Zabriskie Property

What Zabriskie Property does

Zabriskie Property is a family-owned property investment services firm operating in the Scottish Borders under the legal entity OZF Consulting Limited, registered in England and Wales. Founded in 2015 by husband-and-wife team Juliet and Andrew Thomson, the firm operates a portfolio of buy-to-rent, property flips, and serviced accommodation properties, including the Stravaig holiday accommodation sub-brand in Innerleithen. The founders transitioned from corporate biotechnology careers, bringing 15 years of quality control, research, and data analytics experience into a methodical, risk-management-oriented approach to property investment focused on local Scottish communities.

The firm offers three revenue streams. The Cash-Only Property Investment product deploys external investor capital into the firm's property portfolio, offering interest returns stated at 2-3x typical High Street Bank rates over a minimum 12-month term with negotiable rates. The Property Investment Training product is a bespoke 1:1 program spanning 12 months with fortnightly calls, covering buy-to-let, flips, and serviced accommodation strategies, limited to 2-3 students per cohort. Property Portfolio Operations generate rental income, flip sale proceeds, and serviced accommodation bookings (including Stravaig). Operations use no proprietary technology platform; the underlying stack is described as research, data analysis, and risk management methodologies applied to property deal sourcing and portfolio management.

Zabriskie Property operates a sales-led go-to-market model with personal outreach via phone (01896 242153), website contact form, and social media (Facebook, LinkedIn, Instagram). Pricing is not publicly disclosed; quotes are issued after consultation. Customer acquisition relies on word-of-mouth referrals and local networking meetings. The firm is a two-person team with no disclosed external investors, no funding rounds, no subsidiaries, and no parent company. Recognized affiliations include Visit Scotland, the National Landlords Association, and ICO data protection registration.

Name

Zabriskie Property

Legal name

OZF Consulting Limited

Website

https://zabriskieproperty.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2015

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Zabriskie Property is a family-owned property investment firm in the Scottish Borders offering cash-only investment (returns stated at 2-3x bank rates), bespoke 1:1 property training, and operating its own portfolio of buy-to-rent, flips, and serviced accommodation including the Stravaig sub-brand.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Property Investment Services

NAICS

Portfolio Management and Investment Advice (523940)

SIC

Real Estate Dealers (For Their Own Account) (6532), Investment Advice (6282)

akta.pro primary industry

Private Credit — Real Estate Debt (Bridge, Mezz, CMBS-like) (FSAHAJAI)

Keywords

• Property investment services
• Buy-to-let investments
• Serviced accommodation
• Property investment training
• Cash investment returns

Headquarters

HQ city

Scottish Borders

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Operations, Personnel, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Cash-Only Property Investment: Investors provide capital which Zabriskie Property uses to expand their property portfolio. Investors receive interest payments at 2-3x typical bank rates, with a typical minimum investment period of 12 months. Interest rates are negotiable and depend on investment amount.
2. Property Investment Training: Bespoke 1:1 training program typically spanning 12 months with fortnightly calls. Curriculum covers buy-to-let, flips, and serviced accommodation strategies. Designed to be accessible for all investor types.
3. Property Portfolio Operations: Building and managing own portfolio of buy-to-rent, flips, and serviced accommodation properties. Generates income through rental income, property sales (flips), and serviced accommodation bookings.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Zabriskie Property is a property investment services company operating in Scotland. It accepts cash investments from individuals to fund its property portfolio, paying investors interest rates 2-3x higher than typical High Street banks with a 12-month minimum investment period. It also delivers a bespoke 1:1 Property Investment Training program covering buy-to-let, flips, and serviced accommodation strategies over a 12-month curriculum. The company additionally runs its own portfolio of buy-to-rent, flips, and serviced accommodation properties, including the Stravaig holiday accommodation brand in Innerleithen.

