What OBI Property does

OBI Property (legal entity OBI Property Limited) is a Manchester-headquartered, multi-disciplinary commercial property consultancy founded in 2010, operating across the North of England with regional offices in Warrington and Leeds. The firm positions itself as a '360-degree agency' delivering integrated agency, building, creative and design services through four specialist teams: Transactions & Asset Management (deal completion and ongoing property management), Building Consultancy (technical, project management and surveying), Workplace Consultancy (space planning, interior design and architecture), and Studio (branding and creative). Its go-to-market is enterprise field sales — direct engagement with commercial occupiers, landlords and developers — and revenue is generated on a quote-based professional services model across leasing advisory, refurbishment/retrofit project mandates (e.g., £35m Pall Mall, £13m Kings House, £7.5m BOND, £6m Threadworks), workplace design and branding engagements.

The underlying 'platform' is therefore an integrated human-expert service model rather than a software product, supported by proprietary content channels (OBI TV, 'The Wrap' monthly digest, 'Trading Places' market review) that drive top-of-funnel brand presence in the regional market. OBI's primary customers are commercial real estate occupiers, landlords and developers in the North West and Yorkshire; named client engagements span legal services (Kuits Solicitors, 22,000 sq ft 10-year lease), finance (TDC, 3,379 sq ft relocation), engineering (Opus Group, 7,500 sq ft), property management (Northern Group, Sovereign House acquisition) and real estate development (Relentless Developments on the 500,000 sq ft Kendals regeneration). The firm cites over 2.1 million sq ft leased in the last five years — making it Manchester's most active leasing consultant — and reports 23% of total Northern Quarter transactions captured via Sevendale House in 2025 at £35.50 psf.

The business model is founder-led (CEO and Founder Will Lewis) and privately held with no parent company, institutional investors or external funding disclosed, operating as a private limited company under English law. Pricing is not publicly disclosed and is engagement-specific, with multi-disciplinary mandates bundling agency, building consultancy, workplace design and creative services. The firm runs an OBI Academy talent development programme (apprenticeships, graduates) and has partnered with Zellar on sustainability measurement, signalling formalisation of ESG positioning. Headcount is in the 11–50 band with approximately 30 named staff on LinkedIn across the four service lines plus operations, finance, design and management functions.

Name

OBI Property

Legal name

OBI Property Limited

Website

https://obiproperty.co.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

2010

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

OBI Property is a Manchester-based multi-disciplinary commercial property consultancy delivering integrated agency, building consultancy, workplace design and creative/branding services to occupiers, landlords and developers across the North of England, including Warrington and Leeds.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Commercial Real Estate Services

NAICS

Nonresidential Property Managers (531312)

SIC

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

akta.pro primary industry

Office Real Estate Asset Management (BPAJAMAG)

akta.pro secondary industries

Commercial Real Estate Asset Management (BPAJAMAB), Office Property Management (BPAJAGAA)

Keywords

• Commercial property consultancy
• Leasing transaction services
• Building surveying services
• Workplace interior design
• Asset management advisory

Headquarters

HQ city

Manchester

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Property Consultancy Services: Multi-disciplinary property consultancy providing transactions, asset management, building consultancy, workplace consultancy, interior design, project management and branding services for commercial real estate.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

OBI Property is a multi-disciplinary commercial property consultancy delivering 360-degree agency, build, creative and design services. It operates four specialist teams — Transactions & Asset Management, Building Consultancy, Workplace Consultancy, and Studio — covering leasing negotiation, deal completion, project management, surveying, interior design, space planning and branding for office occupiers, landlords and developers in the North of England.

Product overview

OBI Property is a multi-disciplinary property consultancy offering integrated real estate services. The core offerings span four service areas: Transactions & Asset Management (deal completion and property management), Building Consultancy (technical and project management skills), Workplace Consultancy (space planning and interior design), and Studio (branding and creative services). Additionally, the firm operates OBI TV as a content platform and runs OBI Academy for talent development. The company positions itself as a '360-degree agency' providing everything needed to create modern workspace solutions.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Transactions & Asset Management

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 2.1 million sq ft leased in 5 years - making OBI Manchester's most active leasing consultant
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers7 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered minor.

• Manchester Youth ZoneminorOthersOBI is a hugely valuable supporter of Manchester Youth Zone, enabling them to reach over 4,000 children, provide free meals, and expand programmes. OBI has helped improve the charity's physical environment with donations and renovations. Multi-year funding commitment.
• Foundation 92minorOthersOBI supports Foundation 92, an independent charity in Salford focusing on improving lives through sport and education. Will Lewis sits as Trustee on the Charities Board and supports fundraising committee.
• ZellarminorOthersOBI has joined Zellar's sustainability platform to measure sustainability performance and create plans with tangible actions for sustainability commitments.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• CBRE: World's largest CRE services firm with Manchester presence offering transactions, project management and workplace consultancy. Competes with OBI for high-value regional occupier mandates.
• Savills: Global real estate advisor with UK commercial agency and consultancy practices. Comparable to OBI across transactions, building consultancy and workplace strategy, with national reach OBI lacks.
• JLL: Global real estate services firm with deep UK regional coverage across transactions, building consultancy and workplace strategy. Direct overlap with OBI's four service lines.
• Knight Frank: Global real estate advisor with commercial agency, asset management and consultancy services across the North West. Competes with OBI on landlord and occupier mandates across Manchester and Leeds.
• Cushman & Wakefield: Global commercial real estate services firm with a Manchester office covering transactions, asset management, building consultancy and workplace — overlapping with OBI's full service offering but operating at vastly greater scale.
• Colliers: Global professional services and investment management company with UK commercial real estate advisory, asset management and project management competing for the same Manchester occupier business.

Direct peers

• Rapleys: UK property consultancy offering building consultancy, agency, valuation and asset management — comparable to OBI in scale and service mix, with a UK regional footprint rather than global reach.
• Lambert Smith Hampton: UK-focused commercial real estate advisor providing agency, building consultancy and asset management — a closer mid-size UK peer to OBI's regional consultancy model.
• Avison Young: Global CRE advisory with strong UK regional offices, providing agency, building consultancy and workplace solutions. Closely aligned with OBI's combination of transactional and consultancy services.

Regional players

• Bruntwood: Manchester-headquartered property owner-operator with in-house asset management and consultancy. Overlaps with OBI on Manchester office deals (recently hired OBI's new senior hire Josh Hancock).

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/obiproperty
• YouTubeyoutube.com/@obipropertyuk
• Facebookfacebook.com/OBIPropertyLTD
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/obi-property
• Instagraminstagram.com/obiproperty

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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

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