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April 2025 Newsletter

by | May 6, 2025

Countrywide Signs van complete with branded livery

New franchisees urgently needed to meet huge surge in demand!

What kind of new business do you want to start?

One which you build up slowly and hopefully earn a decent living from in a couple of years? Or one where you can immediately walk into up to £5k worth of business in your first month?

That’s exactly what a Countrywide Signs franchise is offering you right now.

Thanks to their major new contract with Purple Bricks, and the strong relationships they’ve built with estate and letting agents over the past 25+ years, work is booming right across the UK for Countrywide Signs franchisees.

In April alone, they completed more than 8,500 jobs from this new contract alone, with some territories seeing increases in turnover of between £2k and £5k. Some are even higher than that, with a couple of territories seeing a nearly £10k boost in just one month.

In fact, there’s now so much work available, that it is exceeding the number of franchisees available to take it on! Currently, there are a number of territories available where Countrywide Signs is having to hire subcontractors to meet demand.

That’s solid, guaranteed work which could – and should – be yours.

Which is why Countrywide Signs needs people like you to come on board and take on all this guaranteed, ready-to-go work.

It’s no surprise they’re doing so well. I mean, just take a look around your local area next time you’re out. How many “For Sale” or “To Let” signs do you see? Around 95% of estate and letting agents don’t handle this work themselves — they outsource it — and Countrywide Signs is the market leader they trust.

Which is why you now have an unmissable chance to walk right into a new business which can offer you an instant income. So, if you’ve just been waiting for the right opportunity – one with proven demand, low overheads, and a straightforward model — it honestly doesn’t get much better than this.

Here are some of the hottest areas where single and multi-van franchises are currently on offer:

North West – Preston, Lancaster, Carlisle
North East – Leeds, Doncaster/Pontefract, Lincoln, Boston
South East – Oxford, Portsmouth, Guildford, Reading, Brighton, High Wycombe, Luton
West – Hereford/Cheltenham/Gloucester, Taunton, Exeter, Swindon, Salisbury
East – Peterborough, Ipswich
Wales – Cardiff, Swansea

Can’t see yours? Don’t worry – let me know where you are, and I can check to see what is available.

How to get in on the action in your area….before someone else does!

With an offer like this on the table, territories are going to start being taken very fast, and once they’re gone, they’re gone!

So, if you are at all interested in all that a Countrywide Signs franchise can offer you, I recommend you get in touch soon. Even if you just want to explore this opportunity in more detail before taking the next step, it is still very much worth your time our having a chat.

Northampton Franchise Resale

An established Countrywide Signs territory covering all NN postcodes, with a customer base centred around Northampton.

Price including franchise fee: £49,995
Reported turnover: £48,000
Reported territory size: 287,000 properties
Current Operation: One van

About the business

The current franchisee has serviced the territory for over five years. Based outside the area, they travel into Northampton to manage the business. Currently operating with a single van, the territory offers a new owner the opportunity to explore further development across the area.

Reason for sale and handover

The owner is selling to concentrate on developing their adjacent territory. They will remain within the Countrywide Signs network nearby and will be available to offer guidance and assistance to the purchaser.

Take the Next Step

Get in touch to discuss the business, confirm the territory boundaries and explore the next steps.

Oxford Franchise Resale

An opportunity to take on an existing, company-owned Countrywide Signs territory covering Oxford and all OX postcodes.

Price including franchise fee: £39,995
Reported turnover: £24,000
Reported territory size: 367,000 properties
Estimated growth potential: Four to five vans

About the business

The Oxford territory supplies, installs and manages estate agent signage and has been serviced by Countrywide Signs for over 12 years. With an existing customer base, the territory provides a foundation for a new franchise owner to develop the business across the area.

The opportunity

Currently company-owned, this established territory is now being offered to a new franchise owner.

Take the Next Step

Get in touch to discuss the business, confirm the territory boundaries and explore the next steps.

Harlow Franchise Resale

An established Countrywide Signs business serving West Essex and South Cambridgeshire, with an existing customer base and support during the handover.

Price including franchise fee: £27,995
Reported turnover: £12,500
Reported territory size: 151,000 properties
Estimated growth potential: Two vans

About the territory

Based in Harlow, the territory includes Epping, Bishop’s Stortford, Great Dunmow, Sawbridgeworth, Saffron Walden and Haverhill. The current owner has operated the territory for over 10 years. The resale offers a new franchisee an existing estate agent signage business to develop across the area.

Reason for sale and handover

The owner is selling to focus on expanding another part of their existing business. They will work closely with the purchaser during the handover to help maintain customer relationships and support the transition to new ownership.

Take the Next Step

Get in touch to discuss the business, confirm the territory boundaries and explore the next steps.

Coventry Franchise Resale

Take on an established Countrywide Signs territory operated by the same franchisee for 22 years.

Price including franchise fee: £52,995
Reported turnover: £52,000
Reported territory size: 283,000 properties
Estimated growth potential: Four vans

About the territory

The territory covers Coventry and the surrounding towns of Coleshill, Nuneaton, Lutterworth, Daventry and Royal Leamington Spa. The current franchisee has spent 22 years supplying, installing and managing estate agent signage across the area, giving a new owner an established operation to build on.

Reason for sale

The owner is considering retirement and is open to selling the whole territory or part of it. A partial sale would allow them to reduce their workload, while a full sale would enable them to retire completely.

Take the Next Step

Get in touch to discuss the business, confirm the territory boundaries and explore the next steps.

North Devon Franchise Resale

An opportunity to acquire an established Countrywide Signs territory supplying, installing and managing estate agent signage.

Price including franchise fee: £30,995
Reported turnover: £14,500
Reported territory size: Over 255,000 properties
Estimated growth potential: Two to three vans

About the business

The territory is being offered by a franchisee based in southern Cornwall, who has developed a multi-van business there over the past 10 years. This resale gives a new owner the opportunity to take on the Devon part of that operation and develop its estate agency customer base.

Reason for sale and handover

The current franchisee is selling to consolidate their Cornwall territory. They will be available to assist the new owner during the early stages and are keen to build a longer-term working partnership across the area.

Take the Next Step

Get in touch to discuss the business, confirm the territory boundaries and explore the next steps.

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