Consultancy  /  Hourly

Hire a practitioner by the hour.

For the client who is already moving and needs judgement on the next decision. Sold as hours, priced in packages, used however you like over 60 to 90 days.

The packages

Three sizes. One standard.

All packages billed flat, delivered by the same practitioner. Unused hours roll for six months. No auto-renewal.

01   Starter

Starter

5 hours

£695

£825 at the standard rate. £130 saved.

One property, one focused question. A listing teardown, a licensing check, or a pricing review. You bring the postcode, we bring the answer.

  • 60-minute intake call
  • Written summary within 5 working days
  • Follow-up call to walk through actions
  • Email support during the engagement
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03   Retained

Retained

30 hours

£3,300

£4,950 at the standard rate. £1,650 saved.

For operators with more than one property, or a builder assembling a portfolio. Standing time each month for the decisions that come up.

  • Everything in Working
  • Standing hour each fortnight
  • Portfolio-level pricing calibration
  • Quarterly compliance review
  • Warm introductions on request
  • Priority scheduling
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All figures exclude VAT. 50 percent deposit, balance on delivery. Unused hours roll for six months.

What you can use the hours for

Anything a friend in the trade would help you with.

01

Property review.

Floorplan, location, lease and lender position. A clear read on whether the property should be let short, let long, or sold. The version of that answer we would give a friend.

2 to 4 hours
02

Licensing and planning.

Local authority checks, Article 4 exposure, the London 90 night rule, Scottish licensing and Northern Irish certification. What applies to this address, in writing.

3 to 5 hours
03

Listing teardown.

Title, cover shot, photo order, description, amenities, house rules. Line by line, with the changes ranked by likely impact. Delivered as a scored report you can implement in a morning.

3 to 6 hours
04

Pricing overhaul.

Base rates, minimum stays, seasonal rules and lead-time discounts. Set up in your dynamic pricing tool, not left on a spreadsheet. We include the first month of calibration.

4 to 8 hours
05

Direct booking.

A website, a payment gateway and the tools to send guests to it. So the 15.5 percent platform fee is a choice, not a tax you pay by default.

6 to 12 hours
06

Introductions.

Cleaners, photographers, mortgage brokers, accountants, planning consultants. People we have used and would use again. No referral fees, ever.

1 to 2 hours
How the hours work

Booked once. Used at your pace.

01

Enquire

Send the postcode and a short note. Within one working day we confirm we can help, and which package fits.

02

Book

50 percent deposit starts the clock. Balance on delivery. Payment details sit inside the proposal, not behind a portal.

03

Work

Mix of scheduled calls, written reviews and shared documents. Every hour is logged. You can see what you have used at any point.

04

Close

Handover pack, action list, and any introductions. Unused hours roll for six months, or credit toward a full setup.

London flat interior Working · 15 hours
In use

One property. Twelve weeks. Fifteen hours.

A two-bed in Hackney, trading at 61 percent occupancy on a single channel. The owner had a listing that ranked below page one and a pricing tool she had stopped trusting.

"The first call ended with a list of ten things. Three of them were mine to do. Seven were yours. That felt right, and it worked."

Real engagement, retold in general terms. Client name and exact property withheld under NDA.

Host, London E8 · Working package
61% Occupancy before
83% Occupancy after 60 days
+£412 Average monthly net uplift
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Before you book

Common questions.

How quickly can we start?

Usually within the week. A first call is scheduled at the pace you need it, not ours. If a licensing deadline or completion date is driving urgency, tell us on the enquiry and we will make room.

Do the hours expire?

Unused hours roll for six months from purchase. If you need longer, we will discuss it before it becomes an issue. We do not run a use-it-or-lose-it policy.

How are the hours delivered?

A mix of scheduled calls, written reviews, and shared documents. Everything is logged in a running tracker you can see at any point. Reviews arrive as PDF, not slide decks.

What if my problem needs a full setup?

We will say so on the first call. Any hours already used are credited against the fixed setup fee, so you never pay twice for the same thinking.

Do you work outside the UK?

The consultancy is UK-focused. That is where our licensing, planning and lender experience is deepest, and that is where we can add most. For international questions we may be able to introduce you, but we will not pretend to be the right practitioner.

Can I pay per hour instead?

The standard hourly rate is £165. The packages exist because most clients use more than one hour, and buying in a package is materially cheaper. For a single hour, it is usually kinder to your budget to book Starter and leave four hours in credit.

Is there a contract?

Yes, a short engagement letter covering scope, timing, confidentiality and IP. It runs to one page. You will not need a solicitor to read it.

Bring one decision to a first call.

30 minutes, no charge, no pitch. If the answer is inside one hour, we tell you. If the answer is inside fifteen, we tell you that too.

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