House who?
Housetwo was founded by Les
Peebles in 2003 after identifying the trend in buy-to-let
investments and the fact that many landlords were either
inexperienced, short of time or both! Les offered to provide a
service to handle the whole process, from initially finding a
suitable property through to arranging funding through nominated
specialist lenders and project managing any refurbishments and,
ultimately, appointing tenants! housetwo provided, in essence, a
one stop shop for investors to easily grow a property portfolio
and, unsurprisingly the company began to expand quickly.
The market
place.
The buy-to-let industry in the UK is one of the
fastest growing investment sectors. All the available evidence
suggests that, historically, property investment is low risk and a
sound long term investment. In 2006 over 330,000 buy-to-let
mortgages were advanced and the buy-to-let market has consistently
grown in value every year since 1999. The market is fuelled by
concerns over pensions, low interest rates, and stocks and shares.
As house prices continue to rise, the affordability for first time
buyers falls, which, in turn, means more people wanting to rent
rather than buy. As a result the buy-to-let sector is firmly
established and here to stay. Investors have faith in property
investment - how many times have you heard the saying “safe
as houses”?
The housetwo
franchise.
From their Bradford based office, housetwo now
looks after clients around the UK and even as far away as Jamaica!
Given that finding available properties is a key part of the
process housetwo now requires business minded individuals to
oversee certain key regions of the country and manage the
company’s activities at a local level. Like many small
businesses, housetwo was conceived and launched from home and now
has a team of four people managing the first franchise area.
Similarly, each franchisee can start the business from a very low
overhead base and grow their franchise to meet and probably exceed
their personal income aspirations.
What you
need.
Each client relies on your ability to grow their
property portfolio. This means that the quality of your training is
a key aspect to your success. Each housetwo franchisee will already
possess good communication skills, a positive “can do”
attitude and a high level of integrity, and your training will take
that into account. Our service is unique and your commitment to
learn new skills and techniques is essential so that Housetwo can
teach you all that you need to know to establish and grow the
business. By joining housetwo, you will have a committed and
resourceful franchisor behind you every step of the way and our
“go the extra mile” support role will be instrumental
in your success.
Housetwo’s total
support.
Once your franchise is underway there is always
someone there to help you as your business grows and our regular
meetings are designed to share ideas, provide practical assistance
and give you unimpeded access to the team that can assist you in
growing your new business. Every franchisee is regarded as a
partner in our business and treated accordingly.
Here are some of the best bits about our
franchise:
- The Buy to Let market is experiencing unprecedented demand
- Inexperienced property investors are very attracted to our find
and let service
- You can realistically earn a full time salary working flexible
hours
- Lettings provides a predictable repeat income
- The business can be run on minimal overheads
- There is no debt chasing or bad debt
- You'll get an exclusive area
- We provide first class "on the job" training
- Your business will be professionally marketed
- Be in business for yourself but not by yourself
