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Northwood is a network of letting and estate agents with over 80 offices across the UK dealing with residential property sales and letting. The first Northwood office was opened in Portsmouth in 1995 and, after the opening of a number of other branches, was turned into a national franchise operation in 1999. Offices are now located in cities across England, Scotland and Wales. One of the key services provided by Northwood is a guaranteed rental scheme whereby each landlord is offered a guaranteed income. == History == The business began in August 1995, with a small office located on the south coast of the UK in Portsmouth, Hampshire by Andrew Goodson. The introduction of the Guaranteed rent offering proved hugely popular with Landlords who were risk adverse. The business was initially called Residential Lettings and offered purely the guaranteed rent product. The complimentary traditional letting services were introduced in 1997 to sit alongside the guaranteed rent offering. The Franchise Company was formed in 1999 and the first office (then called Residential Lettings) was opened in Milton Keynes, Bedford, UK. The company changed its name in 2002 from Residential lettings to Northwood but kept the ‘keys’ Logo, until its rebrand in 2005 to the current Northwood brand and Logo with coincided with the introduction of Estate Agency throughout England and Wales. The business has grown in terms of Guaranteed Rent, but also traditional lettings and sales services. In 2013, Managing Director, Nick Cooper lost his battle with pancreatic cancer and was succeeded by well known industry figure, Eric Walker who was recruited by Nick himself. Northwood is currently expanding with a number of new offices planned over the next 12 months. Northwood first filed for a community trade mark (CTM) on the name Northwood in 2002 which continues to be renewed. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Northwood (estate agent)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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