Ellie Horvath
At Best Startup London we track over 100,000 London based startups and over 500,000 people who hold key positions in these companies. We use this directory of startups to highlight top employees, founders and organisations we think deserve more appreciation than they are currently getting.
We’ve ranked the top 101 Real Estate companies in London. The companies, startups and institutions listed in this article are all exceptional companies, well worth a follow. We have included links to their websites, socials and CrunchBase (if you’re interested in their financials).
We selected the organisations listed in this article based on:
- Track record
- Executive leadership
- Market share
- Innovation
- ESG rating
Our Data – We source our data from OSINT (open source intelligence) and public directories such as Crunchbase, SemRush and many more. The data from these sources should be treated with a degree of caution and verified yourself.
Top Real Estate Companies & Startups (London)
Segro
| Founders | Noel Mobbs, Percival Perry |
| Follow | Website, Crunchbase, Twitter, Facebook, Linkedin |
SEGRO is a owner, asset manager and developer of modern warehousing, light industrial and data centre properties.
LATOKEN
| Founders | Valentin Preobrazhenskiy |
| Follow | Website, Crunchbase, Twitter, Facebook, Linkedin |
LATOKEN is the leading platform for multi-asset tokenization and cryptocurrency exchange.
Nested
| Founders | James Turford, Matt Robinson, Phil Cowans |
| Follow | Website, Crunchbase, Twitter, Facebook, Linkedin |
Nested operates as a data-driven estate agency enabling customers to be chain-free buyers.
LANDBAY
| Founders | Gray Stern, John Goodall |
| Follow | Website, Crunchbase, Twitter, Facebook, Linkedin |
Landbay is a specialist Buy to Let mortgage lender using peer-to-peer technology to fund its loans.
Appear Here
| Founders | Ross Bailey |
| Follow | Website, Crunchbase, Twitter, Facebook, Linkedin |
Appear Here is an online marketplace for retail space.
Flagstone
| Founders | Andrew Thatcher |
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Flagstone is a UK starup developing a cash deposit marketplace that gives users easy access to hundreds of cash deposit accounts.
Trussle
| Founders | Ishaan Malhi, Jonathan Galore |
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Trussle is a free online mortgage broker that works with much-needed transparency.
Pupil
| Founders | David Mullett, James D. Marshall, Oliver Breach |
| Follow | Website, Crunchbase, Twitter, Facebook, Linkedin |
Pupil is changing the world of data capture, creating immersive 3D experiences through revolutionary technology.
Wayhome
| Founders | Josef Wasinski, Nigel Purves, Ray Rafiq Omar |
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Start owning a home today from just 5% deposit
Zoopla Property Group Plc (ZPG)
| Founders | Alexander Edward Chesterman |
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Zoopla Property Group Plc is a company that uses digital media to assist in property searches.
VU.CITY
| Founders | Gordon Ingram, Jason Hawthorne |
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SaaS scale-up helping real estate professionals make better design and planning decisions, faster
CapitalRise
| Founders | Alex Michelin, Andrew Dunn, Uma Rajah |
| Follow | Website, Crunchbase, Twitter, Facebook, Linkedin |
CapitalRise is a Property Investment Platform.
Rated People
| Founders | Andrew Skipwith |
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Rated People is an online recommendation service that connects homeowners with local, recommended tradespeople.
YOPA
| Founders | Alistair Barclay, Andrew Barclay, Daniel Attia, David Jacobs |
| Follow | Website, Crunchbase, Twitter, Facebook, Linkedin |
YOPA provides real estate agency services that assist clients in selling their properties.
TAB
| Founders | Duncan Kreeger |
| Follow | Website, Crunchbase, Twitter, Facebook, Linkedin |
TAB company provides short term bridging loans for property projects.
OneDome
| Founders | Babek Ismayil |
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OneDome is the World’s First HomeBuying Platform
Residently
| Founders | Noemi Staehelin, Sam Phillips, Tom Allason |
| Follow | Website, Crunchbase, Twitter, Facebook, Linkedin |
We’re building the world’s home brand with a digital experience that combines the freedom of renting with the rewards of owning.
Houst
| Founders | Daniel Scott, James Jenkins-Yates, Tom Jones |
| Follow | Website, Crunchbase, Twitter, Facebook, Linkedin |
Houst (prev. Airsorted) is a short-let management service that increases yields and handles everything including cleaning, laundry and keys for Airbnb accomodations.
Uniplaces
| Founders | Ben Grech, Leo Lara, Mariano Kostelec, Miguel Santo Amaro |
| Follow | Website, Crunchbase, Twitter, Facebook, Linkedin |
Uniplaces is an innovative service for students like you that takes a fresh approach to booking student accommodation online.
