Cluttons

What Cluttons does

Cluttons is a UK-based real assets advisory firm operating as a limited liability partnership (Cluttons LLP), founded circa 1765 and headquartered in London with 501-1000 employees across 11 UK offices. The firm delivers multidisciplinary property consultancy across residential, commercial, infrastructure, public sector, and charity segments, organised around twelve core service lines: building consultancy, business rates, compulsory purchase, commercial agency, energy consultancy, fibre management, lease advisory, occupier services, property management, residential estate agency, residential investment, and valuation. Cluttons serves a diversified client base ranging from enterprise utilities and infrastructure operators (National Grid, SSE, EDF Energy, SEGRO, Cornerstone) to corporate occupiers, public sector bodies (via Crown Commercial Service and Transport for London frameworks), over 300 charity clients, and individual residential buyers, sellers, and landlords via five London high-street branches.

Revenue is generated through professional services fees, transaction-based agency commissions, and recurring property management mandates, with quote-based pricing and free market appraisals used as lead generation. The firm operates a partner-led, direct sales model via its UK office network, supplemented by content marketing through research publications including the 'Connecting Today for Tomorrow' digital connectivity series and YouGov-commissioned surveys. Cluttons is regulated by RICS, holds ISO 9001 accreditation for its valuation business, and operates Cluttons Investment Management (UK) LLP as an FCA-authorised subsidiary. In 2017 the firm received private investment from Rcapital. The firm does not disclose financial results.

Name

Cluttons

Legal name

Cluttons LLP

Website

https://cluttons.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1765

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

501–1,000 employees

Short description

Cluttons is a London-headquartered UK real assets advisory firm, founded circa 1765, delivering residential, commercial, infrastructure, and public sector property consultancy across 11 UK offices to enterprise clients, charities, and individual property owners.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Real Estate Advisory Services

NAICS

Nonresidential Property Managers (531312), Other Activities Related to Real Estate (53139), Real Estate (531)

SIC

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

akta.pro primary industry

Real Estate Advisory & Consulting (Strategy, Portfolio & Location) (FSAEAJAH)

akta.pro secondary industry

Property Management Advisory & Leasing Administration (FSAEAJAN)

Keywords

• Property consultancy services
• Commercial estate agency
• Residential property management
• RICS property valuation
• Energy infrastructure advisory

Headquarters

HQ city

London

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices11 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Advisory and consultancy fees: Professional advisory services for property strategy, valuations, ratings, lease advisory, building consultancy. Revenue from both one-time project fees and ongoing retainer arrangements.
2. Agency commissions: Residential and commercial estate agency services for buying, selling, letting and management of properties. Commission-based revenue from property transactions.
3. Property management fees: Ongoing property management services across residential and commercial sectors including maintenance supervision, financial management, and property marketing.
4. Valuation services: RICS registered valuations for commercial, residential, accounts, charities, tax, and secured lending purposes.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Cluttons is a UK real assets advisory business delivering residential and commercial property services across the full lifecycle — buying, selling, letting, valuing, managing, and developing property — alongside digital connectivity and energy infrastructure advisory. Its twelve named service lines span Building Consultancy, Business Rates, Compulsory Purchase, Commercial Agency, Energy Consultancy, Fibre Management, Lease Advisory, Occupier Services, Property Management, Residential Estate Agency, Residential Investment, and Valuation, delivered to commercial, residential, charity, public sector, and infrastructure clients. The firm's wholly-owned FCA-regulated subsidiary, Cluttons Investment Management (UK) LLP, complements the advisory offering.

Product overview

Cluttons is a real assets advisory business offering a comprehensive portfolio of property consulting services. The company operates as a unified platform with multiple interconnected service lines spanning commercial and residential property sectors. Core services include Building Consultancy, Business Rates, Compulsory Purchase, Commercial Agency, Energy Consultancy, Fibre Management, Lease Advisory, Occupier Services, Property Management, Residential Estate Agency, Residential Investment, and Valuation. These services are delivered across five key sectors: Charities, Commercial, Infrastructure, Public Sector, and Residential. The company emphasizes its multidisciplinary approach, drawing on expertise across these service areas to provide holistic property advisory services to clients throughout the UK property lifecycle.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Building Consultancy Provides in-depth specialist experience and knowledge of construction, building pathology, and legal aspects affecting real estate, including survey inspections, development monitoring, dilapidations consultancy, flood risk assessment, and project management for commercial and residential clients.
• Business Rates Rating specialists providing check, challenge and appeals, empty rates mitigation, and strategic solutions for occupiers, developers, and landlords across office, retail, leisure, and industrial sectors.
• Compulsory Purchase Expert advisory services for acquiring authorities and claimants on compulsory purchase orders (CPO), compensation, and strategic land assembly, including Development Consent Order (DCO) process support.
• Commercial Agency Advisory services for buying, selling, leasing, or re-gearing London and UK offices and commercial properties, including flexible office solutions for tenants and landlords.
• Energy Consultancy Enables energy infrastructure to support a carbon-zero economy, working with industry suppliers on grid modernization, power substations, renewable energy, flood defence, battery storage, electric vehicle charging, data centres, and water/wastewater supplies.
• Fibre Management Last metre fibre connections (kerb to door) for fibre providers, landlords, and occupiers, managing access requests, installation, wayleaves, and legal agreements under the Electronic Communications Code 2017.
• Lease Advisory Pro-active advice on commercial leases including rent reviews, lease renewals, disposal of space, lease re-gears, and asset management initiatives for landlords and tenants.
• Occupier Services Bespoke property services for corporate occupiers including data consultancy, service charge consultancy, and strategic consulting for sustainable real estate solutions.
• Property Management Professional property management across UK residential and commercial sectors, covering maintenance supervision, financial wellbeing, rent collection, service charges, sustainability initiatives, and block management.
• Residential Estate Agency Selling, letting, and management services for residential property, including new homes, international residential sales, and property valuations for home movers, landlords, and investors.
• Residential Investment Expertise in buying and selling residential investment property including portfolio sales, investment blocks, build-to-rent (BTR), student portfolios, and asset management advice.
• Valuation Independent RICS-registered valuation services including commercial valuation, residential valuation, accounts valuations, audit review, charities act valuations, debt advisory, development appraisals, leasehold enfranchisement, secured lending valuations, and tax valuation.

