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Online estate agency
- 201-500 employees
- B2C
- Property
- Real Estate
- Agency
- Colchester, UK
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Company mission
Everything you need to sell your home — for free.
-29% employee growth in 12 months
Our take
Strike is an online estate agency aiming to make selling a house simple and transparent. Its the first online agency that sells homes for free. By using its service, clients get various features such as valuation by a local expert, ads on Rightmove & Zoopla and a floorplan free of charge.
Strike's unique business model offers its main service for free and makes money by offering additional options to boost the sale to clients, such as professional photography and hosted viewings. The success of this model was confirmed by the market as, after becoming the first agent to sell homes for free, Strike sold £1 billion worth of properties in 2019.
Strike's main priorities are expansion and creating new optional ways to boost the sale of houses in order to increase its revenue. The company has sold billions worth of properties to date.
Kirsty
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Benefits
- Annual leave entitlement of 30 days (inclusive of Bank Holidays) on joining, increasing by 1 day per annum per year in the first three years
- Stakeholder Pension Scheme
- Opportunities for career progression
- Training and development
- Bike purchase scheme
- Employee perks and health assurance plan
Company values
- Transparent - We're honest, straightforward, and open. Most importantly, we’re on your side
- Empowering - You're in control — and we’re always here, whenever you need us
- Collaborative - We're all about people — and we know that building strong partnerships creates the best results for everyone
- Digital - We use data insights and technology to make your journey easier and create a seamless move, from start to finish
- We’re turning the estate agency industry on its head, rethinking the entire process with the customer at the heart. We’re bringing innovation and user-centric thinking into a traditionally offline journey, delicately weaving together the conveniences of a digital experience and the trust of meaningful human touchpoints. Join us and let’s make moving better
Funding (last 2 of 3 rounds)
Jul 2021
$13.9m
LATE VC
Dec 2017
$25.3m
LATE VC
Total funding: $55.7m
Leadership
Alexander Gosling
(President)Former experience as a Creative Director and Senior Marketing. CEO and Founder and GameBand.
Sophie Gosling
(COO)Studied at the University of Edinburgh.