Women in Property: Who Are Our Female Franchisees?

There are plenty of women in property who are making a splash in the rental and property sectors.

Last year, to celebrate International Women’s Day, we turned a spotlight onto some of our most successful female franchise owners. This year, we’re showcasing the breadth of female talent we have across our network.

Let’s get to know some of our female franchise owners….

Virginia Chrapkowski, Edinburgh

“We visited the Aberdeen franchise show, did lots of investigative work and eventually decided on No Letting Go due to lower start-up costs and great support”

For Virginia Chrapkowski and her husband, becoming a No Letting Go franchisee provided an exciting opportunity to escape their busy and demanding jobs and allow them to work together.

Since becoming owners of No Letting Go Edinburgh, the business has been going from strength to strength. While learning to run a business first came as a big change, with our support, they were soon managing hundreds of properties.

Sam Botha, Crawley

Having worked in the entrepreneurial industry for 15 years, Sam and her husband decided to take on the No Letting Go Crawley branch in 2017.

Thanks to Sam’s auditing background, she had the skills needed to produce highly detailed inventory reports and takes pride in providing flexible customer service to clients in the local area.

Rachel Farr-Drejer & Sarah Goessens, Bristol North

The No Letting Go Bristol North branch is head up by Rachel Farr-Drejer and Sarah Goessens.

Rachel originally worked as an independent inventory clerk in Bath before coming across No Letting Go and made the switch in 2014 thanks to our user-friendly software. By 2016 she was running No Letting Go’s top performing office, delivering over 200 property reports every month. She even became a finalist in the Woman Franchisee EWIF Awards in 2017!

Rachel now co-runs the Bristol North branch with Sarah Goessens.

Marcelle Ingrouille, Milton Keynes and Bedford

Marcelle Ingrouille is the owner of the No Letting Go Milton Keynes and Bedford. She combines an ‘old fashioned’ approach to customer service with the latest property technology to deliver robust and comprehensive reports.

Leading a team of highly trained inventory clerks, Marcelle is experienced at minimising tenancy disputes and ensuring the moving process goes smoothly.

Claire Parfitt, Portsmouth

Claire has been running No Letting Go Portsmouth with her husband since 2017.

After working as an inventory clerk for a large estate agent in London, Claire made the move to self-employment after moving to Hampshire with her family. With 13 years of experience in the industry, including working for local agents, Claire has made the Portsmouth branch a great success.

Samantha Wilkinson, Preston

Samantha has an impressive 14 years in the property industry and identified the need for a premium inventory service in Preston several years ago. She now runs No Letting Go Preston, providing quality services to landlords, letting agents and tenants in the area.

Alison Hardy, Swindon

Since Alison Hardy and her husband took over No Letting Go Swindon, the branch has one of the lowest percentages of national contract work and the team have won several marketing and customer service awards.

Alison attributes this success to “immense pride in the No Letting Go brand, a lot of flexibility, adaptability, resilience and hard work”.

For Alison, her favourite thing about her job is being responsible for generating her own workload, as well as having the opportunity to work with diverse properties on a daily basis.

Ann Ennis, Walthamstow

With over 45 years’ experience in the property sector, property is a serious passion for Ann. She prides herself on her can-do attitude and professional conduct when representing clients in the marketplace.

Ann became the owner of No Letting Go Walthamstow in 2009, providing highly detailed reports to the local community of property professionals.

Chinthi Ranaweera, Leicester

Chinthi came to property after 20 successful years working in commercial and marketing roles. Ever since completing business school, it was her ambition to one day own her own company.

And as the joint owner of No Letting Go Leicester with Greg Mason, she has achieved her goal!

Chinthi brings her managerial experience to her role, providing professional property services to the surrounding area.

Female Franchisees at No Letting Go

The women mentioned above are just a small selection of the wider pool of female talent No Letting Go is proud to call franchise owners.

Here are the rest of our female owned franchises across the country:

• Joanne Wilsdon, Cambridge
• Debbie Penn, Chelmsford
• Dominique Hall, Bradford
• Gabriella Walters, Barnet
• Margaret Rymill, Basingstoke
• Yosha Hussain, Fulham
• Wendy Yost, Gloucestershire
• Shewana Zaffar, Greenwich
• Moira Hendrickx, Hertford
• Rizwana Rasab, Reading
• Mundeep Grewal, Newham
• Julie Skipp, Tees Valley
• Tracey Hinds-Shelford, Watford and Harrow

Become a No Letting Go Franchisee

Interested in becoming a No Letting Go franchisee? Join the men and women across the country taking control of their career, and find out what our franchise programme could offer you:

• Training and support
• Flexibility
• Cutting edge software
• Backing from a well-established brand
• UK wide support network

Take the first step towards career independence and become a No Letting Go franchise today.