CHESTERS LETTING AGENCY LIMITED

What CHESTERS LETTING AGENCY LIMITED does

Chesters Letting Agency Limited is an independently owned, privately held property letting and sales agency founded in 1983 and headquartered at 12 Station Parade, Eastbourne, East Sussex. The company serves landlords, tenants, property buyers, and sellers in the Eastbourne area through a diversified service portfolio covering long-term residential lettings, holiday lets, short-term lets, student accommodation, and residential property sales. Long-term rental listings range from approximately £550 to £1,350 per calendar month, and property sales listings span £165,000 to £350,000.

The agency operates a traditional sales-led go-to-market with no proprietary technology platform, no mobile application, and no public-facing API; distribution relies on a standard property-listing website, internet and local advertising, personal recommendations, and a referral network that includes Eastbourne District General Hospital, Eastbourne Council, other local estate agents, and partnerships with language schools to source overseas landlords and international tenants. Revenue is generated through letting management fees (recurring monthly subscriptions with discount tiers for portfolio landlords), holiday and short-term let management commissions, and transaction-based commissions on property sales.

The company is family-operated with no disclosed external investment, no parent or holding company structure, and no disclosed headcount or financial figures. Marketing channels are predominantly referral-driven with supplementary content marketing via blog posts on Eastbourne tourism and attractions. No awards, patents, regulatory actions, leadership changes, or M&A activity are recorded.

Name

CHESTERS LETTING AGENCY LIMITED

Legal name

CHESTERS LETTING AGENCY LIMITED

Website

https://chesters-eastbourne.co.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

1983

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Chesters Letting Agency Limited is an independent property letting and sales agency founded in 1983, operating from a single office in Eastbourne, UK. It serves local landlords, tenants, students, holiday-makers, and property buyers/sellers across long-term, short-term, holiday, and student rental segments plus residential sales.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Residential Property Lettings and Sales

NAICS

Residential Property Managers (531311), Rental and Leasing Services (532)

SIC

Operators Of Apartment Buildings (6513), Real Estate Operators (No Developers) & Lessors (6510)

akta.pro primary industry

Full-Service Vacation Rental Property Management (BPAJAIAA)

Keywords

• Property letting services
• Holiday rentals
• Student accommodation
• Residential property sales
• Property management

Headquarters

HQ city

Eastbourne

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Letting Management Fees: The company earns commission from managing rental properties for landlords. They offer full management or initial management only options, with substantial discounts for landlords with more than two properties managed.
2. Holiday and Short-Term Let Management: Revenue from managing fully furnished holiday accommodation and short-term property rentals, which can produce excellent weekly income for landlords.
3. Property Sales Commission: The company also facilitates property sales, earning commission on successful transactions. Properties for sale include flats and houses in Eastbourne ranging from £165,000 to £350,000.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Chesters is an independent letting and sales agency operating in Eastbourne since 1983. It lets and manages residential properties on behalf of landlords across four formats: holiday lets, short-term lets, long-term lets, and student accommodation, and also facilitates residential property sales. The company sources tenants, coordinates property maintenance, and handles compliance with UK housing legislation for landlords, while marketing listings to tenants and buyers in the Eastbourne area.

Product overview

Chesters Eastbourne operates a unified property platform consisting of two core services: Properties to Let and Properties for Sale. The letting portfolio is segmented into three sub-products (Holiday Lets, Short Term Lets, Long Term Lets) plus a specialist Student Accommodation service. Properties for Sale handles residential property transactions. All services are focused on the Eastbourne, East Sussex market area, with the company having operated since 1983.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Quantifiable outcome

• Excellent weekly income for landlords with holiday lets
• +1 more outcomes

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Language Schools in EastbourneminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorChesters partners with language schools in Eastbourne to attract overseas landlords and tenants. This relationship helps introduce international clients to their property services.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• Martin & Co: UK letting agency franchise network with a residential letting, sales and management offering that closely matches Chesters' core services. Comparable on customer base (landlords and tenants), service mix, and revenue model (management fees on rental properties).
• Belvoir Group PLC: UK national letting and estate agency franchise network operating a multi-office, multi-region model very similar to Chesters' letting and sales proposition. Belvoir's franchise structure and service mix (lettings, sales, property management) make it a directly comparable peer in the same core offering.
• Hunters Property Group: UK estate and letting agency franchise offering residential sales, lettings and property management. Directly comparable to Chesters on service offering and landlord/tenant customer base, with a wider geographic footprint.
• Winkworth plc: UK-listed franchise estate and letting agency with a residential lettings and sales model that parallels Chesters' offering. Comparable on product (residential letting, sales) and target customers (landlords, tenants, buyers).

Regional players

• Foxtons Group plc: London-focused estate and letting agency offering residential sales, lettings and property management. Comparable product offering to Chesters but its primary operating geography is London, making it a regional rather than direct competitor.

Emerging players

• Purplebricks Group: Online-led UK estate and letting agent that disrupted the traditional high-street agency model with lower fees and self-serve technology. Comparable to Chesters in customer base but represents the technology-led model Chesters has not adopted.

Broad incumbents

• Connells Group: One of the largest UK estate agency and lettings groups, offering residential sales, lettings and property management services at national scale. Overlaps with Chesters' core services but operates as a broad incumbent rather than a single-town specialist.
• The Property Franchise Group PLC: UK-listed parent of multiple estate and letting agency franchise brands. Operates broadly across the same residential letting and sales space as Chesters but at significantly larger scale and with a multi-brand franchise portfolio.

Others

• Rightmove plc: UK's largest property listings portal that Chesters relies on for marketing visibility. Not a direct competitor but an ecosystem participant whose pricing power and product changes affect Chesters' customer acquisition economics.
• Zoopla Property Group: UK property portal and listings platform used by Chesters and competing letting agencies for lead generation. An adjacent ecosystem participant rather than a competitor, but materially shapes the marketing and lead-acquisition landscape for Chesters.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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