Assiya Capital Partners
| Founders | Betsalel Elfassy, Simon Cohen |
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Assiya Capital Partners is a London-based private equity firm focused on growing companies.
Hubble
| Founders | Rohan Silva, Tom Watson, Tushar Agarwal |
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A platform to search, set up, and manage your hybrid workplace
Plentific
| Founders | Cem Savas, Emre Kazan |
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Plentific is a SaaS platform that provides smart property management solutions for landlords and property managers.
Kitt
| Founders | Lucy Minton, Steve Coulson |
| Follow | Website, Crunchbase, Twitter, Facebook, Linkedin |
Kitt is a full service office platform that finds, designs, fits out and manages office space for businesses.
Homeppl
| Founders | Alexander Siedes, Elran Kadosh, Ohad Shalev |
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Reveal consumer’s real transactional ability
Coadjute
| Founders | John Reynolds, Mark Adams, Sanj Bulsara |
| Follow | Website, Crunchbase, Twitter, Facebook, Linkedin |
Coadjute is a blockchain property technology offering an open network that cuts the cost and increase the speed of property transactions.
flatfair
| Founders | Bartosz Alksnin, Daniel Jeczmien, Franz Dörr |
| Follow | Website, Crunchbase, Twitter, Facebook, Linkedin |
Secure your rental with flatfair’s flexible solutions
Modulous
| Founders | Chris Bone, Chris Mortensen, Markus Cosmann, Reimell Ragnauth, Romill Bettany |
| Follow | Website, Crunchbase, Twitter, Facebook, Linkedin |
Redefining the design & delivery of affordable, sustainable & smart homes by leveraging disruptive digital technologies
Swapp
| Founders | Adi Shavit, Eitan Tsarfati, NOAM GAT |
| Follow | Website, Crunchbase, Twitter, Facebook, Linkedin |
Swapp aims to disrupt the current planning methodologies by providing an AI-driven end-to-end planning service.
Huckletree
| Founders | Andrew Lynch, Gabriela Hersham |
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The brave home of innovation.
Re-Leased Property Software
| Founders | Tom Wallace |
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Re-Leased is a centralised cloud-based property management software designed for landlords and property managers.
Giraffe360
| Founders | Mikus Opelts |
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Get high-quality property photography in one cost-efficient streamlined process
Home Made
| Founders | Asaf Navot, Nick Binnington |
| Follow | Website, Crunchbase, Twitter, Facebook, Linkedin |
Home Made is a London-based property tech rental agency, focusing on mid to high end rentals. It is London’s largest hybrid agency.
REalyse
| Founders | . ., Gavriel Merkado |
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REalyse is a technology company that helps UK residential property professionals understand the market.
HouseTrip
| Founders | Arnaud Bertrand, Junjun Chen-Bertrand |
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HouseTrip is an online marketplace enabling individuals and holiday rental management companies to rent out their properties to guests.
Acre
| Founders | Justus Brown |
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Vertically integrating the mortgage stack
Orbital Witness
| Founders | Edmond Boulle, Francesco Liucci, William Pearce |
| Follow | Website, Crunchbase, Twitter, Facebook, Linkedin |
A LegalTech-meets-PropTech startup replacing legacy legal due diligence in property transactions with a legal risk rating.
Howsy
| Founders | Calum Brannan |
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Howsy is a real estate management platform that provides repairs management and renewal services for landlords and tenants.
TopHat.Io
| Founders | Jordan Rosenhaus, Krishan Pattni |
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TopHat.Io is a technology-driven modular housing manufacturing.
ATLANT
| Founders | Julian Svirsky |
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Blockchain Real Estate Platform | Tokenized Ownership | P2P Rentals
Arthur Online
| Founders | David Cummin, Marc Trup, Rochelle Trup |
| Follow | Website, Crunchbase, Twitter, Facebook, Linkedin |
Arthur simplifies property management, anywhere , anytime.
Checkboard
| Founders | James Owusu |
| Follow | Website, Crunchbase, Twitter, Facebook, Linkedin |
SaaS Identity and Finance Checking Platform
OpenRent
| Founders | Adam Hyslop, Darius Bradbury |
| Follow | Website, Crunchbase, Twitter, Facebook, Linkedin |
OpenRent turns renting a property into a streamlined, online process offering drastically lower costs.
Coniq
| Founders | Ben Chesser |
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Coniq is the Total Customer Engagement Company.
StepLadder
| Founders | Lucy Mullins, Mihir Bhushan, Peter Rushton |
| Follow | Website, Crunchbase, Twitter, Facebook, Linkedin |
StepLadder helps you buy your first home faster.
