What Carter Jonas does

Carter Jonas is a UK-based multi-disciplinary property consultancy and Limited Liability Partnership (Carter Jonas LLP) founded in 1855 in Cambridge, now operating from 33 offices across England and Wales with over 1,000 property professionals. The firm delivers a full spectrum of property services across six core sectors: Residential, Commercial, Farms/Estates & Rural Leisure, Planning & Development, Energy, and Infrastructure, supported by professional services including Building Surveying, Valuations, Capital Markets, Planning Consultancy, Asset Management, Architecture, Arboriculture, ESG/CSR advisory, Biodiversity Net Gain assessment, and Living Sectors advisory. Technology-enabled offerings include Digital Twins, UAS Drone Surveys and Geospatial Services, alongside digital self-serve property search for consumers. The firm also offers international exposure through its exclusive UK affiliation with Christie's International Real Estate and launched a Filming Location Services team in 2026.

Revenue is generated through professional-services fees on a transactional and advisory basis across sales, lettings, valuations, property management, planning consultancy and strategic advisory work. Pricing is not publicly disclosed and is negotiated per engagement, with commercial transactions (e.g., the 220,000 sq ft BDO letting at over £100/sq ft and the 58,500 sq ft Generation Investment Management letting above £160/sq ft at the M Building, Marylebone) reflecting high-value capital markets execution. Customer segments span individual residential owners/buyers/tenants, rural estate owners, and enterprise/institutional clients including NHS, Oxbridge colleges, British Land, BDO and Generation Investment Management. The firm is partner-owned (LLP structure) with no parent company, no private equity or venture capital disclosed, and operates without a mobile app, public API, or disclosed AI/ML capabilities. The business is regulated by RICS, the FCA (FRN 726234), The Property Ombudsman, ARLA Propertymark and RTPI, and holds ISO 27001 and Cyber Essentials Plus certifications.

Name

Carter Jonas

Legal name

Carter Jonas LLP

Website

https://carterjonas.co.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

1855

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

501–1,000 employees

Short description

Carter Jonas is a UK multi-disciplinary property consultancy founded in 1855, operating from 33 offices across England and Wales with over 1,000 property professionals. It delivers residential, commercial, rural, planning, energy, and infrastructure property services to individual owners, investors, and institutional clients.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Property Consultancy Services

NAICS

Offices of Real Estate Agents and Brokers (5312), Nonresidential Property Managers (531312), Residential Property Managers (531311), Portfolio Management and Investment Advice (523940)

SIC

Real Estate Agents & Managers (For Others) (6531), Investment Advice (6282), Operators Of Nonresidential Buildings (6512)

akta.pro primary industry

Commercial Real Estate Brokerage (Leasing & Sales) (FSAEAJAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Property Management Advisory & Leasing Administration (FSAEAJAN), Real Estate Development & Feasibility Advisory (Highest-and-Best-Use, Entitlements Support) (BPAJANAC), Real Estate Market Research & Economic Advisory (Demand/Supply, Location Analytics) (BPAJANAD), Residential Investment Property Brokerage (SFR/Small Multifamily) (BPAJAAAE), Sustainable/Green Building & LEED Consulting (BPAHAKAG)

Keywords

• Property consultancy
• Residential property services
• Commercial real estate
• Rural estate management
• Property valuations

Headquarters

HQ city

London

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices26 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Property Consultancy Services: Carter Jonas generates revenue through comprehensive property consultancy services including residential and commercial sales, lettings, property management, valuations, planning consultancy, and professional advisory services across multiple property sectors.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Carter Jonas is a UK property consultancy delivering residential and commercial sales, lettings, property management, valuations, building surveying, planning consultancy, and asset management services. The firm operates across six core sectors (Residential, Commercial, Farms/Estates & Rural Leisure, Planning & Development, Energy, and Infrastructure), supplemented by professional services such as Capital Markets, Architecture, Arboriculture, Biodiversity Net Gain, ESG advisory, and specialist services including International Real Estate via Christie's affiliation and Filming Location Services.

