30 awards given out to franchisees within brand-Belvoir and a special mention to Belvoir Shrewsbury for being crowned Franchise of the Year propertyindustryeye.com/belvoir-crowns… The BFA #franchise

After a rather busy day yesterday (understatement!), here is a link to our very exciting proposed merger. I met with as many franchisees and staff as physically possible yesterday to discuss the announcement, perhaps 200+ so far, face to face and online. A busy week ahead. Link:

Official figures out today. No sell-off of rental homes in 2022 / 2023. As forecast, the number of rental properties is broadly the same, with unprecedented demand driving up rents. There are 4.595m rental homes now, 4.611m in 2022, 4.434m in 2021. Link to full report and

13 of our highly motivated franchisees have graduated from a new leadership programme “The Elevate high-performance growth programme is delivered by some of the best industry experts over a nine-month period and it is unique to our franchise concept” Link to full article …

“Since the start of 2019, the stock has delivered a 241 per cent total return, equal to a 23 percentage point average annual outperformance of the FTSE All-Share”.
Investors Chronicle report: link to full article investorschronicle.co.uk/ideas/2023/11/… #AIM #BLV

Four new “Insight” stories which include: a 6th office for a franchisee in Scotland, more acquisitions as a husband and wife team triple the size of their franchise, plus opinion pieces on rewards and incentives, and disclosure in the world of franchising: link to stories:

“Best Investor Communications” at the AIM awards last week. Louise, our CFO, glowing with pride last week after scooping another award on behalf of the team. After being a runner up three times in the past, we deserved this one! aim-awards.co.uk/awards/best-co… #AIM #UK #BLV

Scrapped: the requirement to ensure all rental properties have an Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) of grade C or higher, from 2025. In theory, this will eventually make it a little easier for tenants to find rental properties, as supply will increase, albeit slowly. Article:

Results out today at 7am - for H1: 25% increase to H1 dividend, revenue +3%, financial services +11%, profit before tax +10%, franchise revenue +4%, and assisted acquisitions are ahead. Link to full results: londonstockexchange.com/news-article/B… #AIM #BLV

Two corporate acquisitions completed in the last few weeks, including one today. Both on the FS side. 40 more advisers. Franchisee-led acquisitions are also on track this year, and lots of opportunities for all concerned. Full story on our two latest acquisitions:

Trading update at 7am today: I am immensely pleased to say, we’re outperforming the market across all three of our revenue streams; lettings, sales and financial services. Trading is comfortably in line with expectations for the full year, so far. Huge thanks to all concerned.

Trading update: pleased to say trading is in line with expectations. Estate agency performing better than wider market. Franchisee acquisitions at £2.4m, ahead of last year, with a further £1.5m of deals in pipeline and more opportunities under consideration. All in all, a

Full year results out today at 7am. Key highlights: Revenue +14%, dividend +6% with dividend to grow over 3 years, acquisitions increasing, managed homes +4% to 75,500, 26th year of growth, huge thanks to all involved. Here is a link to the full results: londonstockexchange.com/news-article/B…

Full year trading update issued at 7am this morning: delighted that Belvoir’s financial performance for the year, incl PBT, is likely to be slightly ahead of expectations. A long record of growth continues, thanks to all concerned. Here’s the release: ir.design-portfolio.co.uk/viewer/76/55726 #aim

Two ambitious young entrepreneurs have completed on their 2nd acquisition in 4 months and have their eye on £1million p/a sales target plus a very successful lettings business. And, all of this has been achieved in just 6 years. A fabulous story … propertyindustryeye.com/ambitious-duo-…

The highest ranked property franchise in the UK, according to HSBC Elite Franchise Top 100 Annual Guide for 2023. The new year is officially underway and here are a few insights into what our franchise networks are up to … elitefranchisemagazine.co.uk/insight/item/h… The BFA #franchise #startups

“Franchising is a robust business model in turbulent times” - article written for Elite Franchise Magazine: elitefranchisemagazine.co.uk/analysis/item/… #startups The BFA #franchise

An inspiring day amongst the great and the good of the franchising world which provides employment for 100s of 1000s of people in the UK. BFA Annual Conference 2022 #bfaConf22 The BFA #franchise