Linley & Simpson has launched in Sheffield following the acquisition of Lewis Wadsworth and Sheffield Residential.
The letting agency has taken over the rental portfolios of the two independent agencies, which includes around 750 homes from across the Steel City.
According to Linley & Simpson’s management division, the firm’s letting portfolio across Yorkshire and the Humber has grown to more than 11,000 properties.
The purchase of Lewis Wadsworth and Sheffield Residential represent the fifth and sixth businesses acquired by Leeds-headquartered Linley & Simpson amid the Covid-19 pandemic, as its strategic growth continues at pace and scale across the region.
The new Sheffield base, which will be housed in the former city centre offices of Lewis Wadsworth in Queen Street, marks Linley & Simpson’s 22nd high street branch.
Chief executive Will Linley, who founded the independent agency alongside director Nick Simpson in Yorkshire in 1997, said: “Sheffield is an international city very much on an upward curve. It is brimming with rental potential, and we are excited to open our doors there for the first time.
“We already have a strong network across other key Northern Powerhouse districts such as Leeds, York and Hull, so launching in a city the size of Sheffield represents a natural step. It’s a perfect geographical fit.
“With an ambitious programme of new build, a growing population of well over 550,000 people, an economy worth an estimated £12bn, and world-leading businesses, hospitals and universities, Sheffield had long been a prime target for us.
“Already, we are actively exploring other letting agency acquisition opportunities in and around the city to augment our presence there. That’s a signal of the high confidence we have in Sheffield and in the future of the private rented sector.”
Lewis Wadsworth has been meeting the needs of landlords and tenants in the city for over 30 years, while the work of Sheffield Residential has been recognised at national industry awards more than a dozen times in the last decade.
Linley added: “We are thrilled to have acquired two market-leading and like-minded independent agencies of this calibre to form our Sheffield launch pad. We are delighted that they have both chosen to entrust us with their properties and clients, and to take forward the high-quality services they have built up.”
Other acquisitions struck recently have seen Linley & Simpson launch in strategic target areas of Hull, Beverley, Holmfirth, near Huddersfield, and Bingley, near Bradford, as well as strengthen its coverage across Leeds. The company now employs a team of 260 people.
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