Intelligence · Sector map · October 2026
Property letting and management in the UK
548,120 active companies; 67,896 formed in the last twelve months.
Computed from Lockley's index, updated 20 October 2026.
548,120
Active UK companies
67,896
Formed in the last twelve months
12% of the sector
28,615
With a website we could match
5%
Property letting and management: companies formed each year, still on the register
27,808
2019
33,074
2020
37,913
2021
38,512
2022
42,265
2023
55,519
2024
70,496
2025
54,785
2026
Where they are registered
Post townActive companies
London110,443
Birmingham11,825
Manchester11,780
Glasgow7,610
Bristol6,247
Leeds5,965
Leicester5,699
Nottingham5,651
Liverpool5,457
Harrow4,693
Registered office, which is not always where a company trades.
Hiring in the last 30 days, manager level and above
FunctionRolesCompanies
Marketing84
Sales55
Finance43
HR22
Operations22
Jobs data from Adzuna, matched to companies in the index.
Recorded in October 2026 so far
SignalRecordsCompanies
Hiring at manager level and above117
New sites55
First hires in a function44
Public contracts ending11
What is counted
Active UK companies whose Companies House SIC codes begin with 682, 68320. A company with several codes can appear in more than one sector. Figures are recomputed every night.
SourcesCompanies House (Open Government Licence) · Jobs data from Adzuna · Lockley's index and its sources
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