened a new flagship office in Hampstead, expanding its network across the North and Northwest...
06 March 2024
From: Breaking News
![Third independent lettings operation snapped up by franchisee](/upload/images/shutterstock_1476390641.jpg)
Long-standing lettings franchisee Kevin Hall has snapped up a third independent agency in his town. Hall, who has run the Ashford branch...
15 February 2024
From: Breaking News
![Five Alive - Franchise agent adds another London branch to empire](/upload/images/shutterstock_1309738099.jpg)
Just four months after opening a fourth office of lettings agency Martin & Co in London, franchisee Michael van de Vyver...
12 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
![Independent agency disappears as franchise giant expands](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/Franchise-400x310.png)
Martin & Co - part of the TPFG franchise giant - has purchased another independent agency. Father and son duo Jaspal and...
11 December 2023
From: Breaking News
![Seventh branch opens for lettings and sales franchise trio](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/Franchise-400x310.png)
Less than a year since opening the sixth branch of sales and lettings agency Parkers, one of the brand’s most successful...
30 October 2023
From: Breaking News
![New boss for controversial John Lewis private rental initiative](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/BusinessChain-400x310.png)
A new director of property has been named by the John Lewis Partnership, to lead its controversial Build To Rent initiative. Martin...
16 October 2023
From: Breaking News
![London expansion for agency network after acquiring independent](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/AgentsWorking-400x310.png)
A long-standing Martin & Co franchisee is expanding his network of London offices following an independent agency acquisition. Michael van de Vyver, who...
13 October 2023
From: Breaking News
![‘Ethical’ lettings agent meets MP to discuss rental crisis](/upload/images/shutterstock_1953578092.jpg)
A lettings agent who describes himself as “a responsible and ethical property professional” has met with a Liberal Democrat MP to...
11 September 2023
From: Breaking News
![Lettings boom helps franchise brands offset sales falls](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/Franchise-400x310.png)
Increased lettings income proved a valuable balance to a declining sales market for The Property Franchise Group in the first half...
03 August 2023
From: Breaking News
![Training guru takes over two franchise agency branches](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/Franchise-400x310.png)
Martin & Co’s Sheffield and Worksop branches are under new ownership, with training guru Dean Gill taking the reins. He succeeds previous...
06 July 2023
From: Breaking News
![Agency branches reveal intra-company takeover deal](/upload/images/shutterstock_2082205609.jpg)
EweMove Northampton North has confirmed the acquisition of Martin & Co Northampton. Both brands are in The Property Franchise Group parent company. Having...
09 June 2023
From: Breaking News
![Celebrity endorsement for Gove’s Rental Reform Bill](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/OneDome%20Intro%201%20ShakingHands-400x310.png)
Consumer champion Martin Lewis - the man behind the Money Saving Expert website and TV shows - has backed the Renters...
17 May 2023
From: Breaking News
![Compliance expert slams unnamed non-compliant agents](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/_AML-400x310.png)
A compliance expert is criticising unnamed agencies for risking fines “and wasting time and money” by relying on inadequate compliance reporting...
26 April 2023
From: Breaking News
![Agencies risk Reputational Damage - new warning to industry](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/_AML-400x310.png)
Lettings agencies which rely on manual means of verification are risking repetitional damage caused by anti-money laundering regulations, a digital compliance...
11 April 2023
From: Breaking News
![Agencies unveil impressive new office locations](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/BusinessChain-400x310.png)
Upmarket lettings agency Savills has moved its 30-strong team in Reading into a prominent new office in the town centre. The firm’s...
20 March 2023
From: Breaking News
![We Are Family! Father and sons take over agency branch](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/BusinessTeam-400x310.png)
Father and sons trio Kevin, Lewis and Tom Dudley have joined forces to become the new owners of Martin & Co’s...
21 February 2023
From: Breaking News
![Franchise agency says it’s on the lettings acquisition trail](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/RightToRent1-400x310.png)
Martin & Co’s Huddersfield branch is the latest part of the franchise operation to snap up an independent agency. Branch owner Will...
17 February 2023
From: Breaking News
![Rogue agent jailed after ordering staff to make false claims](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/Police-400x310.png)
The head of a Martin & Co office in Wolverhampton has been jailed over fraudulent activity. A court heard that Bhavander Singh...
