Urpad Sales and Lettings

What Urpad Sales and Lettings does

Urpad Sales and Lettings, a trading style of Urpad Lettings UK Ltd (Companies House registration 12481132), operates as a Bristol-headquartered nationwide UK estate and letting agency serving landlords, tenants, and property buyers/sellers across England and Wales. The company provides an integrated suite of property services including residential sales, residential lettings, and full-service property portfolio management, with a notable specialization in supporting overseas-based landlords (reportedly around one-third of its landlord client base) who require long-distance property oversight. Its principal office is located at 154 Henleaze Road, Bristol, BS9 4NB, and the firm currently lists approximately 52 properties on its website spanning regions including the South West, West Midlands, South East, Yorkshire and the Humber, and Wales.

The company's technology stack centers on a property management software platform augmented by a tenant-facing PropertyFile portal (urpad.propertyfile.co.uk), a digital inventory system for recording property condition at tenancy start, mid-term, and end, and a "Notify" utility management integration that handles change-of-tenancy utility notifications. Compliance capabilities are integrated into the platform and span ICO registration, Property Redress Scheme membership, Deposit Protection Service (DPS) and mydeposits partnerships, and Rent Smart Wales licensing. Properties are distributed externally via Rightmove and Zoopla, the two dominant UK property portals, alongside the company's own SEO-optimized property search interface. The firm does not maintain a native mobile app and has no disclosed API or SDK.

Urpad's revenue is generated through three principal streams: ongoing managed-service fees from landlord property management (tenant referencing, rent collection, inspections, maintenance coordination), transaction-based commission from property sales and lettings placements, and ancillary professional services such as gas safety, EICR electrical inspections, EPC assessments, and deposit protection handling. The company employs nine people and operates with no disclosed external funding, no parent company, and no public listing. Marketing is executed primarily through content marketing (landlord/tenant educational content on its news section), GDPR-compliant email communications, organic social media (Facebook, Twitter/X, Instagram, LinkedIn), and presence on the major UK property portals; no paid acquisition metrics or pricing tiers are publicly disclosed.

Name

Urpad Sales and Lettings

Legal name

Urpad Lettings UK Ltd

Website

https://urpad.property

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Urpad Sales and Lettings is a Bristol-based nationwide UK estate and letting agency operating across England and Wales, providing property sales, lettings, and full-service property management for landlords, tenants, and buyers through a digital platform and PropertyFile tenant portal.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Real Estate Services

NAICS

Offices of Real Estate Agents and Brokers (5312), Real Estate Property Managers (53131)

SIC

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

akta.pro primary industry

Residential Investment Property Brokerage (SFR/Small Multifamily) (BPAJAAAE)

Keywords

• Residential lettings
• Property management
• Estate agency
• Property sales
• Tenant referencing

Headquarters

HQ city

Bristol

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Property Lettings Management: Ongoing property management services for landlords including tenant referencing, rent collection, property inspections, and maintenance coordination.
2. Sales and Lettings Commission: Transaction-based fees from property sales and rental lettings. Services include property valuations, marketing, viewings, and completing sales/lettings.
3. Compliance Services: Additional services including gas safety certificates, electrical inspections (EICRs), EPC assessments, and deposit protection schemes.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Urpad Sales and Lettings is a Bristol-based nationwide estate and letting agency providing residential property sales, lettings, and full-service property management across England and Wales. Core services include tenant sourcing and referencing, rent collection, property inspections, maintenance coordination, and compliance handling (gas safety, EICRs, EPCs, deposit protection) for landlords, alongside property search, viewings, and sales progression for buyers, sellers, and tenants.

