PAD Residential property professionals

What PAD Residential property professionals does

PAD Residential property professionals (legal entity: Fitton Business Agency Limited) is a privately-held Manchester-based estate agency founded in 1998 by Managing Director Ian Waxman. The company provides residential property sales, lettings, and full-service property management in Manchester and surrounding areas including Salford, Bury, Failsworth, and Cheshire, serving first-time buyers, young professionals, property investors, tenants, and landlords including accidental landlords. Its core product set comprises Property Sales (0.9% fixed fee subject to a £1,000 minimum plus VAT), Lettings and Property Management (£399 tenant-find fee, with rent collection outsourced to Scanlans Consultant Surveyors LLP), Energy Performance Certificates (£90 inclusive of VAT), and ancillary services including a free instant online valuation, PadShare, short-stay apartment rentals, building and quantity surveying, and a stamp duty calculator. PAD holds RICS firm-level regulation and RICS Client Money Protection Scheme membership.

The firm operates a single city-centre branch at Barnett House, 53 Fountain Street, supported by a website with property search functionality and premium listings on major UK portals including Rightmove and Zoopla. Underlying technology is the Jupix property management system, an off-the-shelf SaaS platform standard across the UK agency sector. Distribution is sales-led and high-touch, with accompanied viewings, local market advisory, and a content-marketing blog targeting top-of-funnel property education. The strategic Scanlans partnership creates bidirectional referrals between PAD's origination capability and Scanlans' block and development management. Revenue is generated through transaction-based commissions, recurring management fees, and unit-priced add-on services; no revenue, headcount growth, or funding data is disclosed in the public record.

Name

PAD Residential property professionals

Legal name

Fitton Business Agency Limited

Website

https://getapad.co.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

1998

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

PAD Residential is a privately-held Manchester-based estate agency founded in 1998 that provides residential sales, lettings, property management, EPCs, and ancillary property services to buyers, sellers, landlords, and tenants across Greater Manchester and Cheshire.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Residential Real Estate Services

NAICS

Residential Property Managers (531311), Real Estate Property Managers (53131)

SIC

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

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYBPAJAAAE

Residential Investment Property Brokerage (SFR/Small Multifamily)

Business & Public Services/Real Estate Services (Brokerage, Property Management)/Residential Real Estate Brokerage

SECONDARYBPAJAFAB

Single-Family Rental (SFR) Property Management

Business & Public Services/Real Estate Services (Brokerage, Property Management)/Residential Property Management

SECONDARYBPAJAMAA

Residential Real Estate Asset Management

Business & Public Services/Real Estate Services (Brokerage, Property Management)/Real Estate Asset & Portfolio Management

Keywords

• Residential estate agency
• Property lettings services
• Property management
• Energy performance certificates
• Property valuation services

Headquarters

HQ city

Manchester

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Property Sales Commission: Estate agency fees from residential property sales. Pad charges a fixed fee of 0.9% subject to a minimum of £1000 plus VAT for sales.
2. Lettings and Property Management: Tenant finding and property management services. Currently offering £399 tenant finders fee with free condition report.
3. Energy Performance Certificates: EPC assessments for properties at £90 inclusive of VAT

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

PAD Residential is a Manchester-based estate agency that facilitates residential property sales, lettings, and full property management for landlords, buyers, sellers, and tenants across Manchester, Salford, and parts of Cheshire. The firm also provides ancillary paid services including Energy Performance Certificates (EPC) at £90, Free Property Valuations, Building & Quantity Surveying, and Short-stay Apartment Services. Properties are marketed through the firm's own website, major property portals, and accompanied viewings conducted from its Manchester city centre office.

