Stuart Rushton & Company

What Stuart Rushton & Company does

Stuart Rushton & Company is an independent UK estate and letting agency founded in 1998 by Stuart Rushton, who remains active in the business. The firm operates from a single office at 35 King Street, Knutsford (Cheshire, WA16 6DW), serving the North Cheshire and South Manchester region with residential property sales, lettings, and property management services. The company employs approximately 13 staff across sales and lettings functions and claims to be, by its own statement, the largest volume operator in the residential sales and letting sector in its catchment. Customer segments comprise residential property sellers, private landlords, tenants, and buyers, with one named small housebuilder engagement for new-build sales. The company holds standard sector compliance accreditations including ARLA Propertymark, The Property Ombudsman, Trading Standards Approved Code, and DPS tenancy deposit protection.

The product offering is anchored on two core services — Property Sales (commission-based) and Property Lettings & Management (recurring monthly management fees) — augmented by a set of digital tools: an Instant Valuation Tool hosted at a dedicated subdomain, online calculators (mortgage repayment, stamp duty, rental yield, rent affordability), property alerts via email registration, an online repair request system for tenants, and professional video tours. The underlying technology stack is conventional for a UK independent agency: Expert Agent and Street.co.uk as property and client databases, Smartsearch UK for AML identity verification, Rightmove and OnTheMarket as primary listing and lead-generation channels, and Orchard EPCs plus two photography partners (Property Pictures, Freshphoto) for listing assets. The website and digital tools are built on the Estate Apps estate-agent website platform.

The business model is a hybrid of transaction-fee revenue from residential sales commissions and recurring revenue from monthly landlord management fees. Go-to-market is sales-led via the Knutsford office, with customer acquisition supported through the website, phone (01565 757000), email, in-person visits, and dual-portal listings on Rightmove and OnTheMarket. Social media (Facebook, Instagram, YouTube) is used for top-of-funnel brand presence and property marketing. Revenue, transaction volume, and management book size are not publicly disclosed. The company operates without external institutional investment, M&A activity, or branch expansion, and the legal entity is privately held (Stuart Rushton Limited) with a related entity (SRLCO Limited) sharing the same registered address.

Name

Stuart Rushton & Company

Legal name

Stuart Rushton Limited

Website

https://srushton.co.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

1998

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Stuart Rushton & Company is an independent UK estate and letting agency founded in 1998, operating from a single Knutsford office and serving North Cheshire and South Manchester with residential property sales and lettings management services.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Residential Real Estate Agency Services

NAICS

Offices of Real Estate Agents and Brokers (5312), Offices of Real Estate Agents and Brokers (53121), Offices of Real Estate Agents and Brokers (531210), Real Estate Property Managers (53131)

SIC

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

akta.pro primary industry

Seller Representation & Listing Services (BPAJAAAK)

akta.pro secondary industries

Buyer Representation Services (BPAJAAAJ), Residential Investment Property Brokerage (SFR/Small Multifamily) (BPAJAAAE), Luxury & High-End Residential Brokerage (BPAJAAAC), Residential Real Estate Brokerage (Buy/Sell) (FSAEAJAA)

Keywords

• Residential property sales
• Residential lettings
• Property management
• Estate agency
• Property valuations

Headquarters

HQ city

Knutsford

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Residential Property Sales: Commission-based revenue from selling residential properties across Knutsford, North Cheshire and South Manchester region. Services include valuations, property marketing, viewings, and sales progression.
2. Residential Lettings & Management: Ongoing letting services for landlords including property management, tenant placement, and rental collection. Also serves tenants seeking rental properties.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Stuart Rushton & Company is an independent estate and letting agency providing residential property sales and lettings services across Knutsford, North Cheshire and South Manchester. Core offerings include valuations, property marketing, viewings, sales progression, tenant sourcing, and ongoing property and tenancy management for landlords, supported by tailored marketing campaigns featuring professional video tours and broad advertising across property portals, social media, email and traditional channels.

