LSL, the mum or dad firm of Reeds Rains and Your Transfer, has considerably elevated exercise throughout its Property Company Franchising (EAF) division in 2025, with franchisees finishing the next variety of lettings-book acquisitions and opening new branches, the corporate introduced this morning.
In an replace to the Metropolis this morning, LSL mirrored on its annual Property Company Franchise convention, which was held final week, partaking with its franchise companions and drawing on the widespread data of in-house consultants and invited trade consultants, shared insights on progress and enterprise enchancment alternatives by means of innovation and collaboration.
A key facet of LSL’s technique for rising its Property Company Franchising (“EAF”) division continues to be the assisted acquisition programme. LSL helps franchise companions within the acquisition of lettings books, serving to to supply and execute offers and supply financing, usually through loans. Throughout 2025, franchisees have made 10 lettings guide acquisitions, in contrast with three in 2024, a major step-up in exercise which demonstrates the profitable execution of a key progress lever for the division.
LSL advantages from further royalties on elevated franchise lettings exercise. One of many incremental benefits of supporting franchisee companions with the lettings books acquisitions is that it could result in the opening of latest property company branches, rising market footprint. Throughout 2025 three new branches have been opened on the again of lettings guide acquisitions, in Torquay, Oundle and Jesmond. An additional three new branches have been opened throughout the yr, together with each new franchisee and enlargement by present franchisees making six new branches in 2025.
LSL has supplied £3.2m of loans to franchisees in its assisted acquisition programme in 2025. As of the date of this announcement the Group had 293 property agent branches and 37,500 lettings portfolio.
Adam Castleton, CEO of LSL, stated: “Supporting the enlargement of our EAF franchisees is a vital progress driver for LSL. Our purpose is to assist our franchisees with our experience and to assist develop their footprint, enhancing their positions of their markets and creating capital gentle ROI for LSL.
“The assisted acquisition programme is certainly one of a number of companies by means of which we assist franchisees, who’re working in a dynamic and fast-changing atmosphere with more and more important regulatory necessities, such because the proposed Renters Rights Invoice.”
