6 months in business for PropOp…
It has been a very quick and eventful 6 months since we launched PropOp back on 7th June. Whilst each day and week felt like an eternity back then as we awaited our Letting Agent Registration being approved, every day since has felt the complete opposite with the days and weeks racing in.
It would be fair to say that we have both been overwhelmed with the support and positive feedback that we have received throughout the industry. From family, friends, ex-colleagues to contractors, industry leading experts and of course our new clients – the response has been fantastic, and we are both truly grateful to all the kind comments and assistance offered to date.
The Service
Our focus for PropOp has always been on the back of our own experience in the industry and the service we wish to provide. It is already very clear to us that by providing a very personal, flexible service and by providing one point of contact that this is very much a popular and yearned for type of service by the client – whether this being the landlord or the tenant.
We have experienced a steady growth in portfolio size, with a clear note in uptake from clients previously with large established agents, whom have felt ‘lost within the system’. We are ahead of where we expected to be at this stage and that is very encouraging. We will continue to work hard to provide a viable alternative option in the market.
Charity, partnerships and the road ahead
We are also very excited with our plans moving forward. It has always been a passion of ours to use our company to do good and promote good causes. As we announced shortly after our launch, we chose Alzheimer’s Scotland as our company charity for 2021 that we wished to support. With that in mind our first campaign of significance recognised World Alzheimers Day which is held on 21st September every year. We donated 50% of our management fee in October to the charity and it was also lovely to see some of our landlords also opting to donate too. We were very pleased to raise a significant amount for Alzheimer’s Scotland.
In October we were also delighted to link up and form a partnership with Edinburgh Gossip Girls (EGG) and Hidden Edinburgh. Both organisations do a fantastic job of showing off the great city of Edinburgh and supporting local and new businesses with their strong social media presence. It is a pleasure to be in association with them.
Website - https://eggedinburgh.com/
Website - https://www.hiddenedinburgh.net/