Cunninghams Estate Agents

What Cunninghams Estate Agents does

Cunninghams Estate Agents is an independent, family-run residential estate and letting agency operating from a single office at 180 Studfall Avenue in Corby, Northamptonshire, United Kingdom. Founded in 1988 and led by Director Tim Cunningham and Manager Maria Farrow, the firm serves individual buyers, sellers, landlords, and tenants across Corby and surrounding Northamptonshire communities. It is incorporated as Larchmount Ltd (Company no. 08674768) and trades solely under the Cunninghams Estate Agents brand.

The firm's core offering consists of residential property sales, residential lettings, and full landlord property management, supplemented by free no-obligation valuations and an online property requirements registration service. Its technology stack is standard for a UK high-street agency: a website with self-serve property search and filtering, listing distribution via the Rightmove and Onthemarket property portals, third-party integrations for AML checks (Veriphy), tenant referencing (Rent4sure), and enquiry handling (LeadPro), plus reCAPTCHA-based form protection. The firm holds the full suite of UK estate-agency accreditations, including ARLA, NAEA, Propertymark Client Money Protection, Property Ombudsman, Safeagent, and Tenancy Deposit Scheme membership.

Cunninghams earns revenue through a mix of transaction and recurring streams. Property sales generate commission on completion, while lettings produce a 12% inclusive-of-VAT monthly management fee on rent collected, a £60 inc VAT tenancy agreement fee, a £125 plus VAT administration setup fee, and unit-priced ancillary compliance services (gas safety £65, legionella £55, EPC £60, EICR £150, all inc VAT). Tenants are charged no fees. Distribution is primarily direct through the Corby office and the firm's website, with portal listings providing secondary reach; there is no evidence of venture, private equity, or institutional investment in the business.

Name

Cunninghams Estate Agents

Legal name

Larchmount Ltd t/a Cunninghams Estate Agents

Website

https://cunninghamsestateagents.co.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

1988

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Cunninghams Estate Agents is an independent, family-run residential estate and letting agency founded in 1988 in Corby, Northamptonshire, serving individual buyers, sellers, landlords, and tenants in the local Northamptonshire area.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Residential Real Estate Services

NAICS

Offices of Real Estate Agents and Brokers (531210), Real Estate Property Managers (53131)

SIC

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

akta.pro primary industry

Buyer Representation Services (BPAJAAAJ)

Keywords

• Residential estate agency
• Property lettings
• Property sales
• Landlord management services
• Property valuations

Headquarters

HQ city

Corby

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Property Sales Commission: Commission earned on successful property sales transactions. Sellers pay fees upon completion of property sale.
2. Lettings Management: Ongoing management fees charged as a percentage of monthly rent received from landlords. Full Management Fee at 10% + VAT = 12% inclusive of VAT per calendar month.
3. Tenancy Agreement Fees: One-off fee for tenancy agreement documentation, £60 including VAT per tenancy.
4. Administration Fees: Administration fee of £125 + VAT for setting up landlord services.
5. Additional Property Services: Additional services for landlords including gas safety checks, legionella checks, EPCs, and EICR certificates, charged at standard rates.
6. Property Valuations: Free no-obligation valuations offered to generate sales and lettings instructions.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Cunninghams Estate Agents provides residential property sales and lettings services in Corby and surrounding Northamptonshire, helping individual buyers, sellers, landlords, and tenants transact and manage homes. Services include property listings, free no-obligation valuations, full landlord management (10% + VAT of monthly rent), tenancy agreements, tenant referencing, and ancillary landlord compliance checks (gas safety, legionella, EPC, EICR). Properties are marketed through the company website and major portals (Rightmove, Onthemarket).

Product overview

Cunninghams Estate Agents is an independent estate and letting agency offering a unified property services platform. The core offering consists of property sales and lettings services, supported by a property valuation tool, landlord full management service, and property requirements registration system. All services are accessible through the company's website at www.cunninghamsestateagents.co.uk, with properties also listed on Rightmove and Onthemarket portals. The company operates from a single office in Corby, Northamptonshire, and has been serving the local market since 1988.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Residential Property Sales

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration6 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• RightmovecoreTechnology or IntegrationRightmove property portal partnership for listing properties. Property details are shared with Rightmove for property marketing purposes.
• OnthemarketcoreTechnology or IntegrationOnthemarket property portal partnership for listing properties. Property details are shared with Onthemarket for property marketing purposes.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Broad incumbents

• Savills: Global real estate services firm with UK residential sales, lettings, and property management offerings. Comparable in core services but operates in prime/upper-mid markets with much broader service portfolio.
• Knight Frank: Global real estate agency with significant UK residential presence. Competes in UK residential sales and lettings, though primarily in higher-value segments and with international reach Cunninghams does not have.
• Spicerhaart: Large UK estate agency group operating multiple high-street brands (haart, Your Move, Reeds Rains). Competes in residential sales and lettings with similar accreditation framework but significantly larger footprint.
• Connells Group: One of the UK's largest estate agency groups with a national branch network. Competes in the same residential sales and lettings space but at much greater scale and with a broader portfolio of services including mortgages and surveying.
• Your Move: National UK estate agency brand under Spicerhaart offering residential sales, lettings, and mortgage services. Comparable in service offering but at significantly larger scale and brand recognition.

Direct peers

• Purplebricks: UK online/hybrid estate agent offering sales and lettings at fixed fees. Direct competitor in the same residential property market, representing the fee-disruption model Cunninghams competes against.
• Belvoir Group: UK franchised network of independent estate and letting agents. Highly comparable to Cunninghams in operating model (sales + lettings + management) and customer base, though operating at national scale via franchise.
• Winkworth: UK franchise of estate agents specialising in residential sales and lettings. Closely mirrors Cunninghams' service mix of sales, lettings, and management for local markets.
• Hunters Property Group: UK estate agency franchise network offering sales and lettings. Comparable in offering residential sales, lettings, and property management to local market customers.
• Martin & Co: UK's largest specialist lettings network with sales services, operating a franchise model. Directly comparable services (tenant find, full management, sales) and accreditation framework (ARLA/Propertymark).

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Compliance7 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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