16 January 2023
From: Breaking News
![Property Redress Scheme now largest lettings redress service](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyNews2-400x310.png)
The Property Redress Service claims to be the largest lettings redress service now, with over 13,250 letting agency branches on board. In...
12 January 2023
From: Breaking News
![Another independent snapped up by growing franchise operation](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/BuildToRent-400x310.png)
Martin & Co’s Ashford branch is celebrating the countdown to Christmas with another independent agency acquisition. The franchised office, owned by Kevin...
12 December 2022
From: Breaking News
![Three-figure property portfolio acquired by franchise giant](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/Acquisition-2-400x310.png)
The Cardiff branch of Martin & Co has added almost 100 properties to its portfolio after merging with local independent View...
18 October 2022
From: Breaking News
![Franchise giant snaps up another independent lettings firm](/upload/images/Logos/PropertyFranch-2018-Logo-400x310.jpg)
Another independent agency has been snapped up by a brand of The Property Franchise Group. The owners of Martin & Co’s Widnes...
07 October 2022
From: Breaking News
![Another independent lettings book snapped up by franchise firm](/upload/images/Logos/Martin%26Co-2019-400x310.jpg)
A Martin & Co franchise holder has made their first acquisition after 14 years. Mike Ellis and Becky Troisi have snapped up the...
30 September 2022
From: Breaking News
![Thousand extra properties under management for franchise giant](/upload/images/Logos/PropertyFranch-2018-Logo-400x310.jpg)
The Property Franchise Group - which includes a host of High Street brands - saw a rise in managed properties of...
14 September 2022
From: Breaking News
![Franchised YourMove branch lettings book sold to franchise rivals](/upload/images/library/YourMove-logo400x310.png)
The lettings book containing over 130 properties managed by a franchised YourMove branch in Birmingham has been sold to the owners...
25 August 2022
From: Breaking News
![Purplebricks creates new compliance role after rental deposits scandal](/upload/images/Logos/PurplebricksLogo2020-400x310.jpg)
Purplebricks has announced a new director of risk and compliance, following its lettings division’s high profile compliance error last year. In Decvember...
24 August 2022
From: Breaking News
![Lettings income saves the day for franchise agency brands](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/PropertyTransactionsConcept-400x310.jpg)
The Property Franchise Group says it’s increased the size of its lettings portfolio by around 1,000 units over the past year...
05 August 2022
From: Breaking News
![Huge agency with 30,000 landlord clients snaps up another chain](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/Bridging%20image2%20695x400.jpg)
Dexters, the London-focussed agency, has snapped up a four-branch chain operating in the capital. Dexters already has 30,000 landlords on its books...
26 July 2022
From: Breaking News
![Big rise in agencies suspecting financial crimes - claim](/upload/images/Rental%20Market/Handcuffs2-400x310.jpg)
A company claims that some 18 per cent of property firms have seen a rise in criminals attempting to launder money...
18 July 2022
From: Breaking News
![Trouble for Purplebricks as activist investor speaks out](/upload/images/Logos/Purplebricks2019Logo-1-400x310.jpg)
Troubles at Purplebricks continue with an activist investor who has a four per cent share in the firm called on the...
12 July 2022
From: Breaking News
![New branch opens as franchisees celebrate three years with brand](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/Property-Newspaper-400x310.jpg)
The franchise owners of a Parkers branch have marked their third year under the brand by opening a second office. Brendan and...
23 June 2022
From: Breaking News
![Labour pushing for even more radical reforms plus rent controls](/upload/images/Politics%20(MPs%2C%20party%20logos%2C%20etc)/Labour-logo400x310.png)
The sweeping reforms for the private rental sector announced by the government at the end of last week do not go...
21 June 2022
From: Breaking News
![Another independent agency snapped up by franchise giant](/upload/images/Logos/Martin%26Co-2019-400x310.jpg)
Yet another independent lettings agency has been acquired by the Martin & Co brand of The Property Franchise Group. The owner of...
