{"id":448,"date":"2006-06-01T02:46:00","date_gmt":"2006-06-01T02:46:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/startups.co.uk\/?p=448"},"modified":"2021-05-18T16:23:13","modified_gmt":"2021-05-18T15:23:13","slug":"ims-lettings-mad-about-property","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/startups.co.uk\/startups-awards\/ims-lettings-mad-about-property\/","title":{"rendered":"IMS Lettings: Mad about property"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"stdleadertext\">Since winning Startups Awards&rsquo; Service Business of the Year category last October, Derby-based IMS Lettings has established IMS Residential, which has already handled the sale of 100 properties and set to become the county&rsquo;s number one estate agency by 2010.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>In addition, the company has launched IMS Overseas with the first office located in Madrid and another planned for Portugal.<\/p>\n<p>IMS Lettings was founded in 2003 and is now recognised as the number one lettings agency in Derby. It currently employs 28 people with a total turnover of &pound;4.5 million, of which &pound;560,000 is profit.<\/p>\n<p>The growth is set to continue with plans to become the UK&rsquo;s largest independent lettings agency by the end of the year and a national franchise in two years&rsquo; time.<\/p>\n<p>Chris Griffin, Director, IMS Lettings comments: &rdquo; We went to the Startups Awards with the sole intention of bringing home the Service Business of the Year award. The accolade has provided added credibility and I&rsquo;m not ashamed to admit that we&rsquo;ve fully exploited the win by including it on our website, marketing literature and news releases.<\/p>\n<p>He continues: &ldquo;The accolade increased our exposure at a crucial time; we had just launched IMS Residential and plans were underway for IMS Overseas.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We&rsquo;re so excited about the future and already have people waiting to become our first franchisees.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Startups.co.uk has just launched the third annual Startups Awards 2006 in conjunction with NatWest. Winners of the 15 categories will be announced at a prestigious awards ceremony and three-course luncheon to be held at the Royal Garden Hotel on Friday 20 October.<\/p>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Since winning Startups Awards&rsquo; Service Business of the Year category last October, Derby-based IMS Lettings has established IMS Residential, which has already handled the sale of 100 properties and set to become the county&rsquo;s number one estate agency by 2010. 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