Lavanda
| Founders | Frank Breckner, Guy Westlake |
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Lavanda is an award-winning next generation SaaS platform powering the convergence of residential real estate, hospitality and travel.
Rentify
| Founders | George Spencer |
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Rentify is an online platform that helps individuals market and manage their properties.
Project Etopia
| Founders | Joseph Daniels |
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Project Etopia is a creating more economical and environmental developments through technological advancements.
GetAgent
| Founders | Colby Short, Peter Thum-Bonanno, Ray Rafiq Omar, Sebastien Powell |
| Follow | Website, Crunchbase, Twitter, Facebook, Linkedin |
GetAgent is the easiest way to find an estate agent to market or manage your property.
askporter
| Founders | Sam Tassell, Tom Shrive |
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AskPorter is an AI machine learning messaging platform that optimises property and facilities.
Battersea Power Station
| Founders | Simon Murphy |
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Battersea Power Station is a travel and tourism company.
Techspace
| Founders | Alex Rabarts, David Galsworthy |
| Follow | Website, Crunchbase, Twitter, Facebook, Linkedin |
Techspace provides flexible, managed coworking spaces for startups and scale-ups.
Plotify
| Founders | Anish Malhotra, Devin Wade, Mike Self |
| Follow | Website, Crunchbase, Twitter, Facebook, Linkedin |
Plotify is a real estate company that specializes in Buying, owning, managing, and selling an investment property.
Wealth Migrate
| Founders | Nir Golan, Scott Picken |
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Wealth Migrate is an online real estate marketplace that allows users to crowdfund property suggested by the website itself.
eMoov
| Founders | Ivan Ramirez, Russell Quirk |
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eMoov is an online real estate agent that helps its clients with technology tools to sell their households.
Quintain Estates & Development plc
| Founders | Unknown |
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Quintain Estates & Development Plc develops, manages and invests in property assets.
Quintain Estates & Development plc
| Founders | Unknown |
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Quintain Estates & Development Plc develops, manages and invests in property assets.
Residential Secure Income
| Founders | Unknown |
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Residential Secure Income invests in shared ownership, residential asset classes and provides secure income.
Lofti
| Founders | Andreas Gkerazis |
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Property Management Platform
eMoov
| Founders | Ivan Ramirez, Russell Quirk |
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eMoov is an online real estate agent that helps its clients with technology tools to sell their households.
Propio
| Founders | Mani Khiroya, Parul Scampion, Shahil Kotecha, Tom Buttress |
| Follow | Website, Crunchbase, Twitter, Facebook, Linkedin |
Propio is a crowdfunding platform that brings together investors property firms seeking funding for development.
Ideal Flatmate
| Founders | Robert Imonikhe, Thomas Gatzen |
| Follow | Website, Crunchbase, Twitter, Facebook, Linkedin |
Ideal Flatmate is the first UK website dedicated to helping its users find the right flatmates.
Solo60
| Founders | Ben Alderton |
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Discover your own gym from 60 minutes solo, with friends or as a personal trainer.
Halo
| Founders | Benas Baltramiejunas, Kipras Gajauskas, Pijus Bratcikov |
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Halo.rent makes renting and letting homes an effortless process you can handle on one platform.
Houzen
| Founders | saurabh saxena |
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Houzen is a Computer Vision, AI & Finance led platform which helps buy homes grow home equity value at certainty and speed
Pass the Keys
| Founders | Alexander Lyakhotskiy, Zoe Duong Vu |
| Follow | Website, Crunchbase, Twitter, Facebook, Linkedin |
Pass the Keys is an airbnb management company offers an expert Airbnb and short let management service.
SearchSmartly
| Founders | Gil Razafinarivo, Taha Dar |
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Property Search, AI, Real Estate, Mobile App
Staykeepers
| Founders | Ivo Gospodinov, Miroslav Gospodinov |
| Follow | Website, Crunchbase, Twitter, Facebook, Linkedin |
Ground-breaking tech that fills empty multifamily & student housing apartments & rooms by widening marketing channels to new audiences.
Oryx Real Estate Partners
| Founders | Unknown |
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Oryx Real Estate Partners offers property development. property management, real-estate and services.
Vesta Property
| Founders | David Toplas, Russell Gould |
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Vesta (www.vestaproperty.com) is a data-driven marketplace for buying and selling residential investment property.
Yourkeys
| Founders | Craig Massey, Riccardo Iannucci-Dawson, Shaw Tsen |
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‘Yourkeys is a real-time transactional and data platform for house builders and estate agents selling properties.
homie.rent
| Founders | Alexander Eid, Louis Eid, Sami Eid |
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Homie is a tech startup that helps Londoners find great homes to rent.
