Two years after taking on Northwood Chelmsford, a part of The Property Franchise Group (TPFG), husband-and-wife workforce Zaman and Amina Sheikh have continued their development trajectory with the acquisition of unbiased property company WN Properties on Hutton Highway in Shenfield.
The transfer marks a big growth of their footprint within the area and strengthens their place in each the gross sales and lettings markets within the South West Essex area.
Zaman and Amina Sheikh have confirmed that they’re retaining the workforce of six workers and the enterprise will proceed to commerce as WN Properties.
Zaman Sheikh stated: “Amina and I are more than happy that this deal has accomplished. WN Properties is a good enterprise that we had been conscious of for some years, and we’re delighted that the outgoing administrators trusted us with the acquisition. The enterprise offers with some very high-end properties within the Shenfield space and the workforce there are incredible. We’re already having fun with working with them to develop the enterprise.
“I need to additionally pay tribute to the workforce at Northwood Chelmsford, who’ve been instrumental within the success of the acquisition. They’ve a few years of expertise in property, which has allowed me to give attention to enterprise growth while they proceed to offer our shoppers with excellent customer support.
“The 2 companies are solely about 10 miles aside, which makes it very manageable, and the help from Northwood MD Phil Gee and the workforce at TPFG has been nice. Amina is at present anticipating our second youngster, and it’s good to suppose that sooner or later our youngsters can have the chance to work within the household enterprise.”
The manging director of the Northwood franchise, Phil Gee, welcomed the acquisition.
He stated: “The Northwood Chelmsford workplace was a resale in 2023 from a retiring franchisee, and since Zaman and Amina purchased it, they’ve launched a residential gross sales service and grown the enterprise considerably. They’re younger, dynamic and have nice talent units, which incorporates Zaman having a Grasp’s diploma in Actual Property Finance and Funding and being a professional RICS Surveyor and registered valuer.”
“I’m assured that they are going to make an enormous success of this acquisition,” he added. “This acquisition is an outstanding finish to 2025 for Northwood, and with many different acquisitions within the pipeline, 2026 is about to be a really thrilling 12 months for the model.”