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Renewals, recruitment & expansion

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Liquid Capital £12k Total Investment £40k

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Renewals, recruitment & expansion

IT HAS BEEN A BUSY SIX MONTHS FOR X-PRESS LEGAL SERVICES, THE SPECIALIST PROVIDER OF PROPERTY RELATED SEARCH REPORTS TO SOLICITORS AND CONVEYANCING PROFESSIONALS

Not only has X-Press Legal Services recruited seven new franchisees to its established network, it has also seen seven existing franchisees renew their agreements for a further 10 years.

Of the franchisees that have re-signed their agreements with X-Press Legal Services, over half have expanded their exclusive territory in order to grow their business further.

GRATIFYING

“To have franchisees committing to a further 10-year agreement is very gratifying,” says managing director Lynne Lister. ‘It speaks volumes to anyone considering joining our business as a franchisee and reinforces that this is a proven and successful business model.

“The new franchisees joining the network are bringing the X-Press Legal Services brand to new areas of the UK and we look forward to supporting them as they begin to establish their businesses.”

One of the reasons franchisees find X-Press Legal Services an attractive proposition must surely be that initially the business can be successfully run from home. It’s an option that minimises overheads, offers a great deal of flexibility and maximises profitability.

As a specialist provider of property related search reports to solicitors and conveyancing professionals, X-Press Legal Services provides an intensive two-week residential training course at the company’s head office in Warrington, Cheshire. The course is designed to cover all aspects of the business, from accounts training to sales and marketing, as well as the day-to-day operation of the business.

Ongoing support for franchisees is also seen by the company as a key ingredient to its success. ‘We want our franchisees to succeed and by providing a robust training programme with structured ongoing support our franchisees always have someone there to assist them,’ says Lynne.

X-Press Legal Services contends that in its experience local people like to deal with local people, and in the company’s case that is exactly what it provides.

FOR MORE INFORMATION

For more information visit www.xpresslegal.co.uk or call Dan Archer on 01925 577377. You can also follow Dan on Twitter @therealdarcher.

X-Press Legal Services has invested in providing additional support for its network of franchisees with the appointment of Don Erskine, its new field sales manager.

Starting your own business can be a daunting time for anyone, so employing Don ensures that the X-Press Legal Services network will have even more ongoing support with their businesses. Don’s role will primarily be to support the franchisees in order to help grow and develop their businesses by generating new leads and winning new clients.

CONTRIBUTION

Don says: “I’m looking forward to sharing my experiences with the network and hopefully contributing to the future success of their businesses.” As a result of the support provided to the network, X-Press Legal Services is the only franchise, from almost 850 in the UK, to be a finalist in both the 2009 and 2010 British Franchise Association Franchisor of the Year Awards, together with being a finalist in the 2010 Franchise Marketing Awards for marketing support.

Each new franchisee is provided with an intensive two-week residential training course at the X-Press Legal Services Training Centre in Warrington, Cheshire. The training programme covers every aspect of the X-Press Legal Services module, from administration to hands-on experience of completing a search.

Every franchisee is also provided with ongoing technical back-up, continuous sales and marketing support, and regular ongoing training. X-Press Legal Services operates in the property related search market, providing a business-tobusiness service that involves dealing with professional clients. It’s a low-risk model and a first-class product that results in regular, repeat business.

Clients, including solicitors and other conveyancing professionals, provide each franchise with a high volume, but not mass market, business. A relatively small number of clients can result in a large successful business.

X-Press Legal Services was set up in 2000 and launched as a franchise in October 2005. With 40 franchisees across the country, the business is a proven, profitable, white collar consultancy-type franchise.