BrickVest
| Founders | Adalbert Wysocki, Emmanuel Lumineau |
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BrickVest is an online real estate investment platform.
UniAcco
| Founders | Amit Singh, Sayantan Biswas |
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Trusted student accommodation prop-tech platform where students can compare, consult and choose their accommodation.
WorkClub
| Founders | Nick Donnelly, Upile Chasowa, Victoria Langhans |
| Follow | Website, Crunchbase, Twitter, Facebook, Linkedin |
WorkClub is a B2B SaaS platform for on-demand workspaces and meeting rooms.
Kamma
| Founders | Alex Schembri, Orla Shields, Richard Lainchbury |
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Kamma provides data-driven technology solutions to simplify the complexity of Property Licensing in the Private Rented Sector
TheHouseShop.com
| Founders | Nick Marr, Sebastien Goldenberg |
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The House Shop is the UK’s number 1 place for property, working with homeowners, landlords, estate agents.
Bricks Group
| Founders | Peter Prickett |
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Bricks Group is a privately-owned property group, specialising in Development, Management and Investment, currently operating across Hotel.
Carbon Analytics
| Founders | Charles Joel, Robert Bachan, Shravane Balabasqer |
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A granular asset focused carbon intelligence & offsetting platform for active industrial decarbonisation across the value chain.
EasyProperty
| Founders | Robert Ellice |
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easyProperty is an online estate agent that gives you the best of both worlds.
EXTREME
| Founders | Alistair Gosling |
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Brand led entertainment company with over 20 million connected fans, operating accross adventure parks, events, media and mobile network.
Gravity Co-living
| Founders | Riccardo Tessaro, Susanna Rock |
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Gravity Co-living is a catalyst for personal and professional development.
Insurami
| Founders | Arnor Davidsson, Majed Chaaraoui |
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Insurami offers a deposit guarantee platform for commercial real estate
Crowdhaus
| Founders | Conan Osborne, Matt Falconer, Matt Pollen |
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Crowdhaus is a property discovery platform that provides property marketing services.
Dexters
| Founders | Jeff Doble |
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Dexters operates as a real-estate agency chain.
Settled
| Founders | Gemma Young, Paul Young |
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A technology platform digitising the residential home purchase and sales process
Bricksave
| Founders | Sofia Gancedo, Tom De Lucy |
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Real Estate Crowdfunding Platform
Rise Art
| Founders | Marcos Steverlynck, Scott Phillips |
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Rise Art enables users to discover and access original art works from galleries and museums.
Aprao
| Founders | Daniel Norman, Jonathan Raoult |
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Aprao is a B2B SaaS company developing groundbreaking software for the real estate industury.
edozo
| Founders | James Shaw, Marcus Ginn |
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Transforming commercial property valuation with data aggregation and process automation
PropertyCard
| Founders | Oliver Muller |
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All-In-1 Property Payments.
Unissu
| Founders | Eddie Holmes, James Dearsley |
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Unissu provides proptech data, content and research services.
Property Deals Insight
| Founders | Nitin Aggarwal |
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Find and Analyse any Property in Seconds. Property Deals Insight provides comprehensive, in-depth data on 27 million+ UK homes helping investors, estate agents and other property professionals
Shaftesbury PLC
| Founders | Unknown |
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Shaftesbury PLC invest in real estate in London’s West End.
LandTech
| Founders | Andrew Moist, Jonny Britton |
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LandTech is a data startup making an open land market to enable property developers to build more homes.
Global Switch
| Founders | Andy Ruhan |
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Global Switch is an owner, operator, and developer of large scale network dense, carrier & cloud neutral multi-tenanted data centres
Proportunity
| Founders | Stefan Boronea, Vadim Toader |
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Proportunity is a financial services organisation made possible by technology.
Preqin
| Founders | Mark O’Hare |
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Preqin provides financial data and information on the alternative assets market.
LXi REIT
| Founders | Unknown |
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LXi REIT is a real estate investment trust.
Moovshack
| Founders | Mick Silver, Pavel Sich |
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The first fully interactive, mobile-first property platform that doubles as a free-to-list portal & a brandable estate agent app
SearchLand
| Founders | Archie Kennedy-Dyson, Arthur Goodhart, Hugh Gibbs |
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SearchLand is a proptech that lets property developers and investors find potential sites and contact landowners directly via the platform.
British Pearl
| Founders | Ali Celiker, Anj Latif, Kobi Lehrer |
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British Pearl is an online property investment platform facilitating share and loan-based investment in UK property.
