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Head Office and Postal address
Castle Estates Franchising Ltd
Marston Road, Stafford, ST16 3BS
Tel: 01785 336 111
Fax: 01785 336 508
CASTLE ESTATES FRANCHISING LIMITED
Castle Estates has been delivering a highly successful franchising formula since 1989 and now has outlets throughout the UK and Ireland. With such a wealth of experience Castle Estates offers franchisees the best chance of success in establishing a successful business in what is often a highly competitive, though very rewarding market.
To do this a franchisee needs the highest quality of training and support. Castle Estates, now owned by an experienced Franchisee and the first specialist property management Franchisor to be accorded Full Member status by the British Franchise Association, is the very best place to find those essential ingredients.
However, even though franchisees are 5 times more likely to succeed than independent start-ups even with the most proven packages the final results will always ultimately depend on the effort and application of the franchisee.
A Castle Estates franchise is no exception, but the management team have an enviable reputation within the industry and can bring new franchisees into the industry down a route that has already been well tried and tested.
The franchisee needs all the usual attributes to be found in a successful franchisee in any business section - drive, ambition, determination and so on. To develop a soundly based Castle Estates franchise also requires in particular good interpersonal and sound communication skills, in short the ability to relate to customers and contacts at all levels, establish a rapport and create that must precious of commodities, trust.
If you feel that you possess these qualities and have the drive and determination to succeed in a competitive market place, then we would like to speak to you. We are seeking entrepreneurial individuals who have a strong stand alone capacity, yet at the same time can work as part of a team whilst developing their businesses on an individual basis, and can also follow, where necessary, set procedures.
If you match up to this demanding specification and/or, having read these pages, would like to download our Full Franchise Prospectus immediately, then we would like to talk to you. Please fill out the enquiry form on our Contact us about Franchising page, you will then be given access to download the Prospectus on-line.
The Franchise Service provides a licence for each franchisee to trade in property management services under the banner of Castle Estates. Prior to the granting of this licence new franchisees first undertake a very intensive initial training course lasting up to 20 days and usually spread over 6 weeks.
After the introduction to the system and the training course, the new franchise holder will embark upon our comprehensive system, which is heavily centred around visiting and joining in the day to day activities in well established Castle Estates offices, which is interspersed with days centred around different aspects of the lettings industry.
The full recruitment process usually takes between 3-6 months, though a fast track approach can be adopted for franchisees in a position to move more quickly. Only after several meetings and completing a detailed territory research pack does any firm commitment take place, and even then on the part of the franchisee this is usually only an indication of intent.
Castle Estates has always believed in being very selective in the number of franchisees accepted into its network and only considers serious applications from around 8-10 prospective franchisees each year and our full research manual is only issued to these enquirers. Unlike some property management franchisors, Castle Estates has no plans or desire to take on unrealistic numbers of new franchisees each year who, in simple truth, cannot subsequently be adequately supported.
This controlled expansion programme allows maximum concentration on and support of new franchisees and providing them with a comprehensive training and support programme guarantees them the best possible chance of success. Further support is also given (subject to location) by one of our business partners providing instructions on properties owned by their Corporate Client Landlords such as flats over banks or off licences for tenant find services. This can provide a valuable income stream, often during the early months following initial launch, which is of course when the business most needs such support.
We strongly believe that quality in-depth training is the key issue for anyone setting up in a franchise for the first time and we pride ourselves that the comprehensive nature of our training programme probably makes it the most detailed available within the industry. Equal importance however, is given to ensuring all the processes in our package are constantly updated on both technical and business development issues, to ensure that with our continuous support every Castle Estates Franchisee is in the best possible position to build a successful and profitable business.
Castle Estates is the longest established and most experienced Franchisor in the property management sector and the first property management specialist to have been accorded Full Member status of the BFA. The franchise fee to obtain all these benefits and much more is £25,000 plus VAT and this overall initial payment to Castle Estates includes all the items listed below.
This investment provides a new Franchisee with a complete starter pack of letterheads, business cards, compliment slips, 'To Let' boards in both traditional and laminated styles plus all contracts and notices relating to property management. Much of this material is of course in the File Library in the Members Section of this site, so a Castle Estates Franchisee has everything they need to succeed on day one of trading.
Also included in the initial payment are other items essential to the operation of a professional, modern property management company, including a full web site, email on our own server to maximize net security prevent virus attacks, membership of property advertising portals, , professional indemnity and fidelity premiums and the first year fee for data processing registration. The payment also includes the initial purchase, installation, and training for your property management software package.
We are seeking entrepreneurial individuals who are attracted by the concept of being self-employed, yet at the same time retaining the support and 'safety net' of having someone from our experienced management team available to give immediate help and support. If this approach appeals to you then talk to us on a completely non-committal basis by contacting Steve Roulstone details below:-
email:franchise@castle-estates.co.uk
CASTLE ESTATES
Head Office and Postal address:
Castle Estates Franchising Ltd
Marston Road
Stafford
ST16 3BS
Tel: 01785 336 111
Fax: 01785 336508
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