Quantifiable outcome

• Over £100m in business rate savings for clients since 2010 Revaluation
• +5 more outcomes

Named customers12 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Crown Commercial Service (CCS)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 November 2025Cluttons re-appointed to Crown Commercial Service's RM6343 Estate Management Services 2 framework for four more years. Covers six lots: Total Estate Management, Estate Property Management, Agency and Lease Management, Surveying and Strategic Advice, Valuation and CPO, and Business Rating Services.
• Transport for London (TfL)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAppointed on TfL96511 Property Development Consultancy Framework 3 covering Consultancy Commercial, Consultancy Residential, and Valuations lots.
• Fusion 21minorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorAppointed on Fusion 21 Construction Consultancy Services Framework, Lot 12 Valuation.
• National GridcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCivil consultancy on London Power Tunnels projects since 2016, advising on site identification and acquisition. Working on LPT 1 and LPT 2, a £1 billion project to rewire South London via deep underground tunnels.
• SSE Power DistributioncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCivil consultancy framework agreement held since 2007. Team working with SSE on wider major projects for over 25 years, introducing innovations to improve design of distribution substations.
• EDF EnergycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAppointed as lead designer by EDF Energy for Japanese Earthquake Response project in UK, providing flood defence design for nuclear power stations following 2011 Japan earthquakes.
• CornerstonecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEstate management for UK's largest mobile infrastructure company. Cornerstone is a joint venture by Vodafone and Telefonica (2012) managing their shared operational network.
• SEGROcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSupporting SEGRO's rapid data centre expansion, addressing UK's growing need for data centres driven by AI and smart technology development.
• Port of London AuthorityminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegular advice to Port of London Authority on value of rights to place works in, under and over the River Thames.
• YouGovcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCommissioned YouGov to carry out surveys of MPs and consumers for Digital Connectivity Report 2026: 'On the right track', examining digital infrastructure expectations vs reality.

Scale indicators13 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Knight Frank: Knight Frank is a London-founded global property consultancy providing commercial, residential, valuation, and property management services. Direct competitor in prime London residential and commercial advisory, with comparable brand positioning to Cluttons in the prime central London market.
• Lambert Smith Hampton: Lambert Smith Hampton is a UK-focused commercial real estate consultancy offering agency, valuation, lease advisory, building consultancy and property management. Closely comparable to Cluttons in service mix and UK commercial market focus, with a particularly strong public sector framework presence.
• Savills: Savills is a UK-headquartered global real estate services firm offering commercial agency, residential sales/lettings, valuation, lease advisory, and property management. Direct competitor to Cluttons across virtually every UK service line and a leading London residential brand, with a substantially larger international footprint.
• Bidwells: Bidwells is a UK property consultancy serving commercial, residential, rural and development markets with agency, management and advisory services. Closely comparable to Cluttons in service breadth and partner-led service model, with particular strength in Cambridge/Oxford and East of England.
• Carter Jonas: Carter Jonas is a UK property consultancy with rural, commercial, residential and planning practices. Comparable to Cluttons in the breadth of UK service lines and the partner-led model, though with stronger rural/land estate focus.

Broad incumbents

• Cushman & Wakefield: Cushman & Wakefield is a global commercial real estate services firm offering valuation, agency, lease advisory, and consulting. Directly competes with Cluttons in UK commercial valuation and lease advisory as a major international incumbent with a significant London presence.
• BNP Paribas Real Estate: BNP Paribas Real Estate is the global property advisory arm of BNP Paribas offering transaction, consulting, valuation and property management. Competes with Cluttons in UK commercial real estate advisory as part of a broader financial services platform.
• Colliers International: Colliers is a global professional services and investment management firm specializing in commercial real estate. Directly competes with Cluttons in UK commercial agency, valuation and lease advisory as a major international incumbent with growing UK market share.
• CBRE Group: CBRE is the world's largest commercial real estate services firm offering investment sales, leasing, valuation, and advisory across all asset classes. Overlaps heavily with Cluttons in UK commercial agency, valuation, and lease advisory but operates at global bulge-bracket scale with far broader capabilities.
• JLL: JLL (Jones Lang LaSalle) is a global real estate services and investment management firm offering agency, valuation, advisory, and property management. Competes with Cluttons in UK commercial agency, lease advisory, and occupier services as a global incumbent with significant UK market share.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/cluttons
• Facebookfacebook.com/Cluttons
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/cluttons
• Instagraminstagram.com/cluttonsproperty

Compliance4 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles15 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors1 record

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M&A

Investments

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