Product overview

Carter Jonas is a multi-disciplinary UK property consultancy offering a comprehensive range of property services across residential, commercial, rural, planning, development, and infrastructure sectors. The firm operates from 33 offices with over 1,000 property professionals. Core service sectors include Residential, Commercial, Farms/Estates & Rural Leisure, Planning & Development, Energy, and Infrastructure. Professional services encompass Building Surveying, Valuations, Capital Markets, Planning Consultancy, Asset Management, Architecture, and ESG Advisory. Technology-enabled services include Digital Twins, UAS Drone Surveys, and Geospatial Services. The firm also offers specialist services through its International Real Estate affiliation with Christie's International Real Estate and recently launched Filming Location Services for the entertainment sector.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Residential Property Services

Quantifiable outcome

• 4.7★ average Google review rating
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments7 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered flagship and core.

• Christie's International Real EstateflagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2023Carter Jonas became the exclusive affiliate of Christie's International Real Estate in the United Kingdom in 2023. This partnership enables Carter Jonas to offer clients exposure across global luxury property markets, with access to Christie's international network of high-value property listings and buyers.
• McGuinness Waddington Real Estate (MWRE)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 March 2022Carter Jonas acquired MWRE, a Birmingham-based industrial and logistics agency, in March 2022. The acquisition was part of regional expansion in the West Midlands and strengthens Carter Jonas's national transactional capabilities. MWRE founders Nick Waddington and Adam McGuinness joined as partners.
• Tomorrow AdvisorycoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2022Carter Jonas acquired Leeds specialist real estate strategy practice Tomorrow Advisory in 2022, enhancing the firm's strategic advisory capabilities in the Leeds market.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Savills: Savills is a global real estate services firm with deep UK presence across residential, commercial, rural, planning, and capital markets. It is directly comparable to Carter Jonas across most service lines, but at materially larger scale and with international offices that Carter Jonas lacks.
• Knight Frank: Knight Frank is a global property consultancy with strong UK residential, commercial, and rural practices, including prime country houses through its Private Office. It is one of Carter Jonas's closest direct competitors in the UK upper-mid-market and luxury segments, with similar partnership heritage.
• Cushman & Wakefield: Cushman & Wakefield is a global commercial real estate services firm operating across valuation, capital markets, and occupier services. It competes with Carter Jonas on larger commercial and capital markets mandates where international reach is required.
• JLL (Jones Lang LaSalle): JLL is a global real estate services and investment management firm with major UK operations. It is comparable to Carter Jonas in commercial agency, valuations, and capital markets but operates at significantly larger scale with global occupier mandates.
• CBRE: CBRE is the world's largest commercial real estate services firm with extensive UK presence across advisory, capital markets, and valuations. It is comparable to Carter Jonas on larger institutional and corporate mandates but operates with materially greater scale and global reach.
• Colliers: Colliers is a global professional services and investment management firm operating across real estate advisory, capital markets, and asset management. It competes with Carter Jonas on commercial agency mandates and has UK coverage that overlaps the firm's footprint.
• Avison Young: Avison Young is a global commercial real estate services firm with UK operations across office, industrial, retail, and capital markets. It is comparable to Carter Jonas on commercial advisory mandates and competes for similar enterprise occupier clients.

Direct peers

• Bidwells: Bidwells is a UK-focused property consultancy operating across commercial, residential, rural, and planning sectors with a partnership model similar to Carter Jonas. It is highly comparable in scale, geographic mix (East of England, Scotland), and multi-disciplinary offering.
• Brown & Co: Brown & Co is a UK property consultancy with strong rural, commercial, and planning practices and a partnership structure. It competes most directly with Carter Jonas in the Farms, Estates, and rural leisure vertical across the Eastern and Midlands regions.
• Strutt & Parker (BNP Paribas Real Estate): Strutt & Parker is a UK property consultancy with strong residential, farms, and estates practices that merged into BNP Paribas Real Estate. It is a close direct competitor to Carter Jonas across rural and prime residential mandates, although it now sits within a larger corporate parent.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/carterjonas

Compliance5 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Subsidiaries10 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A1 record

Investments

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