GKJ Consultants Limited

What GKJ Consultants Limited does

GKJ Consultants Limited is a UK-based independent training and consultancy firm founded in 2002 by Gill Johnson and Dave Lane, specializing in the residential lettings and estate agency sector. The company serves primarily small-to-medium independent letting agencies, estate agents, property managers, and solo property professionals who lack internal training or compliance departments — a segment explicitly underserved by large corporate agencies. Headquartered at 6 The Old Bank, 257 New Church Road, Hove, with a training facility in Portslade, Brighton, GKJ operates with a small core team of two founding directors and an office manager, supplemented by a bench of freelance trainers (Claudia Brown, Penny Schofield, Shula Rich) with credentials spanning ARLA, NAEA, the legal profession, and trade body work. Gill Johnson was the lead writer for the majority of ARLA's lettings Technical Award learning modules, providing the firm with industry authority.

The company's product portfolio spans five revenue streams: scheduled training courses (Letting and the Law Foundation at £60 per delegate for a half-day, and the Advanced one-day course at £140), eight self-paced online assessment quizzes (Mini Q's 1A through 4B priced at £15 each), proprietary document templates (Terms of Business for lettings and estate agency versions, applicant advice documents, contractor terms), on-site compliance-checking visits, and a recurring "Buddy Support" membership providing legislative updates and discounts. Delivery is hybrid: scheduled courses run via Zoom video conferencing or in-house at the Brighton training facility, while bespoke training is delivered on client premises anywhere in the UK. Underlying technology is minimal and conventional — Zoom for synchronous training, Microsoft Word document templates, and a basic online quiz platform — with no proprietary software platform, no API surface, no integrations, and no AI or machine-learning components.

GKJ's revenue mechanics combine transactional per-delegate fees, one-time digital product sales, subscription buddy support, and project-based compliance engagements. The firm follows a sales-led, direct-distribution model with on-site national coverage and a self-serve online shop for quizzes and templates. Marketing relies on website content (a news/blog covering HMO licensing, Section 21 reforms, money laundering regulation, EPC requirements, and other legislative updates), an email newsletter, and organic social channels (Facebook, Twitter, RSS). GKJ Consultants Limited is wholly founder-owned, has no institutional investment, no parent company, no subsidiaries, no disclosed funding rounds, no acquisitions or mergers, and no publicly disclosed financial scale.

Name

GKJ Consultants Limited

Legal name

GKJ Consultants Limited

Website

https://gkjconsultants.co.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

2002

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

GKJ Consultants Limited is a UK-based independent training and consultancy firm founded in 2002, delivering training courses, compliance checking, document templates, and a subscription buddy support service to independent residential lettings and estate agencies across the United Kingdom.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Property Training and Compliance Consulting

NAICS

Management Consulting Services (54161)

SIC

Services-Management Consulting Services (8742)

akta.pro primary industry

Real Estate Development & Feasibility Advisory (Highest-and-Best-Use, Entitlements Support) (BPAJANAC)

Keywords

• Property training services
• Compliance consulting
• Residential lettings courses
• Estate agency training
• Document templates

Headquarters

HQ city

Portslade, East Sussex

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Training Courses: Revenue from delivering training courses including Letting and the Law Foundation (half-day online course at £60 per delegate) and Letting and the Law Advanced (full-day course at £140 per delegate). Courses are delivered via Zoom with full payment required in advance.
2. Online Quizzes: Sale of individual Mini Q's online course quizzes at £15 per quiz. Once purchased, quizzes can be taken once with a 45-minute time limit. No refunds or cancellations after purchase.
3. Document Templates: Sale of Terms of Business templates and other document templates for lettings and estate agents. Includes follow-up one-to-one telephone session. Sold as one-off documents without updates.
4. Buddy Support Service: Subscription-style support service offering practical help and advice, advice sheets on current legislation and changes to practice, plus discounts on in-house courses and other services.
5. Compliance Checking: Consultancy service where consultants visit client offices to review files and appraise systems against checklists, providing reports and recommendations. Includes training to improve any shortfalls identified.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

GKJ Consultants Limited delivers training, compliance checking, and consultancy services to UK residential letting and estate agents. Core offerings include scheduled Letting and the Law Foundation and Advanced courses, bespoke in-house training, one-to-one consultations, document templates, compliance file reviews, and a Buddy Support subscription providing ongoing advice and discounts.

