Jpknight

What Jpknight does

JP Knight is a residential estate agency operating from a single office at 50 St Martins Street, Wallingford, United Kingdom, serving buyers, sellers, landlords, and tenants across South Oxfordshire and West Berkshire. The firm has operated for over 30 years under a family-owned, family-run structure and was acquired by Breckon & Breckon, one of Oxfordshire's largest independent estate agencies, with Eoin Kehoe appointed Branch Manager following the transaction. The team comprises five members covering branch management, sales management, sales negotiation, and administration.

The company's core products are residential sales agency and residential lettings/management, supported by ancillary services including free property valuation, tenant referencing, deposit protection through the DPS scheme, and compliance with The Property Ombudsman and Client Money Protect. Its technology layer is a website-based property listing platform built by The Property Jungle (a third-party provider), featuring standard search filters, a map-based Draw Your Search tool, and a Property Shortlist functionality. Listings are distributed through Rightmove, Zoopla, and PrimeLocation, with supplementary customer acquisition via Facebook, Instagram, and email alerts.

JP Knight's business model is built on transaction-based commissions from residential sales, tenant fees (holding deposits, security deposits, default fees), and recurring managed-services revenue from landlord property management. Pricing is largely market-standard: tenant holding deposits capped at one week's rent, security deposits at five to six weeks' rent, and contract variation fees at £50, while landlord management fees are not publicly disclosed. The company operates as a sole-trading partnership under English law, with no external funding or disclosed ownership structure beyond the Breckon & Breckon parent.

Name

Jpknight

Legal name

JP Knight

Website

https://jpknight.net

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

JP Knight is a Wallingford-based residential estate agency providing buying, selling, and letting services for town and country homes across South Oxfordshire and West Berkshire. Acquired by Breckon & Breckon, it operates a five-person team from a single office.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Wallingford

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Revenue model

1. Residential Property Sales Commission: Commission from helping sellers and buyers complete residential property transactions
2. Tenant Fees and Deposits: Collects holding deposits, security deposits, and referencing fees from tenants. Security deposit capped at 5 weeks rent (6 weeks for properties with rent over £50,000/year).
3. Tenant Default Fees: Late payment fees (after 14 days), lost key/security fob charges, contract variation fees (£50), and early termination fees
4. Lettings Services: Range of landlord services from basic introductory to full property management, including tenant placement and ongoing management

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

JP Knight is a residential estate agency based in Wallingford that helps clients buy, sell, and rent town and country homes across South Oxfordshire and West Berkshire. The firm acts as an intermediary between property owners, buyers, tenants, and landlords, providing listing, marketing, viewings, and transaction support for residential properties.

Product overview

JP Knight is an independent, family owned and family run property agency offering a single unified service for residential property sales and lettings in South Oxfordshire and West Berkshire. The core offering consists of estate agency services for property sales, residential lettings for tenants, and landlord property management services. Supporting features include property search tools (Map Search, Draw Your Search, Property Shortlist), valuation services, and email alert registration for property updates. The agency provides a bespoke, professional service with a focus on customer care and local market knowledge.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 30 years of experience in property sales and lettings

Named customers4 records

Segments4 records

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Breckon & BreckoncoreOthersJP Knight was acquired by Breckon & Breckon, one of Oxfordshire's largest independent estate agencies. This acquisition brought leadership change with Eoin Kehoe taking over as Branch Manager. The partnership provides JP Knight with backing from a larger regional agency network.
• RightmovecoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorProperty listings distributed through Rightmove portal for maximum property seeker exposure
• ZooplacoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorProperty listings distributed through Zoopla portal for maximum property seeker exposure
• PrimeLocationcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorProperty listings distributed through PrimeLocation portal for maximum property seeker exposure
• DPS (Deposit Protection Service)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerGovernment approved deposit protection scheme used by JP Knight for tenant deposit protection throughout tenancies
• The Property Ombudsman (TPO)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerIndependent alternative dispute resolution scheme that JP Knight subscribes to under its Code of Practice
• Client Money ProtectminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerClient money protection scheme ensuring client funds are held safely and separately from business funds

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Broad incumbents

• Knight Frank: Global residential and commercial real estate firm with strong UK presence, including Oxfordshire. Competes for higher-value residential mandates in the same catchment area as JP Knight.
• Countrywide: Large UK residential estate agency group (now part of Connells) offering sales, lettings, and mortgage services. Operates across many of the same regional markets as JP Knight with significantly greater resources.
• Savills: Global real estate firm with significant UK residential operations across prime and mid-market segments. Active in the Oxfordshire region with broader portfolio and pricing power than a single-branch independent.
• Connells Group: One of the UK's largest estate agency networks with broad residential sales and lettings coverage. Overlaps with JP Knight geographically and functionally but at materially greater scale and brand breadth.

Direct peers

• Breckon & Breckon: One of Oxfordshire's largest independent estate agencies and the acquirer of JP Knight. Operates in the same regional residential market with the same traditional estate agency model, providing direct geographic and service overlap.
• Winkworth: UK franchised residential estate agency network selling and letting properties across southern England including the Oxfordshire corridor. Comparable mid-market positioning and traditional high-street agency model.
• Chancellors: Long-established UK residential estate agency with strong presence across southern England. Operates the same full-service sales, lettings, and management model targeting similar homeowners and landlords.
• Hunters Property Group: National UK residential estate agency franchise focused on sales and lettings of suburban and town properties. Closely comparable business model and customer base to JP Knight's town and country homes focus.

Emerging players

• Strike (formerly Purplebricks): Digital-first UK estate agency offering fixed-fee online sales services. Represents the hybrid/online model that directly challenges traditional high-street agents like JP Knight on price and convenience.

Regional players

• Foxtons: UK estate agency with primary concentration in London and the South East, including commuter-belt markets like the M40 corridor. Competes for relocating buyers that JP Knight also serves, but from a London-centric base.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/J-P-Knight-183619518692002
• Instagraminstagram.com/jpknightproperty
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/jpknight

Compliance4 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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