Colenso Property Services

What Colenso Property Services does

Colenso Property Services is a privately held, RICS-regulated commercial property consultancy headquartered in York, United Kingdom, founded in 1995. The firm serves property investors, landlords, business occupiers, and developers across Yorkshire through five core service lines: commercial agency (sales and lettings), investment advisory, property management, asset management, and lease consultancy (rent reviews and lease renewals), supplemented by RICS-compliant valuation services. Revenue is generated through a blend of transaction-based commissions on sales and lettings, recurring management fees on a £200m+ Assets Under Management book, and professional service fees for strategic advisory and lease work. Customer concentration skews toward repeat institutional and private investor clients (Northminster Properties, Helmsley Group, Frogmore, Severfield PLC) alongside heritage-sector clients (York Conservation Trust, The National Trust).

The firm operates as a traditional relationship-driven practice with no proprietary technology platform, software product, or app. Distribution is direct-to-client via the colensoproperty.com website, off-market deal flow facilitated by an established local network, and RICS professional credentials that confer regulatory standing and trust. The business model is sales-led, leveraging long-tenured client relationships (30+ years) and sector specialization across retail, leisure, industrial, and office asset classes to drive both transactional and recurring revenue.

Operationally, Colenso runs a lean team of approximately six professionals led by Partner and Head of Commercial Agency James Ratcliffe MRICS, covering commercial agency, property management, facilities management, and accounts functions. The firm has scaled AUM materially over three decades while remaining regionally focused on York, Harrogate, Leeds, and wider Yorkshire market towns, with no disclosed plans for national or international expansion. Growth has been organic and incremental rather than capital-driven, with no funding rounds, acquisitions, or external investment disclosed.

Name

Colenso Property Services

Legal name

Colenso Property

Website

https://colensoproperty.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1995

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Colenso Property Services is a York-based RICS-regulated commercial property consultancy serving investors, landlords, occupiers, and developers across Yorkshire with sales, lettings, property and asset management, and lease advisory services.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Commercial Property Services

NAICS

Nonresidential Property Managers (531312), Real Estate Property Managers (53131), Offices of Real Estate Agents and Brokers (5312)

SIC

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

akta.pro primary industry

Commercial Real Estate Asset Management (BPAJAMAB)

akta.pro secondary industry

Property Management Advisory & Leasing Administration (FSAEAJAN)

Keywords

• Commercial property services
• Property management
• Asset management
• Lease consultancy
• Commercial agency

Headquarters

HQ city

Huntington

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Commercial Agency - Sales: Commission-based fees from property sales transactions across commercial property asset classes
2. Commercial Agency - Lettings: Letting fees for securing tenants for retail, leisure, industrial and office properties
3. Property Management: Ongoing management fees including rent collection, lease compliance, property inspections, and financial reporting services
4. Asset Management: Strategic advisory fees for portfolio optimization, lease strategy, and value enhancement
5. Lease Consultancy: Rent review and lease renewal negotiation services for landlords and tenants

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Colenso Property Services provides commercial property advice and management for retail, leisure, industrial, and office property across Yorkshire. Its core work covers sales, lettings, rent reviews, lease renewals, investment advisory, property management, asset management, and valuations. The firm manages over £200m of Assets Under Management and works with investors, landlords, occupiers, and developers throughout the region.