06 June 2022
From: Breaking News
![Independent agency disappears after acquisition by national brand](/upload/images/Logos/Martin%26Co-2019-400x310.jpg)
Yet another independent agency has disappeared after being acquired by a national brand. The Huddersfield branch of Martin & Co has snapped...
30 May 2022
From: Breaking News
![Tenant document PropTech deal for 200-branch agency network](/upload/images/PropTech%20%26%20Online/OnlineProperty-8-400x310.jpg)
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
From: Breaking News
![Lettings book boost after acquisition of independent agency](/upload/images/Rental%20Market/HousingBubble-400x310.jpg)
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
![Third acquisition makes lettings agency largest in its area](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/GenerateRevenueImage-400x310.jpg)
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
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
![Top London agency acquires major lettings management platform](/upload/images/Miscellaneous/MergerAcquisition-1-400x310.jpg)
Major London agency Dexters has acquired the lettings business Howsy, which handles the property management of 6,000 units across the country. Dexters...
11 March 2022
From: Breaking News
![What future for rental reform under new housing minister?](/upload/images/Politics%20(MPs%2C%20party%20logos%2C%20etc)/Parliament-Night-400x310.jpg)
Housing ministers come and go with brutal frequency in UK governments of all colours, so yesterday’s departure of Chris Pincher -...
09 February 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
![Franchise owner snaps up another independent agency](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/HousingHelp-400x310.jpg)
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
![Landlord takes over branch of national lettings agency](/upload/images/Rental%20Market/landlord-licencing400x310.png)
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
![Agency On The Move: second acquisition in 12 months](/upload/images/Logos/Martin%26Co-2019-400x310.jpg)
The Merthyr Tydfil branch of sales and lettings agency Martin & Co has completed a second acquisition in 12 months –...
02 August 2021
From: Breaking News
![New franchise lettings branch opened with five recruits](/img/default/lat.png)
The franchisee of a new Martin & Co branch in his hometown has opened with the recruitment of five new staff. Hamza...
26 July 2021
From: Breaking News
![Agent spots illegal rental scam - and police refuse to get involved](/img/default/lat.png)
A lettings agent has told the BBC that he has spotted illegal rental scams using online platforms, but the police have...
28 June 2021
From: Breaking News
![Long arm of the law stretches to two agency branches](/img/default/lat.png)
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
From: Breaking News
![Agencies won’t allow ‘real’ viewing until virtual one undertaken](/img/default/lat.png)
A branch of The Property Franchise Group’s Martin & Co brand is stopping potential tenants from booking a physical tour of...
03 June 2021
From: Breaking News
![Agency’s fourth acquisition snaps up independent lettings book](/img/default/lat.png)
The owners of a branch of Martin & Co have taken their managed portfolio to approaching 400 properties after securing a...
20 May 2021
From: Breaking News
![From employee to owner - agency reveals new management](/img/default/lat.png)
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
From: Breaking News
![Franchise branch gobbles up nearby independent agency](/img/default/lat.png)
The owner of the Bedford branch of Martin & Co has grown his business by more than 50 per cent thanks...
07 May 2021
From: Breaking News
![New agency franchise owner is chartered accountant](/img/default/lat.png)
The Canterbury branch of national sales and lettings agency Martin & Co has a new owner. Angie Collins has taken on the...
23 April 2021
From: Breaking News
![Agency consolidation continues with new franchise acquisition](/img/default/lat.png)
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
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 mega-agency will manage over 70,000 tenanted properties](/img/default/lat.png)
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
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
![EweMove hybrid snaps up High Street branches of partner brands](/img/default/lat.png)
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
![Look at this - fantastic NHS support from artful community lettings agency](/img/default/lat.png)
Congratulations from all of us at Letting Agent Today - and probably most of the rest of the industry - to Martin...
11 January 2021
From: Breaking News
![EweMove takes over nearby franchise agency and lettings book](/img/default/lat.png)
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
![New lettings agency giant created with £100m private equity cash](/img/default/lat.png)
Lomond Capital, which owns Scottish lettings and estate agents Braemore and Stonehouse, is to merge with Yorkshire firm Linley & Simpson. The...
