My Property Box

What My Property Box does

My Property Box is a UK-based estate and lettings agency group headquartered in Darlington, County Durham, operating across the North East of England and North Yorkshire. The company provides residential property sales, lettings, and property management services to individual homeowners, buyers, landlords, and property investors through a network of 15+ physical branch offices supplemented by an online property portal at mypropertybox.co.uk. Service offerings include full-spectrum lettings (single lets, HMOs, student accommodation, rent-to-rent, and commercial-to-residential conversions), a 'Platinum' sales marketing service with 3D virtual tours and video tours, HMO staging, and MPB Financial Services for mortgage and ancillary financial products.

The underlying technology stack is third-party rather than proprietary: Jupix powers property listings and marketing materials, Giraffe360 delivers 3D virtual tours, and a free online valuation tool at valuation.mypropertybox.co.uk provides instant property value estimates. There is no evidence of in-house AI/ML, proprietary data assets, or platform R&D — differentiation is operational and distribution-led rather than technology-led.

My Property Box generates revenue through three primary streams: transaction-fee commissions on residential sales, recurring management and letting fees on the managed property portfolio (which Director Ben Quaintrell oversees at nearly £50m of assets), and specialist student/HMO lettings revenue, augmented by MPB Financial Services. Growth is driven by an aggressive buy-and-build acquisition strategy — 16 acquisitions completed in seven years, including Clarke Holland (Dec 2025), Bellwood & Harris (Feb 2025), Newton Assets and Ready to Rent (Sep 2025), and John Prest (2024) — funded primarily by a multi-million-pound BGF growth equity round in July 2024 and an earlier £300,000 North East Growth Capital Fund investment in November 2022.

Name

My Property Box

Legal name

My Property Box Ltd

Website

https://mypropertybox.co.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

2012

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

My Property Box is a UK estate and lettings agency group operating 15+ branches across the North East and North Yorkshire, offering residential sales, lettings, HMO, student accommodation, and financial services to landlords, sellers, buyers, and investors, with growth driven by an active buy-and-build acquisition strategy backed by BGF.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Residential Real Estate Agency

NAICS

Residential Property Managers (531311)

SIC

Real Estate Agents & Managers (For Others) (6531)

akta.pro primary industry

Buyer Representation Services (BPAJAAAJ)

akta.pro secondary industry

Residential Investment Property Brokerage (SFR/Small Multifamily) (BPAJAAAE)

Keywords

• Residential estate agency
• Lettings and management
• Property management services
• Residential sales agency
• HMO management services

Headquarters

HQ city

Darlington

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices15 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Residential Sales Commission: Commission-based estate agency services for residential property sales. Fees earned on property transaction completions. Revenue recognized on sale closures.
2. Lettings and Property Management: Ongoing property management and lettings services for landlords, including tenant placement, rent collection, and property maintenance. Revenue generated through letting fees and management charges.
3. Student and HMO Accommodation: Specialist lettings services for student properties and Houses in Multiple Occupation (HMO), serving student landlords and institutional investors.
4. Financial Services (MPB Financial Services): Ancillary financial services for property buyers and investors, launched as MPB Financial Services.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

My Property Box is an estate and lettings agency group operating across the North East and North Yorkshire of England. It provides residential property sales, full-service lettings and property management (including HMO and student accommodation), property investment advisory, and ancillary financial services through MPB Financial Services. The group manages a portfolio of nearly £50 million across 15+ branch locations, supported by a buy-and-build acquisition strategy with 16 acquisitions completed over seven years.

Product overview

My Property Box is an estate and lettings agency group operating across the North East and North Yorkshire of England. The company offers a unified platform combining property sales, lettings and property management, student accommodation, HMO services, and investment advisory, with supplementary services including financial services (MPB Financial Services), online payments, and virtual tours. The portfolio has been built through a buy-and-build strategy, with 16 acquisitions over seven years including Clarke Holland (2025), Bellwood & Harris (2024), and John Prest (2024). The group manages nearly £50 million worth of property and operates across multiple locations in County Durham, Northumberland, North Yorkshire, Tyne and Wear, and Teesside.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• MPB Financial Services: Financial services offering launched by My Property Box, available at mpbfs.co.uk

Products and services

• Property Sales

Quantifiable outcome

• Director oversees portfolio worth nearly £50 Million
• +3 more outcomes

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Connells Group: One of the UK's largest estate agency and lettings groups, owning multiple high street brands. Connells operates across residential sales, lettings, and mortgage services nationally, providing a clear incumbent comparable for My Property Box's buy-and-build, multi-brand model.
• Countrywide (now Connells-owned): Major UK estate agency network offering residential sales, lettings, and surveying services. As a multi-brand high street agency group, it directly parallels My Property Box's branch-based, multi-brand operating model.
• Hunters Property Group: National UK estate agency franchise network with a strong regional branch presence. Comparable to My Property Box as a high-street residential sales and lettings operator with multi-region coverage.
• Spicerhaart: One of the UK's largest independent estate agency groups, operating multiple brands across sales, lettings, and financial services. Highly comparable as a multi-brand, multi-region agency with a similar services portfolio including HMO and property management.
• LSL Property Services: FTSE-listed parent of multiple UK estate agency and surveying brands (including Your Move, Reeds Rains, Marsh & Parsons). Comparable as a multi-brand UK estate agency consolidator with surveying, financial services, and conveyancing offerings.
• Foxtons: London-focused but high-profile UK estate agency with strong brand and digital infrastructure. Comparable as a sales-led, branch-network estate agency with a self-serve portal and online valuation tool, though primarily in London rather than the North East.

Direct peers

• Belvoir Lettings: UK-wide lettings franchise network specializing in residential property management, tenant placement, and landlord services. Closely comparable to My Property Box's lettings and HMO management core, particularly for portfolio landlords.
• Martin & Co: National UK lettings and property management franchise focused on buy-to-let and portfolio landlord services. Directly comparable to My Property Box's landlord services and recurring management fee revenue model.

Regional players

• Pattinson Estate Agents: Large North East England-focused estate agency with deep regional presence across the same geography as My Property Box. Direct regional competitor with comparable branch-based sales and lettings services in the same core market.
• Bradley Hall Chartered Surveyors & Estate Agents: North East England-based chartered surveying and estate agency firm with full sales, lettings, and property management services. Headquartered in Newcastle, it is a direct regional competitor to My Property Box in the same territory.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/MyPropBox

Compliance4 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Subsidiaries5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds2 records

Investors2 records

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A6 records

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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