EweMove Franchise News Feed Flock celebrates another year of success at annual conference - 02-February-2018

It was success all-round for EweMove as over 150 delegates from across its UK network gathered together at the prestigious Belfry at the weekend for the agency’s annual conference.

Franchisees from as far as Aberdeen to Barnstaple in Devon, along with members of the head office team from its Yorkshire-based ‘Sheep Pen’, attended the event which also marks the fifth anniversary year of the original hybrid brand.

Managing Director Nick Neill, who took up the senior post in 2017 having launched and operated the hugely successful York franchise for three years, led the proceedings and shared details of EweMove’s key successes over the past 12 months – including the opening of new flagship branches, the rolling out of industry-first initiatives, and soaring franchisee commissions.

Also in attendance were industry figures and guest speakers Peter Knight from The Property Academy, James Sinclair from Entrepreneurs Network, and Alex Rose from Hometrack who, respectively, shared guidance on what it takes to be an exceptional agent, the secret to building a multi-million pound business, as well as insight into the wider property market.

A glittering awards ceremony was the focus of the evening’s proceedings, with franchisees recognised across a number of categories including Most Completions, Best Newcomer, and Franchisee of the Year. The latter was won by Chris Walthall of EweMove’s Leek and Hanley franchise, who launched the business in 2014 with no industry experience and who has gone on to operate one of the network’s most successful businesses.

Nick commented: “This really was a fantastic event which saw our franchisees from across the country come together to celebrate what has been yet another remarkable year for us as a brand. The industry as a whole is continuing to face a number of challenges, but whilst other agencies are reporting stagnation and recurring profit warnings, we’re not only seeing our network grow in numbers month by month, but we’re witnessing the continued profitability of our franchisees across the UK.

“With our unique hybrid model, offering our on-the-ground agents with the ability to provide a personal face-to-face service on a local level whilst benefitting from cutting-edge technology and comprehensive support via our national operations centre, we’re in an exceptionally strong position for future growth and profitability and are very much looking forward to marking further successes over the months ahead.”

EweMove, part of the Property Franchise Group family, is the UK’s most trusted sales and letting agency based on independent reviews through Trustpilot. The country’s first ever hybrid agency which launched in 2014, it manages and sells thousands of properties across the length and breadth of the country. EweMove prides itself on providing exceptional customer service through its network of experienced local property agents on the ground, all supported by a national operations centre and cutting-edge technology.

Ewe-reka moment as firm scoops double gold - 08-December-2016

It was celebrations all round for EweMove at this year’s Times/Sunday Times Estate Agency of the Year Awards as the firm scooped four top honours, including Gold for Best Estate Agency Franchise.

EweMove Sales & Lettings, the UK’s first hybrid estate agency which launched in 2014, was praised by the judges for offering its franchisees a ‘fantastic proposition’ and for its ‘highest level of personal service… supported by a fantastic brand’ at the official ceremony at the Hilton London Metropole on 2nd December.

Dubbed the ‘Oscars’ of the industry, the Estate Agency of the Year awards, in association with the Times and Sunday Times, is the UK’s longest running and most respected awards event which celebrates and rewards best practice across the whole sector.

In addition to Best Franchise Estate Agency, EweMove also secured Gold for Best Website, as well as Silver for both Best Innovation and Best Agency to Work For.

Glenn Ackroyd, Co-Founder and Head Shepherd of EweMove, said: “To scoop two gold awards including one for estate agency franchise is absolutely amazing, particularly in what is such a competitive and sought-after category. As a property franchise agency, we’re hugely passionate about ensuring that everything we do makes for the ultimate customer experience, as well as in fully supporting our network of franchisees to be the very best they can be.

“This has been a truly phenomenal year for us, with a growing collection of industry awards including those within the lettings franchise sector – and these latest accolades are the absolute cherry on the top of the cake. We’re thrilled that our commitment to innovation, our team, and our customers, has been acknowledged and recognised by the judging panel in this way and we’d like to thank everyone involved in helping us achieve such outstanding success.”

