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Franchises from £10,000 to £20,000
Property Inventories
Investment level:
£18,000 plus VAT
Website:
www.propertyinventories-franchise.com
Email:
info@propertyinventories-franchise.com
Phone:
franchise focus
020 7812 0490
classification:
Sales and property
Inventories on demand
years old, it seems to be veterans of its
industry. Emma, who is supported by a
great team, also trains all new employees.
Supported by government legislation, Property
As testament to her methods, the
company has never once been in dispute.
Inventories is a lucrative business opportunity Her meticulous methods and attention
to detail seem to permeate through the
I
N A small offi ce in north London late The outline for the franchise is simple:
“With the
entire team. Nothing is left to chance.
in 2006, Property Inventories began Property Inventories is looking for
government
With James holding a predominantly
trading to some local estate agents. managers to take on fairly large territories, fi nancial and strategic role, and Kate
Although the company was a success, and each will contain a minimum of
making the
fi rmly managing the brand and company
it wasn’t really making waves. Directors 25,000 rental properties. It has invested inventory a development, it is a company that could
James Lee and Kate Taylor, along with the in software simply to build the territories.
requirement,
never be accused of stagnating. It is
company manager Emma Wordsworth, The franchisee is assisted in the launch reinventing its strategies every day.
discussed the forthcoming legislation and the full fi rst year’s marketing to bring
this company
With two franchises already open and
– the Tenancy Deposit Scheme, due the territory together. The fi rst year is is offi cially several more under negotiation, Property
to be passed in April 2007, which was structured to bring on achievable numbers
a market
Inventories is a whirlwind of a company,
imminently going to change the sector of clients at staggered points to ensure determined to fi nish the year on a high
they were working in. that everyone who books is guaranteed
leader.”
and start the next with a bang. ■
Several late nights and busy weeks on, fulfi lment and a great product. This is made
April arrived, the legislation was passed possible by a solid month’s training pre-
and the ‘crown jewels’ – as they refer to opening, which is set up in three stages,
their report – was defi nitely in the market. and gives the franchisee a strong base to
Edited within an inch of its megabytes, build the company from.
the report is key to the success of this The core business is run from a 3,000
company. With the government making sq ft offi ce in central London, which was
the inventory a requirement, this relatively built from the ground up to support all the
new company is offi cially a market leader. future franchises. The extensive technology
The same spirit that drove the business allows all the remote workers to have the
forward initially is now driving a massive same support that their original employees
expansion. have. A bespoke CRM system was also built
From simply attending The National to manage all the bookings and contacts
Franchise Exhibition last year, the team for each new franchise – it even runs the
was speaking at the show this year. Bright marketing process.
and enthusiastic, the team has put the In short, Property Inventories is a
same detail it ploughed into the report company who means business. It is
into building an impressively coherent certainly here to stay and nothing smaller
business model to expand its coverage than a national company will suffi ce.
across the UK. Although the core business is only three
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