Glenny

What Glenny does

Glenny LLP is a UK-based chartered surveying and property consultancy firm established in 1892, operating as an independently owned limited liability partnership. The firm provides a full suite of property services spanning the entire property lifecycle, including commercial agency (sales, lettings, landlord and tenant representation), investment and development advisory, RICS Red Book valuations, asset and property management, building surveying, town planning, strategic planning, architecture, construction project management, commercial lease advisory, and residential development and management services. Its core technology stack relies on RICS-compliant valuation standards, commercial property databases (CoStar, Lonres, Rightmove), and valuation software (KEL, Argus Developer), supplemented by a proprietary quarterly Databook research publication and a self-service Property Search digital portal. Customer segments include property developers, institutional investors, corporate occupiers, public sector entities (e.g., Transport for London, Greater London Authority), and lenders, with a named enterprise client roster that includes BlackRock, Visa, HSBC, SEGRO, NatWest, RBS, Bellway, and Redrow. Revenue is generated through four streams: commission-based commercial agency fees, project/hourly professional services fees, ongoing asset and property management fees, and residential managed services for private landlords, with pricing negotiated on a per-engagement basis rather than published rate cards. Go-to-market is a relationship-led, sales-driven model executed through four regionally positioned offices in Stratford (headquarters), Basildon (Essex), Dartford (Kent), and North London/Hertfordshire, with national deployment capability beyond the Eastern M25 geographic core.

Name

Glenny

Legal name

Glenny LLP

Website

https://glenny.co.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

1892

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Glenny LLP is an independently owned UK chartered surveying and property consultancy, established in 1892, serving developers, institutional investors, corporate occupiers, and the public sector across the Eastern M25 region with agency, valuation, investment, management, planning, and advisory services via four regional offices.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

London

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Commercial Agency Fees: Commission-based fees from property sales and lettings transactions across commercial, industrial, and office sectors. Fees generated through landlord representation, tenant representation, and property marketing services.
2. Professional Services: Fee income from valuation services, building surveying, lease advisory, town planning, architecture, and construction project management. Charged on project basis or hourly rates for advisory engagements.
3. Asset and Property Management: Ongoing management fees for commercial and residential property portfolios, including financial administration, service charge management, and facilities management services.
4. Residential Managing Agents: Property management services for private landlords with Assured Shorthold Tenancies, including tenant management, void strategy, income controls, and facilities management.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Glenny LLP is a chartered surveying and property consultancy firm providing commercial agency, investment and development advisory, asset and property management, RICS Red Book valuations, building surveying, architecture, town planning, lease advisory, and construction project management services across the Eastern M25 region. The firm serves property developers, institutional investors, corporate occupiers, lenders, public sector bodies, and private landlords with an end-to-end service offering spanning acquisition, development, transaction, and ongoing management.