Product overview

PAD Residential is a Manchester-based estate agent offering a unified property services platform. The core offerings consist of Property Sales and Property Lettings services, supported by complementary modules including Free Property Valuation, Energy Performance Certificates (EPC), Property Management, PadShare, Building & Quantity Surveying, Stamp Duty Calculator, and Short-stay Apartment Services. The company primarily serves buyers, sellers, landlords, and tenants in the Manchester residential property market, operating as the lettings and sales arm for Scanlans Property Management LLP.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Property Sales End-to-end estate agent service facilitating the sale of residential properties in Manchester, including property valuation, marketing, premium portal listings, accompanied viewings, and transaction guidance. Sold to homeowners and property sellers in Greater Manchester at a fixed fee of 0.9% (minimum £1,000 plus VAT).
• Property Lettings Rental agency service connecting landlords with tenants in Manchester, including tenant sourcing, referencing, tenancy management, and rental listings. Supports both individual landlords and accidental landlords.
• Property Management
• Energy Performance Certificates (EPC) Legal requirement EPC assessments for residential properties, rated A to G and commissioned from accredited assessors at £90 inclusive of VAT per certificate. Available to landlords, sellers, and homeowners in Greater Manchester.
• Free Property Valuation No-obligation valuation service providing property price estimates to help owners decide whether to sell, rent, or upgrade, delivered via an online instant valuation tool and in-person assessments. Available to Manchester homeowners and landlords.
• Building & Quantity Surveying Surveying services for residential property assessments and construction-related evaluations, available to buyers, sellers, and developers.
• Short-stay Apartment Services Rental services for short-term property lets in Manchester, providing furnished short-stay accommodation to visitors and temporary residents.
• PadShare Shared property listing service offered as part of PAD Residential's tenant services, providing flat and house share listings in Manchester for tenants seeking shared accommodation.

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 17,000 house sales facilitated in Manchester
• +1 more outcomes

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Scanlans Consultant Surveyors LLPcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerScanlans handles rent collection services for PAD as outsourced partner. They also provide property management services for leasehold blocks and developments. The partnership allows PAD to focus on lettings and sales while Scanlans manages block management and property administration.
• Scanlans Property Management LLPcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLong-term strategic partnership where PAD serves as the lettings and sales arm for Scanlans' development portfolio. PAD specialists handle residential sales and lettings while Scanlans provides block and development management expertise. The arrangement works bidirectionally with referrals between the two companies.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Belvoir Lettings: UK franchise specialising in residential lettings and property management, with multiple North West branches serving landlords and tenants. Most directly comparable on the lettings/management side of PAD's business.
• Reeds Rains: Established high-street UK estate agency offering residential sales, lettings, and management with multiple branches in the Greater Manchester region. Directly comparable operating model.
• Hunters Property Group: National UK estate agency franchise covering sales, lettings, and property management with strong North of England presence. Comparable business model and customer base to PAD.
• Bridgfords: UK-wide estate agency network with residential sales, lettings, and property management across the North West including Manchester. Closely comparable in product mix and customer segments to PAD Residential.

Emerging players

• Purplebricks: UK online/hybrid estate agent pursuing a tech-led, lower-fee sales model. Targets the same first-time buyers and home-mover segments as PAD and represents the main hybrid competition in the Manchester market.
• Yopa Property: UK hybrid estate agency using local property experts backed by a technology platform. Competes for the same owner-occupier and investor seller segments as PAD with a lower-fixed-fee model.

Broad incumbents

• Connells Group: Largest UK estate agency network with full service residential sales, lettings, and mortgage services. Operates at much greater scale but provides overlapping services in the same Manchester geography.
• Spicerhaart: Large UK estate agency group with extensive high-street branch network covering sales, lettings, and mortgage services. Provides comparable product offering across Greater Manchester.
• Foxtons: Premium high-street estate agent focused on city-centre apartment sales and lettings in London, with a model very similar to PAD's Manchester city-centre positioning. Comparable premium city strategy though different geography.

Others

• Scanlans Property Management LLP: Partner firm that handles rent collection and block management for PAD. Comparable customer base (landlords, leasehold blocks) but complementary rather than competing business focus.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/pad-residential-manchester

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

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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