EweMove, part of the Property Franchise Group family, is the UK’s most trusted sales and lettings agent based on independent reviews through Trustpilot. The country’s first ever hybrid agency, it was launched by Glenn Ackroyd and David Laycock in 2014 and manages and sells thousands of properties across the length and breadth of the country. EweMove prides itself on providing exceptional customer service through its network of experienced local property agents on the ground, all supported by a national operations centre and cutting-edge technology.

Simple to 'Ewes' website scoops top award - 14-November-2016

The UK’s first hybrid estate agency is celebrating after adding two more awards to its trophy cabinet following this year’s Negotiator Awards.

EweMove, which currently operates 97 branches nationwide, scooped Gold in the Best Website category and secured the Bronze medal for the Best Agency Franchise, at the glittering awards ceremony on the 1st November.

Billed as the premier awards scheme for the UK’s residential property market, the annual Negotiator Awards recognise the very best across UK residential estate and letting agencies, and this year saw a record number of entries from estate agents, lettings agents, property managers and suppliers from across the industry.

Declaring EweMove the ultimate winner in the highly competitive Best Website Category, judges praised the agency for its ‘simple and easy to ‘Ewes’ online offering’ which incorporated ‘great branding.’

Glenn Ackroyd, Co-Founder and Head Shepherd of EweMove, said: “We’re absolutely thrilled to have been recognised with the top award at such a prestigious awards scheme in the property industry calendar. We’ve invested a great deal of time and energy into making sure that our website reflects our business’s core values by providing our customers with the very best buying and/or selling experience, whilst providing all of the tools our franchisees need to deliver the very best customer service – each and every time.

“As an agency, we’ve always prided ourselves on being daringly different, and we’ve continued to innovate and lead the way across every aspect of our business - changing and adapting our approach in order to move with evolving market trends and, most importantly, our customer needs.”

These two major industry accolades mark another key achievement for the EweMove team this year, which has also seen the agency shortlisted for Franchise of the Year alongside McDonald’s in the Best Franchise Awards, winners of which are due to be announced later this year.

Prestigious shortlisting for EweMove franchise business - 14-November-2016

EweMove Sales & Lettings has been recognised yet again as a property industry pioneer following its recent shortlisting in the prestigious Best Franchise Awards 2016.

The agency, which was launched by Glenn Ackroyd and David Laycock in 2014, has been selected as a finalist in the Best Franchise (£25k-£99k Investment) category – the winners of which will be unveiled at an official ceremony on the 30th November.

Glenn Ackroyd, Co-Founder of EweMove, commented: “These awards are hugely important to us as an agency as they’re based on feedback from thousands of franchisees across the country, and cover all areas of the business from support and training to franchisor relationships and, ultimately, whether or not they’d recommend their franchise to a prospective franchisee.

“As an agency dedicated to doing things differently, and with a strong commitment to innovation and a passion for driving real change across the industry, the opportunity for our franchisees really is unrivalled.

“We’re a true family with a real sense of togetherness. A family which not only breaks the mould in estate agency, but which puts our people first – nurturing, supporting, and guiding our franchisees to be the very best that they can be.

“And, we also know that to be a successful business, it’s vital that we take each one of our franchisees with us on our exciting journey. Which is why, through regular two-way communication, innovation, and support we ensure that each and every individual has a genuine role in shaping the EweMove of tomorrow…”

To be shortlisted, each finalist must have taken part in the Franchise Satisfaction Benchmark (FSB) survey which asks existing franchisees a series of questions about their franchise ownership experience. Other shortlisted finalists include the likes of franchise giants McDonald’s and Home Instead.

It’s been a year of accolades for EweMove, which – as the first UK hybrid agency – prides itself on doing things differently. They recently secured a prestigious Gold in the Best Website category at the Negotiator Awards as well as Bronze for Best Franchise model.

EweMove, part of the Property Franchise Group family, is the UK’s most trusted sales and lettings agent, based on independent reviews through Trustpilot. The country’s first ever hybrid agency, launched by Glenn Ackroyd and David Laycock in 2014, EweMove manages and sells thousands of properties across the length and breadth of the country and prides itself on providing exceptional customer service through its network of experienced local property agents on the ground, all supported by a national operations centre and cutting-edge technology.

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Last updated: 02-February-2018