The owners of Martin & Co’s Aldershot branch have grown their managed portfolio by more than 20% after acquiring local independent agency Newlife Lettings.

Richard Oldaker and James Wiggins have traded in the Hampshire town for 13 years and the purchase of Newlife Lettings is their second acquisition in four years following the purchase of Chilli Residential in 2018.

As well as acquiring more than 100 properties from Newlife, Martin & Co Aldershot has also welcomed Katie Cooper, who joins the team from the agency.

Richard said: “We’re delighted to complete this acquisition and take our managed portfo-lio beyond a real milestone figure for the business.

“Newlife Lettings has been a staple of the area since 1987 and we’ll be ensuring their land-lords receive the high level of service we’ve become renowned for over the past 13 years.

“Katie is highly experienced and worked with Newlife for almost 10 years, so she’ll be continuing to work with their customers and has fitted in brilliantly with her new col-leagues at Martin & Co.”