Tuesday, August 10, 2010 at 10:11AM 
Letting agency franchise owner Dennis Roodhardt shares his experiences of his first year in business with Martin & Co.
FS Blog: How have you performed in your first year what was your turnover?
Dennis Roodhardt: We have performed extremely well, meeting and exceeding our targets each month. Our first year turnover was approximately £100k.
Tuesday, June 8, 2010 at 1:49PM 
Martin & Co was the obvious choice for former employee Susan Hume, who was looking for a flexible franchise model.
Susan had been employed at Martin & Co in Fife as a senior negotiator prior to becoming a franchise owner in Dundee.
With a strong customer service and sales background, Susan’s ‘can-do will-do’ approach has already begun to pay off; within six weeks of opening her letting agency franchise in June she has had over 40 properties on her books and her business continues to expand.
Friday, May 7, 2010 at 3:07PM 
Usforhomes is inviting prospective franchisees to join for a reduced price.
The estate agency franchise has slashed the price of becoming a franchisee to £2,500 including VAT from £7,500.
All new recruits will be offered first refusal on their allocated territory and agents’ franchise fees will be reduced by the £2,500 already invested. This agent option allows keen applicants to progress with Usforhomes immediately.
Usforhome is recruiting four licensed agents ahead of the franchise release date in response to the high quality of applicants.
Friday, April 9, 2010 at 12:53PM 
Women are bucking the trend when it comes to owning a property franchise.
Rightmove has reported that 20% of estate agents had closed during 2009. However, enterprising women are changing the market by setting up their own online ‘virtual estate and lettings agencies’ working from home to suit their lifestyle.
The HomeXperts franchise is ideally suited to women who love the home-based model and appreciate the flexibility this brings to their modern busy lives, and this leading estate agency franchise is a undergoing a major business expansion.
Thursday, February 25, 2010 at 2:38PM 
HomeXperts is offering franchisees a new and improved training course.
Three new franchisees are joining the UK’s fastest growing estate agency franchise, taking the Worcester, Northampton West and Stratford territories. HomeXperts has welcomed additional franchisees every month since it began trading.
The feedback from the training course has been very positive with the majority of delegates rating the standard of training as excellent. Northampton-based franchisee Ianthe Stevens says:
“I was quickly put at ease and the training modules were delivered in a format which made them easy to understand. I am excited and now feel ready to start my new business.”