This article is an external press release originally published on the Landlord News website, which has now been migrated to the Just Landlords blog.
A Thames Valley estate agent, Davis Tate, part of the LSL group, has bought Yates Lettings.
Yates Lettings, formerly Hodsons Lettings, manages a portfolio of properties in Abingdon, Didcot and Wantage, Oxfordshire.
This portfolio will now be run by Davis Tate, which is set to open a new office on Didcot Broadway next month.
Managing Director of Yates Lettings, Robin Yates, is due to retire, but will remain as a consultant during the transition to Davis Tate.
He comments: “We let and manage some great properties and the time has come for us to join with a larger portfolio. This will ensure that our clients continue to receive a first class service.”1
Joint Managing Director of Davis Tate, Matthew Davis, adds: “Experienced people are essential to our business and we are delighted to welcome the Yates staff into the Davis Tate fold.”1
Davis Tate opened in 1991 and now manages over 2,000 rental homes for UK landlords and 57 overseas properties.
1 http://www.propertyindustryeye.com/davis-tate-buys-yates-lettings/