Product overview

Urpad Sales and Lettings operates as a unified property services platform combining estate agency, letting agency, and property management services. The core offerings consist of Property Sales (helping sellers market and sell properties), Property Lettings (managing residential rentals and tenant placement), and Property Management Services (full-service portfolio management for landlords). The PropertyFile Portal serves as the tenant-facing digital interface for property search and account management. The company is headquartered in Bristol but operates nationally across England and Wales, positioning itself as a nationwide agency with local market expertise.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Urpad Property Sales
• Urpad Property Lettings Letting agency service managing residential property rentals, including tenant sourcing, referencing, tenancy agreements, and rent collection for landlords across England and Wales.
• Property Management Services Comprehensive property portfolio management service covering compliance, maintenance, inspections, tenant relations, void period management, and financial reporting for landlords with properties across England and Wales, including overseas-based landlords.
• PropertyFile Portal Online tenant portal providing property search functionality, shortlisting capabilities, and account management for renters, alongside landlord-facing tools for portfolio management.

Quantifiable outcome

• Shorter void periods between tenants compared to industry average
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers2 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

Integration11 records

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Property Redress Scheme (PRS)coreOthersMembership in the Property Redress Scheme, a government-approved consumer redress scheme for property agents. Provides tenants and landlords with access to independent dispute resolution.
• Deposit Protection Service (DPS)coreOthersOfficial government-approved custodial scheme for protecting tenant deposits. Urpad uses DPS for deposit protection as required under tenancy agreements.
• mydepositscoreOthersGovernment-authorised deposit protection scheme offering insurance-based and custodial tenancy deposit protection options for landlords.
• Rent Smart WalescoreOthersCompliance with Rent Smart Wales licensing requirements for landlords and letting agents operating in Wales, ensuring legal compliance for Welsh rental properties.
• ICO (Information Commissioner's Office)coreOthersRegistered with the ICO as a data controller, demonstrating compliance with UK data protection laws and commitment to privacy.
• Rightmove and ZooplacoreTechnology or IntegrationMajor UK property portal integrations allowing Urpad to list and advertise properties on the most widely-used property search platforms in the UK.
• Facebook, Twitter, InstagramminorGTM or Marketing PartnerSocial media advertising platforms used to select and serve relevant adverts to prospective customers.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• OpenRent: UK online letting and sales platform competing directly for landlord and tenant mindshare. Differentiates via lower-cost, self-serve model, representing the digital-native competitive threat to Urpad's full-service positioning.
• Winkworth: UK franchised estate and letting agency network with comparable sales, lettings, and property management services for residential landlords. Direct competitor in multi-region landlord servicing.
• Martin & Co: National UK letting and estate agency franchise with similar full-service offerings (tenant sourcing, rent collection, compliance). Comparable in target customer (private landlords) and business model (sales + lettings + management fees).
• Foxtons: Major UK estate and letting agency offering residential sales, lettings, and property management. Direct competitor in residential landlord/tenant services, with broader geographic concentration but similar core service suite.
• Purplebricks: Online estate agency offering residential sales and lettings with hybrid service model. Direct competitor for the same landlord/seller/tenant segments, representing hybrid digital-traditional competitive pressure.
• Belvoir Group: UK residential lettings and sales franchise network offering full property management services. Directly comparable in service mix (lettings, sales, management) and customer base (individual landlords and investors), though operates at much larger scale via franchising.
• Hunters Property Group: UK estate and letting agency network offering residential sales, lettings, and property management. Comparable multi-region residential services, with similar landlord-customer focus and full-service positioning.

Broad incumbents

• Hamptons International: UK estate and letting agency offering residential sales, lettings, and property management with strong regional coverage. Comparable service mix but operating as part of a larger international real estate group with greater resources.
• Knight Frank: Global property consultancy with significant UK residential sales and lettings operations including property management. Comparable service mix but positioned primarily for premium/mid-market residential and broader commercial real estate.
• Connells Group: One of the UK's largest estate agency networks with broad sales, lettings, and financial services portfolio. Overlaps with Urpad across residential sales and lettings but operates at substantially larger scale and with broader service offerings.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/UrpadUK
• Facebookfacebook.com/urpadproperty
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/urpad-sales-and-lettings
• Instagraminstagram.com/urpaduk

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 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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