Product overview

Colenso Property Services offers a multi-disciplinary commercial property advisory service built around core service lines: Commercial Agency (sales and lettings), Investment Advisory, Property Management, and Asset Management. These are supplemented by specialist services including Rent Review, Lease Renewal, and Valuation & Appraisal. The company operates as a unified platform serving landlords, investors, occupiers, and developers across Yorkshire's commercial property markets, with £200m+ assets under management and over 30 years of market presence.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Commercial Agency Letting and acquisition expertise across office, retail, industrial, and leisure sectors, providing commercial agency services for business occupiers and landlords across Yorkshire.
• Investment Advisory Acquisition, disposal, and portfolio strategy services for commercial property investors, from lot identification through to transaction completion and asset enhancement.
• Property Management Hands-on management of commercial portfolios including rent collection, maintenance coordination, tenant relations, lease compliance, and regular property inspections.
• Asset Management Strategic oversight of commercial assets focused on income optimisation, value enhancement, and risk management through lease strategy and capital planning.
• Commercial Properties for Sale Sales listings of commercial properties for sale across Yorkshire including office, retail, leisure, and land assets, presented with detailed specifications, photographs, and downloadable brochures.
• Commercial Properties to Let Lettings listings of commercial properties to let across Yorkshire including retail, leisure, industrial, and office space, marketed with detailed specifications and tenant placement services.

Quantifiable outcome

• £200m+ Assets Under Management
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers11 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

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and flagship.

• York Conservation TrustcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorColenso appointed as exclusive marketing agent for York Conservation Trust properties, handling letting instructions for heritage buildings including Grade II listed properties such as 12 Newgate and 60 Goodramgate
• The National TrustcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorColenso launched 24 Coney Street on behalf of The National Trust on a Leasehold basis. The Grade II listed 17th century property underwent complete refurbishment achieving EPC A rating
• Northminster PropertiescoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorActing as asset managers for private landlords, Northminster Properties engaged Colenso for office lettings at Colonia House, York, completed letting to Ardent Financial
• Helmsley GroupcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorColenso secured Space NK as tenant for Helmsley Group at Unit 3, 3-7 Coney Street, York. Space NK undertaking £1.5m fitout for flagship northern store
• FrogmoreflagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerColenso appointed to advise Frogmore on their Parliament Street, Feasegate and Market Street ownership extending over 42,000 sq ft in York City Centre, advising on commercial elements and securing quality occupiers
• Severfield PLCcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorColenso instructed by Severfield PLC to dispose of over 5,000 sq ft of Grade A office space at Regency House, Westminster Place, Poppleton, York with EPC A rating

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Carter Jonas: UK-wide chartered surveyors with strong regional offices providing commercial agency, property management and asset management; similar RICS-led, multi-disciplinary advisory profile to Colenso.
• Innes England: East Midlands-based commercial property agency and management firm covering investment, office, retail, industrial and leisure — directly comparable in size, geography focus and service mix to a Yorkshire regional like Colenso.
• Sanderson Weatherall: UK commercial property consultancy offering agency, property management, building surveying and valuation across regional offices; closest analogue to Colenso in multi-disciplinary RICS-led UK commercial real estate advisory.
• Mark Jenkinson & Son: Long-established Sheffield and Yorkshire commercial property firm offering sales, lettings, property management and auctions — operates in overlapping Yorkshire geography with comparable client base of investors and landlords.
• Lambert Smith Hampton: National UK commercial real estate advisory combining agency, property management, valuation and asset management; directly competes for the same investor and landlord mandates as Colenso across Yorkshire.
• Dove Haigh Phillips: Boutique Yorkshire-based commercial property advisory focused on investment, office and retail across Leeds and wider Yorkshire — similar regional, RICS-led, multi-discipline model and target clients to Colenso.

Broad incumbents

• Cushman & Wakefield: Global commercial real estate services provider with UK offices in Leeds and Manchester; an incumbent competitor for commercial agency, valuation and asset management work across Yorkshire's major markets.
• Avison Young: Global commercial real estate advisory with significant UK regional presence (Leeds, Manchester); competes for larger investor and asset management mandates in Yorkshire where Colenso also operates.
• Knight Frank: Global commercial real estate consultancy with UK regional offices serving investors, landlords and occupiers with agency, valuation and asset management — broader portfolio but overlapping advisory relationships in Yorkshire.
• JLL (Jones Lang LaSalle): Global real estate services firm with offices in Leeds and Manchester offering agency, property and asset management at institutional scale; competes for the larger end of Colenso's investor and landlord mandates.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/colenso-property

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 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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