Be Your Own Boss With SureLet UK SureLet Franchising

Be Your Own Boss With SureLet
Seven years ago two cousins in London, tired of the rat race decided to give up their careers working in the City and put themselves in charge. In October 2003 Nimesh Shah and Sunil Mehta launched a SureLet franchise in Hemel Hempstead, both still under 35 they have never looked back.
Despite the huge risk in a highly competitive market that is notoriously difficult to predict, their SureLet branch is thriving and the pair insist it’s the best move they ever made. Although none of them had any previous experience in the property industry, they spent a considerable length of time researching their franchise options and decided to opt for SureLet.

Nimesh made the move from Goldman Sachs to director of his own business in just six months, He saw the opportunity to try something new and as property prices in London started to rise, he moved out to Hemel Hempstead.

He comments “Hemel Hemstead is a great place to live, and an ideal place to set up our business; the commuter access is superb and house prices are more affordable. When I left Goldman Sachs, I was on the look out for a new challenge and immediately after being introduced to SureLet, we knew that running a letting agency was our preferred choice and something we could be good at. After making our decision SureLet franchising were extremely proactive in helping us to set up and open”

Nimesh and Sunil have worked tirelessly to make sure the business would be viable and successful. They have used their extensive local knowledge, backed by SureLet support and training to establish themselves as one of the leading agents in the area.

Sunil from Essex held a position as HR manager with Morgan Stanley, however, he too had a genuine desire to become his own boss.

He explains “I really enjoyed the HR role, I get a buzz from dealing with people and the experience has served me well in our new venture. It is very hard work and requires 100% focus, but after almost three years we are exceeding targets and its paying off, and there is nothing else I’d rather be doing. In fact we wish we’d thought of it years ago !

“The SureLet team provide continuous support and we have received extensive training both classroom based and working alongside other franchisees. There has been help with everything from marketing to financial planning and the motivation to succeed is far greater when you are working for yourself”

Sunil and Nimesh are now able to help and advise other franchisees across the rapidly expanding network. Colin Poole, managing director at SureLet commented: “ Surelet was a fairly new company when I met Sunil and Nimesh, but I was impressed with their commitment, commercial awareness and determination to succeed, so it is no surprise that they are one of our most successful letting franchises.