What Mason Owen UK does

Mason Owen UK is a privately held commercial property consultancy (Mason Owen & Partners Limited, FCA Reg No. 1426226) founded in 1967 in Liverpool by Barry Owen OBE and Geoff Mason. The firm operates from a single headquarters at 7th Floor, 20 Chapel Street, Liverpool, and serves clients across the entirety of the United Kingdom. Its service offering is organised around three integrated pillars: Investment (acquisition and disposal advisory on commercial investment properties), Asset Management (ongoing property, facilities and rent management), and Agency (lettings, sales, lease advisory, rent reviews and renewals). A fourth managed services line — Treasury Management — administers rent and service charge obligations for large national retail portfolios, exemplified by the firm's exclusive mandate for Screwfix across 800+ UK locations with obligations exceeding £40 million. Reported scale metrics include £1.3 billion in assets under management, a largest single investment transaction of £130 million, and £110 million in annual rent roll collected on behalf of clients.

The firm's revenue model is that of a professional services consultancy: fees are generated through transaction commissions, retainer-based asset management mandates, and managed services agreements, with pricing quoted on a case-by-case basis and not publicly disclosed. Go-to-market is sales-led and relationship-driven, with senior partners managing institutional clients directly (Legal & General, Aviva, Palace Capital, Ashtrom Group, Vabeld, Select Group Dubai) and long-tenured retail relationships (Greggs since 1967, Iceland since the 1970s, Co-op since 2010, Screwfix since 2020). The firm is authorised and regulated by the FCA, is a firm of RICS Chartered Surveyors, and holds Cyber Essentials Plus certification. There is no evidence of external institutional investment, subsidiaries, or public listing; ownership sits with the founding family and a partner group, with a partners list available upon request. Headcount is reported in the 11–50 band.

Name

Mason Owen UK

Legal name

Mason Owen & Partners Limited

Website

https://masonowen.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1967

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Mason Owen UK is a Liverpool-headquartered chartered surveyor firm (founded 1967) providing integrated commercial property investment advisory, asset management, agency and treasury management services to institutional investors and national retailers across the UK.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Commercial Property Consultancy

NAICS

Offices of Real Estate Agents and Brokers (5312), Nonresidential Property Managers (531312), Portfolio Management and Investment Advice (523940)

SIC

Real Estate Agents & Managers (For Others) (6531), Investment Advice (6282), Operators Of Nonresidential Buildings (6512)

akta.pro primary industry

Real Estate Investment Advisory (Acquisitions/Dispositions, Capital Allocation) (BPAJANAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Real Estate Capital Markets Advisory (Debt/Equity Placement, Refinancing) (BPAJANAE), Corporate Finance & Capital Advisory (BPAHADAB)

Keywords

• Commercial property consultancy
• Investment advisory services
• Asset management services
• Chartered surveyors UK
• Commercial property agency

Headquarters

HQ city

Liverpool

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Investment Advisory Services: Advisory on acquisition and disposal of commercial investment properties across the UK for institutional and private clients.
2. Asset Management: Ongoing property and facilities management support, rent collection, service charge management, and strategic asset management advice for client portfolios.
3. Agency Services: Commercial property lettings, sales, lease advisory, rent reviews, and lease renewals.
4. Treasury Management: Exclusive treasury management for major retailers like Screwfix, managing rent and service charge obligations across 800+ locations with obligations exceeding £40 million.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Mason Owen is a UK commercial property consultancy delivering three integrated service lines: Investment (acquisition and disposal advisory for institutional and private clients), Asset Management (ongoing rent collection, service charge administration, lease renewals, and rent reviews across client portfolios), and Agency (commercial lettings, sales, and lease advisory). The firm additionally provides a dedicated Treasury Management function for large national retail portfolios, handling rent and service charge obligations across hundreds of locations.

Product overview

Mason Owen is a commercial property consultancy firm, not a technology product company. They provide professional services rather than a software product or platform. Their offerings are service-based consultancy spanning investment advisory, asset management, and agency (commercial property lettings and sales) for commercial properties across the UK.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Investment Advisory Advisory on the acquisition and disposal of commercial investment properties across the UK, advising institutional and private clients across all sectors.
• Asset Management Ongoing property and facilities management support including rent collection, service charge management, lease renewals, rent reviews, and strategic asset management advice for client portfolios across all asset classes.
• Agency Services Commercial property lettings, sales, lease advisory, rent reviews, and lease renewals for clients across retail, office, industrial, and leisure sectors.
• Treasury Management for National Retail Portfolios Full-service treasury management function ensuring rent and service charge obligations are met across national retail portfolios of 800+ locations with obligations exceeding £40 million, including stringent financial procedures and a single point of contact for landlords.

Quantifiable outcome

• Assets Under Management of £1.3 Billion
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers10 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• RICS (Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors)coreOthersMason Owen is a firm of Chartered Surveyors, with partners including Wayne Blount-Powell being a Fellow of RICS. RICS membership represents professional standards and regulatory compliance for the surveying profession.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Fisher German: UK property consultancy offering commercial investment, management, and agency services, with a regional multi-office footprint. Comparable independent mid-market model.
• Montagu Evans: UK-focused commercial property consultancy of comparable size, offering investment, asset management, and agency services. Most direct comparable in terms of integrated mid-tier UK model.
• Gerald Eve: Independent UK commercial property consultancy with a strong investment, asset management, and agency offering, focused on institutional and occupier clients. Similar partnership heritage and integrated service model.
• Bidwells: UK property consultancy with investment, asset management, and agency services, with strong regional offices. Comparable mid-tier independent firm serving institutional and private clients.
• Lambert Smith Hampton: UK mid-tier commercial property consultancy providing investment, management, and agency services across multiple sectors including retail and offices. Closely comparable client mix and service breadth.

Broad incumbents

• JLL: Global commercial real estate services firm with UK investment, asset management, and agency capabilities. Tom Iles, a former Mason Owen Chartered Surveyor, joined and returned from JLL Leeds, illustrating bidirectional talent flow.
• Cushman & Wakefield: Global commercial real estate services firm with extensive UK investment advisory and asset management operations. Competes for major UK institutional and retail mandates.
• Avison Young: Global commercial real estate firm with significant UK investment, agency, and property management services. Competes for UK institutional capital deployment mandates.
• Savills: Global real estate services firm with significant UK commercial property investment, asset management, and agency practices. Operates a much larger network but competes for similar institutional retail and office mandates.
• Knight Frank: Global property consultancy with deep UK commercial property investment and management services. Competes with Mason Owen for institutional clients and major retail portfolios.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/MasonOwenUK

Compliance3 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles22 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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