What DOHERTY PROPERTY SERVICES LIMITED does

Doherty Property Services Limited is a UK-incorporated private property services firm founded in 2016 and headquartered at 86-90 Paul Street, London (company number 10050563). The company operates three core service lines: Property Investment (connecting sellers with a network of private investors for cash transactions with stated 28-day completion), Rentals (full-service property management for landlords including listing, tenant screening, document processing, rent collection, monthly inspections, and guaranteed monthly rental income), and Serviced Accommodation (short-stay rentals in London Finchley and Lagos Ikoyi, with the Lagos property featuring smart home technology and amenities such as a swimming pool and fitness centre). The company is founder-led by Director James Wale Doherty, supported by a Marketing Manager, with total headcount of 1-10.

The business generates revenue through three streams: transaction fees on property sales, recurring management fees on rental portfolios, and nightly/short-term rental fees on serviced accommodation units, with Stripe as the sole third-party payment processor. GTM motion is direct-to-consumer via the company website and inbound contact forms, supplemented by a broad social media presence (Instagram, YouTube, Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, TikTok) and a monthly email newsletter. Target customers are UK and Nigerian property investors, landlords, and short-stay guests including business travellers, couples, individuals, and families.

The company holds no patents, trademarks, or disclosed awards, and has raised no external funding. It is GDPR-compliant and registered with the UK Information Commissioner's Office (C1295118). There is no app, no API, no disclosed AI/ML capabilities, and no parent company or institutional investors — Doherty Property Services operates as an independent founder-owned SME with cross-border UK/Nigeria real estate exposure.

Name

DOHERTY PROPERTY SERVICES LIMITED

Legal name

Doherty Property Services Ltd.

Website

https://dohertypropertyservices.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2016

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Doherty Property Services Limited is a London-based, founder-led property services firm offering property investment brokerage, full-service rental management, and serviced accommodation in London and Lagos, Nigeria, for landlords, investors, and short-stay guests.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Property Management Services

NAICS

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

SIC

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

akta.pro primary industry

Property Management Advisory & Leasing Administration (FSAEAJAN)

Keywords

• Property investment services
• Rental property management
• Serviced accommodation
• Landlord services
• Short-term rentals

Headquarters

HQ city

London

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, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. Property Investment Services: Provides property investment services including selling properties fast through a network of private investors, offering win-win solutions for quick and hassle-free sales. Generates revenue through transaction fees or service fees from property sales.
2. Property Rentals Management: Full-service property rental management including listing, tenant management, document processing, rent collection, and monthly inspections. Provides guaranteed monthly rental income to landlords. Revenue likely generated through management fees or percentage of rental income.
3. Serviced Accommodation: Short-term rental properties in London (Finchley) and Lagos, Nigeria. Properties are fully serviced with amenities including kitchen, wifi, parking, fitness centre, swimming pool. Revenue generated through nightly/short-term rental fees. Payments processed via Stripe.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Doherty Property Services delivers three integrated property services: (1) Property Investment, which connects sellers with a network of private investors for fast cash sales; (2) Rentals, a full-service landlord offering covering listing, tenant screening, document processing, rent collection, and monthly inspections; and (3) Serviced Accommodation, operating fully furnished short-stay rentals in London (Finchley) and Lagos (Ikoyi) with amenities for business travellers and families.

Product overview

Doherty Property Services Ltd operates as a diversified property services company offering three core service lines: Property Investment (connecting sellers with private investors for quick cash transactions), Rentals (full-service property management for landlords), and Serviced Accommodation (short-term rental properties in London and Nigeria). The company started in 2016 and serves property investors, landlords, and business travelers seeking serviced accommodations.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Property Investment Connects property sellers with a network of private investors to facilitate quick cash sales, offering preliminary offers and completion targeted within 28 days. Targets property owners seeking fast, hassle-free sales without traditional estate agent fees.
• Rentals Full-service rental property management for landlords, covering listing, tenant screening, document processing, rent collection, and monthly property inspections, with guaranteed monthly rental income. Designed for individual landlords wanting hands-off, recurring yield.
• Finchley Contemporary 2 Bed Apartment (London Serviced Accommodation) Fully serviced two-bedroom apartment in London near Finchley Central Station, with dedicated workspace, free parking, kitchen, Wi-Fi and amenities suited to business travellers, couples, individuals and families seeking short-stay 'home away from home' accommodation.
• Luxury Contemporary Maisonette (Nigeria Serviced Accommodation) Luxury serviced maisonette in Ikoyi, Lagos, equipped with smart home technology, private swimming pool, fitness centre, marble floor finish, bespoke designed furniture, walk-in rainforest shower room, and fully provisioned kitchen. Targeted at business travellers and guests visiting Lagos.

Quantifiable outcome

• Quick property sales with completion within 28 days
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers5 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

Integration1 record

Feature1 record

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• StripecoreTechnology or IntegrationStripe is used as the payment processing provider for serviced accommodation bookings. The company states that 'The only Third-Party we make use of at the moment is Stripe (Financial services company) for our Serviced Accommodation bookings.' Stripe handles billing details and credit card payment processing for online bookings.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Purplebricks: UK online estate agency offering brokerage and related services to residential sellers and landlords. Comparable to Doherty's Property Investment brokerage arm in intermediating residential transactions, though operating at significantly larger scale.
• Hamptons: UK estate agency and lettings business offering sales, lettings and property management across prime and mainstream UK markets. Comparable to Doherty's property investment brokerage and rental management services as a broader UK incumbent.
• Savills: Global real estate services firm with UK residential sales, lettings and property management arms. Comparable as a broad incumbent offering overlapping services to investors, landlords and occupiers in UK prime markets.
• JLL: Global real estate investment and management firm with residential investment sales and property management capabilities. Comparable to Doherty's investment brokerage and management services, though serving primarily institutional and high-net-worth segments.
• Knight Frank: Global real estate consultancy offering sales, lettings, property management and investment advisory across residential and commercial markets. Comparable to Doherty's property investment and rental management offerings as a broad incumbent in the same space.
• Foxtons: London-focused estate agency and property services firm covering sales, lettings and property management. Comparable to Doherty across all three service lines within the London market, but operating as a public incumbent with far greater reach.

Direct peers

• Mashroom: UK platform providing end-to-end services for landlords including tenant find, full management and rent guarantee products. Directly comparable to Doherty's guaranteed-rent rental management offering and SMB landlord focus.
• Houst: Short-term rental management platform that manages Airbnb-style listings on behalf of property owners. Directly comparable to Doherty's serviced accommodation business in service model and target property owner.
• GuestReady: Serviced accommodation and short-let management company operating across multiple geographies. Comparable to Doherty's serviced accommodation arm in model (professionally managed short-term rentals), though operating at larger scale and broader geographic footprint.
• OpenRent: UK online letting agent and rental management platform serving individual landlords. Closely comparable to Doherty's Rentals service in target customer (private landlords) and core offering (listing, tenant management, rent collection), though operating at materially greater scale online.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xtwitter.com/LtdDoherty
• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCYFRjmbDf_WkX09y1FFfyqg
• Facebookfacebook.com/DohertyPropertyServices
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/doherty-property-services
• Instagraminstagram.com/dohertypropertyservices
• TikToktiktok.com/@dohertypropertyservices

Compliance2 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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