What Accommodation Unlimited does

Accommodation Unlimited is a Bristol-based residential lettings, sales, and property management agency operating through the legal entity Freeland Property Management Ltd (Companies House registration 11244342). Founded around 2000, the firm employs 1–10 people from a single office at 13 Chandos Road, Redland, and serves individual buy-to-let landlords, residential tenants, property vendors, and buy-to-let property buyers in Bristol, Clevedon, and North Somerset. Its core offerings are Property Management (10% of monthly rent + VAT, billed monthly), Lettings Only (50% of one month's rent + VAT per placement), a Buy-to-Let Personal Shopper service (£750 + VAT, waivable on management mandate), and Sales/Estate Agency on a 'No Sale No Fee' basis. Tenant fees are not charged in compliance with the Tenant Fees Act 2019.

The business is a traditional service-led agency with no proprietary technology platform, no public API, and no AI/ML capabilities. Distribution runs through the company's own website (aul.org.uk), syndication to major UK property portals Rightmove and Zoopla, a WhatsApp contact layer, and a monthly 'Landlords' Lowdown' newsletter, supplemented by area guides for St Andrews, St Judes, Montpelier, and Clevedon. Operational credibility is supported by memberships in The Property Ombudsman and CTSI redress schemes and a Client Money Protection certificate (CMP011802). The firm claims a 97.5% four-week letting success rate and a three-year fee-price guarantee to landlords.

Revenue is generated through a mix of recurring management fees, transactional placement fees, sales commissions, and modest professional service fees from the Personal Shopper offering. The company is privately held, has no disclosed investors, no parent company, no subsidiaries, and no M&A or funding activity in the available record. Differentiation rests on hyperlocal Bristol expertise, a founder/operator-led service model under Director Peter, and a specialist buy-to-let positioning that the firm uses to distinguish itself from generalist high-street estate agents.

Name

Accommodation Unlimited

Legal name

Freeland Property Management Ltd.

Website

https://aul.org.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

2000

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Accommodation Unlimited is a Bristol-based residential lettings, sales, and property management agency serving individual buy-to-let landlords, tenants, and vendors across Bristol, Clevedon, and North Somerset, operating as a traditional service-led firm under Freeland Property Management Ltd.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Bristol

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Property Management Fees: Ongoing management service for landlords charging a percentage of monthly rental income. Includes tenant referencing, rent collection, property maintenance, and compliance services.
2. Lettings Only Service: One-time fee for finding and placing tenants only, without ongoing management. landlords pay 50% of one month's rent + VAT.
3. Personal Shopping Service: Buy-to-let personal shopper service for £750 + VAT. Includes consultation, property viewings, negotiation guidance, and final report. Fee waived if client instructs AUL as managing letting agents.
4. Sales/Estate Agency: Property sales services for vendors with 'No Sale No Fee' model - no upfront fees charged.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Accommodation Unlimited is a Bristol-based residential lettings and estate agency that provides ongoing property management to landlords (charged at 10% of monthly rent), a lettings-only tenant placement service, a buy-to-let personal shopping service for property investors, and traditional sales/estate agency services. Operating as Freeland Property Management Ltd., the firm specialises in the buy-to-let segment and serves landlords, tenants, vendors, and property buyers in the Bristol and North Somerset area.

Product overview

Accommodation Unlimited is a traditional property lettings and sales agency based in Bristol, operating as a unified offering without a modular platform architecture. The company provides six interconnected core services: Property Management for landlords (10% of monthly rent plus VAT), Lettings Only Service (50% of one month's rent plus VAT), Buy-to-Let Personal Shopping (£750 plus VAT), Buy-to-Let Estate Agency, traditional Sales/Estate Agency, and Tenant Finder Services. The Property Management and Lettings Only services share operational capabilities (advertising, viewings, referencing), while the Personal Shopping and Estate Agency services target investment-focused buyers and sellers. Property listings are aggregated across lettings and sales, with a focus on student accommodation and professional sharer properties in the Bristol area.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Property Management Service Comprehensive ongoing management of rental properties on behalf of Bristol-based landlords, covering tenant referencing, rent collection, maintenance coordination, deposit handling, compliance, and regular property visits. Priced at 10% of monthly rent plus VAT.
• Lettings Only Service Tenant placement and advertising service for landlords in Bristol who choose to self-manage. Includes property viewings, reference checks, EPC organisation, and check-in inventory. Priced at 50% of one month's rent plus VAT.
• Buy-to-Let Personal Shopping Service Property acquisition advisory and viewing service for new and experienced buy-to-let investors in Bristol. Includes one-to-one consultation, dedicated viewing day with up to 10 properties, negotiation guidance, and a final research report. Priced at £750 plus VAT.
• Buy-to-Let Estate Agency Estate agency service tailored to landlords selling buy-to-let investment properties. Properties are marketed as going concerns, providing investment-specific information such as rental history, void periods, and maintenance costs.
• Sales (Estate Agency) Estate agency sales service for property owners in Bristol selling homes. Operates on a 'No Sale No Fee' model with no upfront fees, supported by 25 years of local market experience.
• Tenant Finder Services Property search, viewing, and tenancy application support for tenants seeking rental properties in Bristol, including students, young professionals, and families. No tenant fees charged in line with the Tenant Fees Act 2019.

Quantifiable outcome

• 97.5% of available and listed properties successfully let within 4 weeks
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Market position

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/AccomUnltd

Compliance4 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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

M&A

Investments

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

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