Product overview

Zabriskie Property is a property investment services company offering two primary services: Cash-Only Property Investment (a capital deployment model where investors provide cash to build the portfolio in exchange for above-market interest returns) and Property Investment Training (bespoke 1:1 coaching program teaching buy-to-let, flip, and serviced accommodation strategies). The company also operates its own portfolio of properties including holiday accommodation under the Stravaig brand, buy-to-rent properties, and property flips. The business operates as a husband-and-wife team based in the Scottish Borders.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Stravaig: Holiday accommodation property operated by Zabriskie Property in Innerleithen, Scottish Borders
• OZF Consulting Limited

Products and services

• Cash-Only Property Investment An investment service where individual investors provide capital that Zabriskie Property deploys to expand its property portfolio. Investors receive interest payments 2-3x higher than typical High Street bank rates, with a typical minimum investment period of 12 months. Interest rates are negotiable and depend on investment amount. Designed for individuals seeking passive returns above bank savings rates without hands-on property management.
• Property Investment Training A bespoke 1:1 property investment training program typically spanning 12 months with fortnightly calls. Curriculum covers buy-to-let, flips, and serviced accommodation strategies, including financial planning, deal sourcing, and portfolio management. Delivered on a selective enrollment basis (typically 2-3 spaces at a time). Designed for aspiring and existing individual investors seeking structured, personalised education.
• Stravaig Holiday Accommodation A serviced accommodation property operated by Zabriskie Property in Innerleithen, Scottish Borders, available for short-term holiday rentals under the Stravaig brand. Marketed via dedicated Instagram and Facebook pages.

Quantifiable outcome

• Interest rates 2-3x higher than typical High Street Banks on cash investments

Named customers7 records

Segments4 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.

• Visit ScotlandminorOthersAffiliation with Visit Scotland tourism organization, displaying their logo on website footer as a recognized business partner.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Houst: UK serviced accommodation and short-let management company handling full operations (pricing, guest management, cleaning) for property owners. Directly comparable to Zabriskie's Stravaig holiday accommodation offering in terms of the managed short-let model for individual property investors.
• Progressive Property: UK-based property investment education and mentorship company offering training programs covering buy-to-let, serviced accommodation, and deal packaging — directly comparable to Zabriskie's Property Investment Training offering. Founder-led, content-led model mirrors Zabriskie's approach.
• Mashroom: UK property investment platform that helps retail investors source, finance, and manage buy-to-let properties end-to-end. Comparable to Zabriskie's hands-off-investor proposition, particularly the hands-off capital investor segment that wants property exposure without direct management.
• Yielders: UK property investment platform offering retail investors exposure to buy-to-let property portfolios with target returns. Comparable to Zabriskie's Cash-Only Property Investment product as an alternative way for individuals to deploy capital into UK property for above-deposit returns.
• The Property Academy: UK property investment training and mentorship provider covering strategies including buy-to-let, HMO, and serviced accommodation. Direct peer for Zabriskie's bespoke 1:1 Property Investment Training program in terms of curriculum scope and target audience of aspiring and growing investors.
• Property Partner: UK online platform that allows individual investors to buy fractional shares of buy-to-let properties for rental income and capital appreciation. Closely comparable to Zabriskie's Cash-Only Property Investment product from a retail-investor-into-property angle, though at much larger scale and via a regulated platform.

Broad incumbents

• Vacasa: Large-scale US-based vacation rental management company operating in multiple geographies. Comparable to the Stravaig serviced accommodation arm of Zabriskie's portfolio as a benchmark for what a scaled short-let operation looks like, though at materially greater size.
• Sykes Cottages: Established UK holiday cottage letting agency with a large national portfolio of managed self-catering properties. Comparable to the Stravaig sub-brand of Zabriskie's portfolio in the serviced accommodation / short-let rental category, representing what a scaled version of that arm could look like.
• Roofstock: US-based single-family rental investment marketplace allowing investors to buy tenanted rental properties remotely. Comparable in concept to Zabriskie's hands-off investor value proposition (accessing rental property returns without direct management), though operating at significantly larger scale and primarily in the US market.

Emerging players

• CrowdProperty: UK peer-to-peer property development and investment funding platform. Adjacent comparable to Zabriskie's cash-investment product where individual capital is pooled to fund property deals with target returns, though CrowdProperty focuses on development-stage funding rather than completed-asset deployment.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/ZabriskieProperty
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/zabriskie-property-limited
• Instagraminstagram.com/julietthomson1977

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

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