About Us

Specialising in residential sales AND lettings means that The Flatman Partnership covers all sides of the property market, allowing our franchisees to gain maximum returns from their business which is an enjoyable and rewarding market. Your local Flatman’s office can benefit from more than one transaction on the same property; helping a Landlord to buy a new property sourcing their tenants for them and even the re-sale of the same property – so you benefit, not only, from the commission on the original sale, you also build an on-going residual income from the monthly management fees.

But Does It Work?

100% yes; before the launch of the franchise opportunity, Flatman’s began with a pilot franchise to ensure our systems were being developed in line with ethical franchising policies and the British Franchise Association’s (BFA) Code of Ethics. The Flatman Partnership model has been tried, tested, proven and continually refined to ensure that you can join us with no previous property experience, building up the skills and knowledge necessary to develop your own thriving business in a very short space of time.

The Flatman Partnership pilot operation was run by someone who had no former industry experience; the team trained & supported them in setting up and running their own local property office. They worked closely with them gaining valuable insights and feedback; refining the systems and processes as we went along. This franchisee is still with us and is now an integral part of our support team. There can be nothing more reassuring than being supported by people who have been on the same journey previously.

The Flatman Partnership’s Training and Support

You will be supported in every single aspect of becoming the local property expert in your chosen location, including:

• Achieving the required qualifications
• Setting up your office
• Finding customers
• Sourcing staff
• Marketing
• Accounting
• …and so much more

What Makes An Ideal Flatman’s Franchisee?

As a Flatman’s franchisee you will be dealing with people, day-to-day; handling what, for most people, is the largest transaction they will ever make. For many, moving house is a stressful time, so part of your role is to reassure them that everything is in safe hands.

You will need to be:

• a good communicator
• empathetic
• friendly, warm and welcoming
• a good listener
• able to react to the needs of your clients and pay attention to details

Your role will be very varied; one day you might be dealing with a multiple property-owning landlord who will expect efficiency and straight talking, and the next it may be a nervous young couple on their way to buying, or renting, their first property together.

The Flatman Partnership has developed the excellent reputation that we now enjoy by simply doing all of the right things, all of the time. It isn’t difficult to do things properly, and by being the best in your area; which we make sure that you are, you will enjoy that same reputation and develop a rewarding and enjoyable new business.