What TK International does

TK International is an independent residential estate agency founded in 1998 and headquartered in Hampstead, North West London. The company is co-owned and actively operated by Daniel Epstein and Jeremy Karpel, and it serves a high-net-worth client base seeking to buy, sell, let, or manage prime residential property across North West London neighborhoods including Hampstead, St John's Wood, Belsize Park, Primrose Hill, Highgate, Maida Vale, and surrounding areas. Headcount is reported at 11-50 employees, and the firm operates from two physical offices on Heath Street in Hampstead — a sales office and a dedicated lettings office.

The service portfolio comprises four core pillars: Property Sales (prime residential sales with valuation, marketing, and negotiation), Property Lettings (long-term rental placement and tenant referencing), a two-tier Property Management offering (Let & Rent Collect plus Fully Managed), and Short Lets. Supporting services include Tenant Support, free Property Valuations, and an extensive library of neighborhood Area Guides. There is no proprietary technology platform; the firm relies on standard property listing and inquiry management systems, with all transactions personally handled by senior team members. The GTM is sales-led and relationship-driven, with no marketplace, digital self-service, or third-party reseller channels.

Revenue is generated through three streams: sales commissions on completed transactions, tenant-finding and letting fees, and recurring property management fees. Pricing is quote-based and not publicly disclosed. The company has operated continuously under the same founder-owners for 27 years, with the team citing over 250 years of combined local market experience as a core differentiator. Customers are exclusively private individuals — predominantly buyers, sellers, landlords, and tenants — sourced primarily through repeat business and personal recommendations.

Name

TK International

Legal name

TK International

Website

https://t-k.co.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

1998

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

TK International is an independent residential estate agency founded in 1998 in Hampstead, North West London, specializing in prime property sales, lettings, and property management for private buyers, sellers, landlords, and tenants across 11+ affluent NW London neighborhoods.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Hampstead

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Property Sales Commission: Commission-based revenue from residential property sales across North West London prime markets. The company facilitates property transactions and earns fees upon successful completion.
2. Lettings Fees: Fees earned from tenant placement and property letting services. Services include tenant finding, vetting, and ongoing management.
3. Property Management: Ongoing management fees for fully managed properties, including rent collection, maintenance coordination, property inspections, and regulatory compliance management.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

TK International is an independent residential estate agency based in Hampstead, North West London, providing property sales, lettings, tenant placement, and full property management services for prime residential properties across neighborhoods including Hampstead, St John's Wood, Belsize Park, Primrose Hill, and Highgate. Services span valuation, marketing, buyer/off-market matching, negotiation, transaction support, tenant finding and referencing, and ongoing managed services such as rent collection and maintenance coordination. The offering is delivered through two physical offices and a sales-led approach with directors personally engaged in each transaction.

Product overview

TK International operates as a traditional estate agency offering a unified property services platform focused on prime residential transactions in North West London. The core offering comprises Property Sales and Property Lettings services, supplemented by two tiers of property management: Let & Rent Collect (tenant finding and rent collection) and Fully Managed services (comprehensive end-to-end property oversight). Additional services include Short Lets, Tenant Support, Area Guides with extensive local knowledge, and Property Valuations. The company is structured around independent hands-on expertise rather than a technology platform.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Property Sales Residential property sales service for prime North West London properties covering Hampstead, Belsize Park, St John's Wood, and surrounding areas, including valuation, marketing, professional negotiation, and end-to-end transaction support for individual buyers and sellers.
• Property Lettings Residential lettings service across North West London connecting individual landlords with tenants, including property marketing, tenant search assistance, referencing, lease negotiation, and move-in support.
• Let & Rent Collect Tenant finding and vetting service with ongoing monthly rent collection for landlords, including property marketing, referencing, tenancy progression, and monthly account statements, but excluding full property maintenance management.
• Let & Management (Fully Managed) Comprehensive fully managed property service combining tenant finding and vetting, rent collection, property maintenance coordination, regular inspections, 24/7 emergency repairs, regulatory compliance management, and a dedicated property manager contact for individual landlords.
• Short Lets Short-term rental property service providing tenants with temporary accommodation in North West London, operated alongside the standard letting service.
• Property Valuations Professional property valuation service offering advice on maximizing a property's market value and recommending strategies that are both financially optimal and lifestyle-appropriate for individual owners considering sale.

Named customers6 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Knight Frank: Knight Frank is a global estate agency with a long-established prime residential desk covering Hampstead and the surrounding NW London villages. Directly comparable head-to-head in the same prime price bracket, same geography, and same sales/lettings/management service mix.
• Savills: Savills operates a strong prime residential presence across North West London and competes directly for the same vendors, landlords, and tenants as TK International. Its full-service sales, lettings, and property management offering mirrors TK's product mix at scale.
• Hamptons International: Hamptons is a UK estate agency chain with deep London coverage, including a substantial NW London office network. It directly competes on sales, lettings and full management services for the same prime stock and tenant pool.
• Chestertons: Chestertons is a London-centric estate agency covering sales, lettings and property management across prime and mid-prime London neighbourhoods. It overlaps directly with TK International's NW London catchment and service lines.
• Winkworth: Winkworth operates a London-heavy franchise network offering sales, lettings and property management, with multiple offices across North London. Franchise structure and product mix make it a direct functional peer to TK International.
• Douglas & Gordon: Douglas & Gordon is a long-established London-focused estate agent with sales, lettings and property management across prime and mid-prime neighbourhoods. It directly competes in the same NW London micro-markets and similar price tiers.
• Bective Leslie Marsh: Bective Leslie Marsh is a London-focused estate agency, owned by Mayfair-based Bective, covering prime sales, lettings and management across NW London. It is a head-to-head competitor to TK International in the prime NW London segment.
• Goldschmidt & Howland: Goldschmidt & Howland is a North West London-focused independent estate agency concentrated in Hampstead and surrounding villages. Closely comparable on geography, service mix, and independent ownership structure.
• Beauchamp Estates: Beauchamp Estates is a London prime residential specialist operating across Mayfair, Knightsbridge and St John's Wood among other prime pockets. It competes with TK International for the same ultra-prime NW London vendor and buyer pool.

Broad incumbents

• Foxtons: Foxtons is London's largest listed estate agency with a much broader mass-market positioning and digital-led model. It overlaps with TK International on NW London sales and lettings but addresses a wider, lower-mid price tier rather than the prime niche.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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