05 January 2021
From: Breaking News
![Agency accused of over-charging and using fake repair accounts](/img/default/lat.png)
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
![‘Strange’ market still showing rent increases in almost every region](/img/default/lat.png)
Another market snapshot from HomeLet suggests that there was a 2.2 per cent average rent increase across the UK in the...
04 November 2020
From: Breaking News
![Top tips on how to ensure your AML procedures are up to scratch](/img/default/lat.png)
The property market, and therefore, estate agents have been accused of being the 'weak link' in the UK’s money laundering defences. This...
29 October 2020
From: Legislation & Compliance
![Independent agents’ portfolios bought by high-spending franchise firm](/img/default/lat.png)
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
![Rent levels - London drops but most regions still rising](/img/default/lat.png)
The latest monthly rental index produced by insurance provider HomeLet shows a four per cent surge in the all-UK average rent...
06 October 2020
From: Breaking News
![Just grand! Average UK rent a whisker under £1,000 pcm](/img/default/lat.png)
The average rent across the UK is now £985 per calendar month, up some 2.1 per cent on four weeks ago...
02 September 2020
From: Breaking News
04 August 2020
From: Breaking News
![Rents fall in most regions according to latest HomeLet figures](/img/default/lat.png)
Average rents in most regions of the UK have fallen slightly in the past month according to the latest HomeLet market...
10 July 2020
From: Breaking News
![Property Academy asks economist to give his view of the market](/img/default/lat.png)
The Property Academy’s latest webinar, to be held this afternoon, is to be addressed by a behavioural economist and frequent contributor...
21 April 2020
From: Breaking News
![Another independent agency snapped up by franchise giant](/img/default/lat.png)
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
![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
![‘We beat the fees ban’ - franchisees see revenue growth](/img/default/lat.png)
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 franchise branch snaps up a rival independent agency](/img/default/lat.png)
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
![New acquisition means branch has become largest in national agency](/img/default/lat.png)
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
![Acquisition of independent agency is fourth by franchise firm](/img/default/lat.png)
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
![Lettings book acquisition leads to new franchise branch opening](/img/default/lat.png)
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
![Franchise group hikes charges to landlords by 10% because of fees ban](/img/default/lat.png)
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
![Top agent urges Airbnb regulation to deter criminal activity](/img/default/lat.png)
A leading London lettings agent wants increased regulation over Airbnb in a bid to deter criminal activity and anti-social behaviour. Martin Bikhit, managing...
07 November 2019
From: Breaking News
![Rent protection firms merge to form ‘strategic partner for agents’](/img/default/lat.png)
Industry supplier Let Alliance has merged with the Barbon Insurance Group, which includes HomeLet and Rentshield The announcement was made at...
06 November 2019
From: Breaking News
![Agency compensates tenants and landlords after employee’s scam](/img/default/lat.png)
Martin & Co says it has compensated clients fully after a rogue lettings agent in Cornwall added sums to invoices sent...
04 November 2019
From: Breaking News
![Another independent agency disappears as family franchise firm expands](/img/default/lat.png)
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
![Rents at all time high, according to latest HomeLet index](/img/default/lat.png)
Rents have reached an all time high across the UK according to HomeLet. Its latest index says the average rent in the...
13 September 2019
From: Breaking News
![Huge £9m boost for flatfair as deposit alternative race hots up](/img/default/lat.png)
One of the key players in the ultra-competitive deposit alternative sector has announced a massive and new $11m investment. Flatfair says that...
16 August 2019
From: Breaking News
![Another independent agent bites the dust as franchise branch acquires](/img/default/lat.png)
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
![Another independent snapped up by franchise agency chain](/img/default/lat.png)
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
![Tenant Fees Act ‘may already be causing more tenants to move’](/img/default/lat.png)
Data from rental insurance firm HomeLet suggests that the Tenant Fees Act may already be causing more movement amongst tenants. The firm...
11 July 2019
From: Breaking News
![New branch for franchise giant after acquisition of independent](/img/default/lat.png)
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
![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
![Three acquisitions bolster business for fast-growing Martin & Co branch](/img/default/lat.png)
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
![MP to intervene over wound-up lettings agency owing £30,000](/img/default/lat.png)
An MP says he will raise with local police chiefs a series of claims from landlords and tenants concerning a lettings...