Product overview

Glenny is a chartered surveying and property consultancy firm established in 1892, offering a comprehensive suite of property services through its regional offices. The firm operates as a unified consultancy platform with multiple service lines rather than a modular software product. Core services include Commercial Agency, Investment and Development, Asset and Property Management, Valuation Services, Strategic Planning, Residential Development, Residential Managing Agents, Construction Project Management, Office and Mixed-Use Agency, Building Surveying, Research (including the Databook publication), Architecture, Commercial Lease Advisory, and Town Planning. The firm also provides a Property Search Platform as a digital tool for property discovery. These services work together to provide end-to-end coverage across the property lifecycle, from initial research and site identification through development, transaction, management, and ongoing advisory services.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Commercial Agency Industrial and office agency services providing property transactions, lettings, landlord representation, tenant representation, and property marketing across east and north London, Hertfordshire, Essex, and south east London and Kent.
• Investment and Development Commercial property investment consultancy providing intelligence-led investment agency, pre-empting market opportunities, ROI maximisation, and asset disposal strategies for investors and developers.
• Asset and Property Management Property and asset management services including asset management, financial administration, service charge administration, and facilities management across industrial, office, retail, residential, and mixed-use sectors.
• Valuation Services RICS Red Book valuations for loan security, financial statements, due diligence, leasehold enfranchisement, and development viability assessments across all property sectors.
• Strategic Planning Strategic planning consultancy for residential, development and commercial planning matters including land promotion, planning appraisal, feasibility studies, and planning strategies.
• Residential Development Residential development consultancy providing pre-development services, land sourcing, pre and post planning appraisals, viability assessments, and scheme delivery assistance for housebuilders.
• Residential Managing Agents Property management services for private landlords with Assured Shorthold Tenancies, including tenant management, void strategy, income controls, and facilities management.
• Construction Project Management Construction project management services covering feasibility studies, design team selection, project programming, procurement, cost planning, tender management, contract administration, and completion handover.
• Office and Mixed-Use Agency Office and mixed-use property agency connecting businesses with office, creative, tech, and collaboration space across Grade A town centre locations and business park developments.
• Building Surveying RICS-registered building surveying services providing acquisition advice, building surveys, defect reports, schedules of conditions, dilapidations, reinstatement cost assessments, and party wall services.
• Architecture In-house architectural services for commercial and residential projects including industrial estates, distribution centres, business units, offices, mixed-use schemes, retail units, and residential properties up to £50M in value.
• Commercial Lease Advisory Lease advisory services for landlord and tenant negotiations and dispute resolution, specialising in break options, lease renegotiations, litigation representation, and independent expert determinations.
• Town Planning Public and private sector planning consultancy including planning applications, pre-application discussions, Community Infrastructure Levy advice, planning appeals, and S106 Agreement negotiations.
• Property Search Platform Online commercial property search platform enabling users to search and filter properties by type (industrial, office, land, retail, investment), tenure (for sale, for rent), size, and location across the Eastern M25 region.
• Databook Market Research Quarterly market intelligence report covering industrial and office property markets in the Eastern M25 region, providing take-up data, market rents, and investment market analysis as a flagship thought-leadership publication.

Quantifiable outcome

• 2025 industrial take-up reached 6.7m sq ft across Eastern M25, 23% above previous year and above 10-year average
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers10 records

Segments7 records

Ideal customer profiles6 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.

• DTREminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorJoint agency arrangement for specific commercial property listings. DTRE acts as co-agents on certain industrial and logistics properties, such as the Indurent 122 Basildon transaction.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Carter Jonas: UK property consultancy with comparable regional office network and a full-service proposition across commercial, residential and rural property. Comparable in service breadth, partnership-style structure and mid-market positioning to Glenny.
• Stiles Harold Williams: South East England-focused commercial property consultancy. Directly comparable in regional footprint (Kent, Sussex, Surrey overlap with Glenny's SE London/Kent and Essex offices) and service mix across agency, investment and professional services.
• Avison Young: Commercial real estate advisory firm with a growing UK regional presence. Comparable mid-market positioning to Glenny across agency, valuation and investment, particularly in office and industrial markets.
• Lambert Smith Hampton: UK-focused commercial property consultancy offering agency, valuation, investment, building surveying and property management. Closest head-to-head competitor to Glenny in the UK regional advisory market with a similar multi-service model and comparable headcount.
• Bidwells: UK property consultancy with strong East of England and Oxford-Cambridge-Arc presence. Comparable multi-service offering across agency, planning, architecture and building surveying with similar partnership structure.

Broad incumbents

• Savills: Global real estate advisory with strong UK commercial, residential development and investment platforms. Competes with Glenny in Eastern M25 office/industrial advisory and residential development land transactions.
• Cushman & Wakefield: Global commercial real estate services firm with major London office representation, capital markets and valuation practices. Direct competitor on large occupier (e.g., Visa, HSBC-scale) and investor mandates in the Eastern M25.
• CBRE: World's largest commercial real estate services firm. Competes with Glenny for institutional investment and large occupier mandates in London/South East, with materially larger resourcing and proprietary technology platforms.
• JLL: Global real estate services and investment management firm. Overlaps with Glenny across agency, valuation and lease advisory in London and the South East, particularly for larger occupier and investor clients.
• Knight Frank: Global real estate advisory firm with deep UK presence across commercial agency, valuation and investment. Competes with Glenny on institutional investment mandates in London/South East while operating a far broader geographic and service footprint.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/Glenny_llp

Compliance4 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles10 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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