Kinleigh Folkard & Hayward

Name

Kinleigh Folkard & Hayward

Legal name

Kinleigh Limited

Website

https://kfh.co.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

1977

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

501–1,000 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Residential Estate Agency

NAICS

Offices of Real Estate Agents and Brokers (5312)

SIC

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

akta.pro primary industry

Traditional Residential Brokerage (Existing Homes) (BPAJAAAA)

Keywords

• Residential estate agency
• Property lettings services
• Property management
• Block management services
• Residential property sales

Headquarters

HQ city

Wimbledon

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Residential Property Sales Commission: KFH earns commission on residential property sales transactions in London. They claim £2.5bn value of property sales in 2024, indicating significant transaction volume.
2. Residential Lettings and Property Management: Revenue from managing rental properties with 14,000+ active tenancies. Services include finding tenants, rent collection, property maintenance coordination, and ongoing management fees.
3. Ancillary Property Services: Additional revenue streams including mortgage arrangements, property lawyers referrals, lease extensions, surveying services, furnishing solutions, and block management.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Kinleigh Folkard & Hayward is a London-focused residential estate and lettings agency that facilitates the buying, selling, and renting of residential property through a network of 50+ branches, and provides ongoing property management for landlords and tenants. The company also offers ancillary property services including auction sales, new homes, build-to-rent, corporate and relocation services, block management, lease extensions, property lawyers, furnishing solutions, and an investment advisory centre.

Product overview

Kinleigh Folkard & Hayward (KFH) operates as a full-service property services group offering a comprehensive suite of residential sales and lettings services across London. The core offering centers on Residential Sales and Residential Lettings, supported by approximately 50 branches across the London market. The portfolio includes specialized modules such as Auction Sales, New Homes, Build to Rent, Corporate and Relocation Services, and Block Management. Adjacent services encompass Property Lawyers, Lease Extensions, Furnishing Solutions, and Investment Centre. Digital tools include mortgage and stamp duty calculators, a repair reporting system, and a customer portal (MyMove). The company reported £2.5bn in property sales in 2024 and manages over 14,000 active tenancies, positioning itself as one of London's leading property services groups since 1977.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Residential Sales
• Residential Lettings
• Property Management
• Auction Sales
• New Homes
• Build to Rent
• Corporate and Relocation Services
• Block Management
• Property Lawyers
• Lease Extensions
• Furnishing Solutions
• Investment Centre

Quantifiable outcome

• £2.5bn in property sales value in 2024
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers3 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

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves1 record

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Foxtons: London-focused estate and lettings agency with a similar high-street branch model and overlapping residential sales/lettings focus. Most direct competitor to KFH in the London premium-mid market segment.
• Chestertons: London-headquartered estate agency offering residential sales, lettings, and property management. Overlapping service mix, customer base, and central London branch presence make it a direct comparator to KFH.
• Winkworth: UK estate and lettings agency with strong London franchise network. Comparable sales/lettings/PM offering, with franchise model adding a different capital structure but similar customer-facing proposition.

Emerging players

• Purplebricks: Hybrid online estate agency offering lower-commission sales and lettings services. Competes on price rather than full-service model and is representative of the digital-first disruption threatening traditional high-street commission economics.
• Yopa: UK hybrid estate agency combining online platform with local agents. Targets the same residential seller and landlord customers as KFH but with a lower-cost operating model.

Others

• Rightmove: UK's largest property portal. Not a direct competitor but a critical channel partner — KFH's listing visibility and lead flow depend materially on Rightmove, and its pricing power over the agency channel is a structural factor in KFH's economics.

Broad incumbents

• Countrywide (Connells Group): Largest UK estate agency group encompassing multiple high-street brands across London and beyond. Competes broadly with KFH for sales, lettings, and mortgage referrals, but operates at much larger and more diversified scale.
• Savills: Global real estate services firm with significant London residential agency presence. Competes for premium London sales and lettings mandates and offers adjacent services (surveying, investment advisory) similar to KFH's full-service stack.
• Knight Frank: International property consultancy with substantial London residential sales and lettings operations. Competes for the same premium vendor pool and offers investment/relocation services analogous to KFH's broader offering.
• Hamptons: Long-established UK estate agency (part of the Connells Group) covering London and the South East. Offers a comparable full-service sales, lettings, and property management suite but at broader national scale.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/KFHproperty

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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