Product overview

GKJ Consultants Limited offers a portfolio of training and consultancy services for the residential lettings and estate agency sector. The core offering consists of scheduled training courses (Letting and the Law Foundation and Advanced courses) and bespoke training programs. Supporting products include eight online course quizzes (Mini Q's 1A through 4B) sold at £15 each for assessment purposes. Additional services encompass Compliance Checking (independent file and systems reviews), Document Templates (Terms of Business, contractor agreements), and a Buddy Support subscription service providing ongoing legal updates and discounts. All services focus on UK residential property legislation compliance, with training available online via Zoom or on-site.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Letting and the Law Foundation – Online Half Day Course Online half-day course providing an overview of legal obligations on letting agents and landlords, covering contracts, common law, consumer rights, landlord obligations, safety regulations, and EPC requirements.
• Letting and the Law Advanced – One Day Course Advanced one-day course covering complex letting topics including Housing Act notices (Sections 8, 13, 22), rent repayment orders, break clauses, landlord/tenant death scenarios, Immigration Act 2016, and Occupier Liability Acts.
• Forthcoming GKJ Consultants Training Courses Scheduled training courses covering various aspects of residential sales and lettings, priced at £60.00 per delegate and delivered via Zoom or in person.
• Bespoke Training Custom-written and delivered training courses on residential sales and lettings topics tailored to specific company requirements, available at client premises or at GKJ's Brighton training facilities.
• Compliance Checking Service Consultant visits to review office files and systems against compliance checklists for estate and letting agents, including adherence to TDP, Consumer Protection from Unfair Trading Regulations, and safety check requirements. Includes reports, recommendations, and training to address shortfalls identified.
• Documents and Publications Microsoft Word document templates including Terms of Business (Lettings and Estate Agency versions), Applicant/Prospective Tenant Advice Documents, and Terms and Conditions for Instructing Contractors, each with a follow-up one-to-one telephone session.
• Buddy Support Service Membership service providing easy access to practical help, advice sheets on current legislation and practice changes, ongoing advice sheet delivery, and discounts on in-house courses and compliance checks.
• Online Course Quizzes (Mini Q's) Series of 8 online assessment quizzes (Mini Q's 1A through 4B) priced at £15 each, with a 45-minute time limit and single-attempt format, sold via the website shop for course participants.

Quantifiable outcome

• Training delegates prepare for both Technical Award Residential Sale of Property and Technical Award Residential Letting and Property Management qualifications

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Emerging players

• Goodlord: PropTech platform offering referencing, contracts, and compliance workflows for letting agents. Indirectly competes by digitising compliance tasks GKJ addresses via training and templates, potentially disintermediating parts of the value chain.
• Dataloft (Regulatory Consulting): Property market intelligence and consulting firm serving agents, lenders and policymakers with market data, regulation briefings, and training content — overlapping with GKJ's regulatory update and consultancy offering.

Direct peers

• Total Property Training: Specialist training provider for letting agents, estate agents and property managers, offering CPD-accredited courses and webinars. Directly competes with GKJ in the same niche and customer base.
• Agents Together: Training and compliance resource hub serving UK estate and letting agents, with courses on AML, GDPR, and consumer protection. Closely comparable to GKJ's Compliance Checking and training services.
• The Property Academy: Provider of training, coaching and qualifications for estate and letting agents across the UK, with a focus on independent firms. Overlaps with GKJ on regulatory and sales/lettings training.
• LPS Training (Letting Protection Scotland / London Property Services training): UK property-sector training provider offering letting and estate agency courses, compliance workshops, and online modules. Overlaps with GKJ's training catalogue for residential lettings professionals.
• Resource Zone: UK company supplying templates, training, and compliance resources (terms of business, ASTs, consumer protection documentation) specifically to letting and estate agents — directly comparable to GKJ's document template and training catalogue.
• Propertymark (ARLA Propertymark & NAEA Propertymark): The UK's main professional body for letting and estate agents, which itself runs training courses, qualifications (including Technical Awards), and publishes compliance guidance. Competes directly with GKJ for the independent agent training market while also being an industry credentialing body.

Broad incumbents

• TDS (The Dispute Service): Government-approved tenancy deposit protection scheme that also provides industry training, dispute resolution, and landlord/agent education. Dave Lane previously worked as a TDS adjudicator — overlapping adjacent territory for compliance training.
• NAEA Propertymark Qualifications (former NFoPP): Awarding body that delivers the Technical Award and Certificate qualifications (which Gill Johnson authored learning modules for). Indirect peer as the credentialing counterpart that GKJ's courses prepare students for.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/gkj-consultants

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 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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