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Leaders Romans Group has acquired Alan Francis Estate Agents and Lettings Ltd, a Milton Keynes company which has operated in the...
19 August 2024
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An independent agency and its lettings book have been acquired by private equity-fuelled company Lomond. The company is not saying how many...
31 July 2024
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London high end agency Eccord has bolstered its property management team with two experienced new hires. Steve Wilson joins as Senior Property...
19 July 2024
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The relentless acquisition programme of the private equity-funded Lomond Group continues apace with another acquisition announced today - the second this...
10 July 2024
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Angharad Trueman, the group lettings director of Andrews Group, is the new President of ARLA Propertymark. She says her role as President...
28 June 2024
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Lomond’s John Shepherd brand has acquired a small Birmingham lettings agency, Xact Lettings. No figure is given for the number of lettings...
11 June 2024
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The franchisees of Martin & Co’s Rochdale branch have completed their first independent acquisition less than a year after taking on...
07 June 2024
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Independent agency Henry Adams says it wants “entrepreneurs and business owners” to “explore new growth avenues” The company is seeking acquisitions, joint...
04 June 2024
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An agency group with an acquisition programme funded by a private equity operation has snapped up another independent agency. Lomond - which...
03 June 2024
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A 20-branch agency focused on Surrey has relocated its flagship office in the county. Seymours’ new 3,000 square feet office space is...
10 May 2024
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Top tips will be provided for landlords in the private rental market in a seminar next month organised by high profile...
22 April 2024
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Seymours, one of the largest independent agency networks operating in the South East of England, is to advertise its lettings and sales...
09 April 2024
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Parkers franchisee Craig Pearson claims to have added a “substantial” number of properties to his Reading branch portfolio after buying an...
04 April 2024
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Regional estate agency group Sheldon Bosley Knight has snapped up its second business in recent weeks. It’s acquired Charles Kimbell Lettings in...
21 March 2024
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It’s not easy for anyone - even professionals like lettings and estate agents - to keep up with the blizzard of...
19 March 2024
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A charity providing support for older people facing financial hardship has hit out at the government over rumours concerning the Renters...
05 March 2024
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A network uniting so-called ‘ethical agents’ launches today with a promise to be different from the rest of the industry. The Ethical...
04 March 2024
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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
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Major regional independent agency Dacre, Son & Hartley is expanding its offering by re-entering the residential lettings and property management market...
14 February 2024
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A prominent industry expert says lettings agents and other property sector insiders should be extra-vigilant over cybersecurity breaches. Neil Cobbold, managing director...
12 February 2024
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It’s all change for a regional agents’ group which has announced a new chair and new directors. Cornwall-based former estate agent Steve...
12 December 2023
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Martin & Co - part of the TPFG franchise giant - has purchased another independent agency. Father and son duo Jaspal and...
11 December 2023
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Pattinson estate agency in the north east of England has snapped up Ryedales Estate Agents, an independent in Northumberland. Ryedales owners Geoff...
29 November 2023
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The Federation of Independent Agents has selected an automated client account platform as a supplier. The FIA was established in by Graham...
17 November 2023
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A Belvoir franchisee has doubled the size of his business by buying out a local independent agency - his third acquisition...
16 November 2023
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Knight Frank has bolstered its prime offering across north London with a new head of lettings in its Hampstead office. Jared Kilgarriff...
15 November 2023
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Winkworth is expanding further in Dorset, with the acquisition of Christopher Batten in Wimborne – its seventh office in the county. Christopher...
10 November 2023
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Lomond has snapped up another lettings book - it’s of the Royston & Lund agency in the East Midlands. The 600 properties...
26 October 2023
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Older private renters must have their voices heard In support of the Renters Reform Bill. That’s the view of Joanna Elson, chief...
25 October 2023
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Councils have become increasingly hostile towards agents in recent times, with increased regulation and licensing of the private rental sector in...
