In 1996, directors Stephen Chard and Neil Robinson pooled professional resources from New Zealand and the UK, together with backgrounds in the fields of engineering and computing, to open a unique Cambridge lettings and management agency with one clear objective: customer focus.

The partners recognised that the customers or clients of a successful lettings and management organisation included both landlords AND tenants. That original 'personal approach to professional property management' is adhered to today in Accent Property Management, the residential property lettings and management part of the organisation.

From offices in Cambridge, Accent Property Management has an enviable reputation for an ethical approach with a strong emphasis on attention to detail. The organisation is recognised as a leading client focused residential property management team.

Over the last decade the property investment market in the UK has boomed, fuelled by the launch of buy-to-let as an investment vehicle in 1996 and changes to the Housing Act with regard to landlords and tenants which came in to effect in 1998. The nature and business of property management, and in particular professional property managers, has also changed from simply letting property for clients to actively advising on and negotiating the acquisition of property for clients.

During this time of transformation the directors dedicated their time to interpreting these trends, as well as other more subtle changes in market conditions, to maintain an acquisition strategy which is inherently focussed on both yield and capital growth.

The lettings and management arm has followed suit and today, Accent Property Management provides a residential property management service for private individuals or consortiums as well as companies and investment funds. The target area of expertise encompasses Cambridgeshire, Suffolk and the booming ‘M11 Corridor’ from London to Cambridge, including Stansted Airport, through Essex and Hertfordshire.

Working in conjunction with Chard Robinson, the property investment part of the group, Accent Property Management is able to provide all clients with a complete residential property management solution and total peace of mind.