Product overview

Stuart Rushton & Company operates as a traditional independent estate agency offering residential property sales and lettings services across Knutsford, North Cheshire, and South Manchester. The core offering consists of Property Sales and Property Lettings services, supplemented by professional marketing add-ons including Professional Video Tours, an Instant Valuation Tool, and a suite of Online Calculators (mortgage repayment, stamp duty, rental yield, rent affordability). Additional services include Book Valuation for in-person professional assessments, Property Alerts for buyer/tenant notifications, and a Repair Request System for tenants. The company was formed in 1998 and claims to be the largest volume operator in the residential sales and letting sector in the region.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Property Sales Service End-to-end residential property sales service covering the Knutsford, North Cheshire, and South Manchester region, including apartments, cottages, town houses and country estates. Includes free no-obligation property valuation, tailored marketing, viewings, and sales progression through to completion.
• Property Lettings & Management Service Ongoing residential property letting and management service for landlords in Knutsford, North Cheshire and South Manchester, covering tenant sourcing, tenancy administration, rent collection, inspections and property maintenance coordination. Also serves tenants searching for rental properties with property alerts and tenant support.

Named customers3 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration8 records

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Expert AgentcoreTechnology or IntegrationInternal database provider - Vallis House, 57 Vallis Road, Frome, Somerset BA11 3EG. Used for managing property and customer data.
• Street (Database)coreTechnology or IntegrationInternal database system - 11-13 Spear Street, Manchester, M1 1JU. Used for property and client management.
• Smartsearch UKcoreTechnology or IntegrationAnti-Money Laundering identity verification service - Mayfield House, Lower Railway Road, Ilkley, Leeds LS29 8FL. Required for regulatory compliance when processing property transactions.
• Property PicturesminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerProfessional photography service based in Macclesfield, SK10 3LZ. Provides property photography for listings.
• FreshphotominorStrategic or Co-development PartnerProfessional photography service based in Leek, ST3 8DH. Provides property photography for listings.
• Orchard EPCsminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFloorplan and Energy Performance Certificate provider - Comberbach, Cheshire CW9 6HT. Required for property listings and legal compliance.
• Rightmove PLCcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorMajor UK property portal - 4th Floor, 33 Soho Square, London W1D 3QU. Primary channel for property listings and lead generation.
• OnTheMarketcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorProperty listing portal - PO Box 450, 155-157 High Street, Aldershot GU11 9FZ. Secondary property portal for listings distribution.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Savills: Global property firm with strong presence in the UK prime and country house market, including Cheshire; competes for higher-value mandates in the same catchment but operates at much larger scale with broader service portfolio.
• Countrywide (Connells Group): UK's largest property services group operating multiple agency brands across sales, lettings, and financial services; competes at scale in virtually every UK region, including North Cheshire and Greater Manchester.
• Knight Frank: International residential agency active in the UK's prime markets, including North West England; overlaps with Stuart Rushton on premium and country house sales but offers wider geographic and advisory coverage.
• Hamptons: National UK estate and letting agency with regional offices serving affluent South East and North markets; comparable on residential sales and lettings, though significantly larger and headquartered in London.

Emerging players

• Purplebricks: UK hybrid online estate agency offering flat-fee residential sales services nationally; not regionally focused but a direct competitive threat to traditional agents like Stuart Rushton on price-sensitive sellers in the same geographies.

Direct peers

• Bridgfords: Long-established North West and Midlands estate agency with full sales, lettings, and mortgage services; competes head-to-head with Stuart Rushton across Cheshire and Greater Manchester sub-markets.
• Gascoigne Halman: Independent regional estate agency covering Cheshire, Greater Manchester, and surrounding North West markets with both sales and lettings; most directly comparable peer given overlapping North Cheshire footprint and similar service offering.
• Swetenhams: Cheshire-based independent estate agency with sales and lettings across the same North West region; historically part of the Countrywide network, comparable in service mix and mid-market positioning to Stuart Rushton.
• Reeds Rains: Long-established UK estate and lettings agency with branches across the North of England; comparable mid-market positioning and full residential sales/lettings offering, often overlapping with regional independents like Stuart Rushton.

Regional players

• Hunters Property Group: National UK estate agency franchise network with multiple branches across the North West; comparable franchise/branch model offering residential sales and lettings at similar price points, though typically operating at smaller per-branch scale.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCsirFBsFS_FFGTyrWQizVKQ
• Facebookfacebook.com/stuartrushtonandco
• Instagraminstagram.com/srushtons

Compliance4 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles12 records

Subsidiaries1 record

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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