23 October 2023
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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
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An independent agency managing 115 lettings units has been snapped up its local Belvoir franchise. Tim Hughes, owner of Belvoir Newbury, has...
10 October 2023
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A lettings agent who describes himself as “a responsible and ethical property professional” has met with a Liberal Democrat MP to...
11 September 2023
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Following the merger of the South Scotland and North Cumbria branches of Fine & Country, the agency has added a further...
07 September 2023
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London-born property magnate Paul Kemsley, nicknamed PK, is the agent at the centre of a new TV property show starting this...
29 August 2023
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A lettings firm’s takeover of an independent rival agency is the start of a period of “exponential growth” according to its...
25 July 2023
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My Property Box Tyne & Wear has extended its all-inclusive rent deal - and it says it’s in response to concerns...
11 July 2023
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An independent agency with a lettings portfolio of 400 units has been snapped up by franchise holders in the Newton Fallowell...
05 July 2023
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Grosvenor Billinghurst, the Surrey lettings agency that serves the towns and surrounding areas of Cobham, Claygate and Hinchley Wood, is now...
20 June 2023
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Huddersfield entrepreneur Chan Khangura has added another specialist lettings agency to his portfolio. With his father Kashmir he fought off tough competition...
06 June 2023
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An industry trade group claims inventories conducted by lettings agents may be seen as biased towards landlords rather than truly independent. Daniel...
30 March 2023
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Leaders Romans Group has snapped up another independent lettings firm in what it calls a five year acquisition programme. Stanley & Partners...
20 March 2023
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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
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Lomond, which in the past two years has made 40 acquisitions of mostly small independent agencies, has marked its second anniversary...
16 February 2023
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The Solihull branch of Hunters has acquired independent agency Searchers, which was set up back in 1995. Becki Dean, lettings director for...
14 February 2023
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Jeffrey Ross, an independent lettings and sales agency in Cardiff, has acquired ACJ Sales and Lettings in Penarth. Jeffrey Ross has acquired...
24 January 2023
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Franchisees from Belvoir have snapped up an independent agency in Reading. The acquisition of Patrick Williams, which dates back 78 years, comes...
13 January 2023
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Automated client account platform Lettspay is to become a supplier to the Federation of Independent Agents. Lettspay, which is registered with the...
12 January 2023
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The long-standing head of an agency’s property management and lettings divisions is stepping up to become a partner in the company. Andrew...
10 January 2023
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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
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The Lomond Group has strengthened its position in Scotland by acquiring two more independent agencies and adding some 600 properties to...
11 November 2022
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The lettings agency operated by controversial agent Ajay Jagota has been sold for an undisclosed sum. Jagota set up KIS Lettings with...
01 November 2022
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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
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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
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The acquisition machine that is the Lomond Group has snapped up the lettings book of another independent agency. Lomond has taken over...
22 September 2022
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An independent lettings agency is opening its third bricks-and-mortar branch, under two years after the launch of the business. Hat and Home’s...
16 September 2022
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Another small independent agency has been snapped up by a Belvoir franchisee. The Lettings Company has been acquired by Belvoir Tunbridge Wells,...
14 September 2022
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An independent agency chain operating in the Garden of England has just located one of its office to a former coffee...
29 July 2022
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It’s being reported that a prominent independent agency is to be snapped up by the fast-growing Leader Romans Group. Isle of Wight...
25 July 2022
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Samuel Estates, an agency based in south west London, has snapped up local independent Home Lets. Established in 2004 the first Samuel...
19 July 2022
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Bhavik Patel, owner of Nicholas Humphreys Southampton & Portsmouth has acquired independent lettings agency Harker and Bullman in Wimborne. This is the...
24 June 2022
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An agency has snapped up its second independent in 12 months. James Douglas Sales and Lettings has acquired Leek and Weston in...
22 June 2022
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Agents running their own businesses but attracted to the advantages of a corporate are being targeted by a new Business Integration...
