King Street Real Estate

What King Street Real Estate does

King Street Real Estate is a Manchester-headquartered, boutique commercial property investment agency operating across the United Kingdom. Founded in 2013, the firm employs five named professionals, four of whom hold MRICS chartered surveyor qualifications, with specialisations spanning industrial, office, retail, leisure, and long-income sectors. The firm serves three principal customer segments: institutional investment funds (including Aviva, Legal & General, and Clearbell), property companies and developers, and private investors seeking bespoke portfolio construction. Transactions range from under £1M to over £100M across UK geographies from Aberdeen to Cornwall.

The firm operates three interconnected service lines: Investment Services (acquisition and disposal advisory on commercial investment properties), Lettings (commercial leasehold transactions for tenants and landlords), and Consultancy (ongoing portfolio monitoring, valuation advisory, and timing recommendations). Revenue is generated on a transaction-fee basis, with no publicly disclosed pricing structure. The go-to-market is senior-director-led direct sales, with no channel intermediaries, marketplaces, or reseller relationships.

Operationally, the firm deliberately maintains a tight headcount to preserve direct client-to-director engagement as a core differentiator. The company is privately held, independent, and has no disclosed external investors, parent entities, or acquisition history. It is RICS-credentialed and GDPR-compliant, and holds an ESG Mark. There is no proprietary technology platform, no AI capabilities, and no disclosed data assets; the value proposition is grounded entirely in human expertise and embedded institutional relationships.

Name

King Street Real Estate

Legal name

King Street Real Estate

Website

https://kingstreet-re.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

King Street Real Estate is a Manchester-based boutique commercial property investment agency advising UK institutional funds, property companies, and private investors on acquisitions, disposals, lettings, and portfolio consultancy across the UK.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Commercial Real Estate Services

NAICS

Offices of Real Estate Agents and Brokers (53121), Real Estate Property Managers (53131)

SIC

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

akta.pro primary industry

Investment Sales Brokerage (BPAJABAI)

akta.pro secondary industries

Commercial Real Estate Brokerage (Leasing & Sales) (FSAEAJAB), Capital Markets Advisory (Equity Placement, JV & Recapitalization) (BPAJABAL), Office Tenant Representation (BPAJALAA)

Keywords

• Commercial property investment
• Commercial real estate advisory
• Property investment agency
• Commercial property lettings
• Portfolio consultancy services

Headquarters

HQ city

Manchester

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Commercial Property Transaction Advisory: The company earns fees from advising on and facilitating commercial property investment transactions. Services include sourcing opportunities, overseeing transactions, and providing ongoing portfolio monitoring and analysis. The firm works with investment funds, property companies, and private investors on acquisitions and disposals across various commercial property sectors.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

King Street Real Estate is a boutique UK commercial property investment agency that sources, executes, and oversees commercial real estate transactions on behalf of institutional investment funds, property companies, developers, and private investors. The firm provides three interconnected service lines: Investment Services (acquisition and disposal of commercial investment properties), Lettings (commercial property lettings for tenants and landlords), and Consultancy (ongoing portfolio management, performance reporting, and advisory).

Product overview

King Street Real Estate is a commercial property investment agency offering three interconnected service lines: Investment Services (acquisition and disposal of commercial investment properties), Lettings (commercial property lettings for tenants and landlords), and Consultancy (ongoing portfolio management and advisory services). The firm specializes in serving investment funds, property companies, private investors, and developers across the UK commercial property market.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Investment Services Commercial property investment advisory covering the buying and selling of investment properties across office, retail, industrial, leisure, pub, and convenience store sectors. The firm sources opportunities, oversees transactions, and monitors investments post-acquisition for institutional funds, property companies, developers, and private investors.
• Lettings Commercial property lettings services for office, retail, industrial, and leisure space across the UK. Services include leasehold acquisitions and disposals for tenants and landlords.
• Consultancy Portfolio management and advisory services for commercial property investors, including regular performance updates, valuation advice, leasing options, and timing recommendations for property sales.

Quantifiable outcome

• Post-transaction portfolio monitoring ensures continued profit beyond initial transaction
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Broad incumbents

• CBRE: World's largest commercial real estate services firm with deep UK investment sales, capital markets, and advisory capabilities across all sectors King Street covers. Represents the scale benchmark and primary competitive threat on institutional mandates.
• Avison Young: Global commercial real estate advisor with UK investment sales and advisory capabilities across office, industrial, retail, and leisure. Competes for institutional commercial property mandates with a mid-tier positioning relative to the Big Three.
• Cushman & Wakefield: Global commercial real estate services firm active in UK investment sales, capital markets, and advisory. Competes for institutional and property company commercial property mandates with deeper resources than boutiques like King Street.
• JLL: Global real estate services firm offering UK investment sales, capital markets advisory, and asset management. Competes for the same institutional, fund, and property company mandates across commercial property sectors.
• Savills: Global real estate advisor with a substantial UK commercial investment practice spanning capital markets, offices, industrial, retail, and leisure. Notably, Savills previously acquired the practice founded by King Street director Darren Moorhouse, making it a direct competitive reference point.
• Knight Frank: Global real estate consultancy with significant UK commercial investment, capital markets, and advisory practices. Competes for institutional commercial property mandates across office, retail, industrial, and leisure sectors.

Direct peers

• Eddisons: UK commercial property advisory specializing in investment sales, lettings, and asset management across office, industrial, retail, and leisure. Directly comparable business model and sector mix to King Street's investment, lettings, and consultancy service lines.
• Lambert Smith Hampton: UK-focused commercial property consultancy offering investment, agency, and advisory services across offices, retail, industrial, and leisure. Closest comparable to King Street as a domestic mid-market commercial investment advisor serving similar institutional and property company clients.

Regional players

• Bruntwood: Manchester-headquartered property company with offices, retail, and mixed-use focus across the North of England. Regional peer sharing King Street's Manchester base and partial overlap on office and mixed-use investment advisory.
• Mason Owen: Liverpool/North-West England commercial property consultancy offering investment, agency, and management services. Regional peer sharing similar geography and commercial property specialism with King Street's Manchester-anchored practice.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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