20 June 2022
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The fast-growing Lomond Group has consolidated its market dominance in Scotland by snapping up another independent. Lomond’s Stonehouse brand, which operates throughout Aberdeenshire,...
15 June 2022
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The fast-growing Henry Adams Lettings has acquired Interlet Sussex, a long-established independent agency. Interlet Sussex, based in Bognor Regis, was founded in...
09 June 2022
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Yet another independent lettings agency has been acquired by the Martin & Co brand of The Property Franchise Group. The owner of...
06 June 2022
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Yet another independent agency has disappeared after being acquired by a national brand. The Huddersfield branch of Martin & Co has snapped...
30 May 2022
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A leading brand in the fast-growing and heavily-funded Lomond Group has snapped up another independent agency. Linley & Simpson has added another...
27 May 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
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An independent agency in London has ditched its company cars and gone over to e-bikes instead when it’s representatives attend viewings. Taylor...
11 April 2022
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An agency has made its 11th acquisition in just over a year. Thornley Groves - a brand in the Lomond Group -...
07 April 2022
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A business news website is reporting that an agency has been ordered to pay £1,550 for displaying a board illegally. Charles Lear...
16 March 2022
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Family-run independent agency Websters, has made its second acquisition in two years. It’s now snapped up Langford Estates, a Norwich based agency...
08 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
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An independent agency in the Midlands has set up a club attracting investors from as far as Hong Kong, Dubai and...
22 February 2022
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Lettings software provider Acquaint CRM has integrated its technology with the new API solution created by government-backed Tenancy Deposit Scheme. The TDS...
07 February 2022
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A new trade body is being set up which describes itself as a national network of property managers, specialising in the...
31 January 2022
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There’s been yet another acquisition of an independent agency. Leeds-based property company, Adair Paxton, has snapped up longstanding Rothwell estate agent, William...
20 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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Linley & Simpson, a joint founder of the Lomond Group, has acquired two more independent agencies. The firms snapped up are family-run...
17 December 2021
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An agency that is part of the fast-growing Lomond Group has itself acquired another two independent agencies. Thornley Groves, is expanding its...
07 December 2021
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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
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A brand within the fast-expanding Lomond Group has sealed its second acquisition within a fortnight, adding a further 200 properties to...
04 November 2021
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Another independent lettings agency has been acquired by a fast-expanding giant with plans to become a prominent national agency network. Lomond Group’s John...
26 October 2021
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North of England agency Robert Watts is expanding into Halifax after completing the acquisition of independent firm Bennett Kaye for an...
18 October 2021
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Fenn Wright, which operates in East Anglia, has opened its latest office in Felixstowe and will focus on sales and lettings. Managing...
11 October 2021
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Henry Adams Lettings has acquired Country & Coastal Lettings, a small independent in Hampshire. Ian Wiggett, chief executive of Henry Adams, says:...
07 October 2021
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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
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Linley & Simpson, one of the North of England’s leading residential letting agents, has expanded its Sheffield operations just six months...
17 September 2021
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Leaders Romans Group has completed the purchase of Dewhurst Lettings in Swindon - the latest in its acquisition programme announced earlier...
06 September 2021
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Independent agency Hardisty And Co has acquired a fourth branch in Leeds. It will be headed up by former owner and office...
09 June 2021
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A new independent agency is to specialise in lettings and property management across Hertfordshire. Led by Luke Mason and Jonathan Fiducia, the...
26 May 2021
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North London agency Home Minders has acquired independent lettings and sales business Alan Goldin Estates. This transaction is Home Minder’s third acquisition,...
21 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 highest profile agency in the big-spending Lomond Group has sealed a trio of deals in the first week of April...
07 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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A lettings company has paid an undisclosed sum - described only as “a six figure deal” - to acquire a large...
05 May 2021
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The Yorkshire town immortalised in the long-running BBC comedy Last of the Summer Wine - Holmfirth - is the location of the latest...