Essential Property Options

Essential Property Options is a trading name of Essential Management Ltd and was established in 2010. It is a letting agent and property management company based in London. The founders are Paul Samuda, who has over 30 years of property experience, and Amanda Woodward, who has over 15 years in the UK property industry.

The company manages buy-to-let, house of multiple occupation, and service accommodation property in three locations throughout the UK, with £30 million in assets under management. Its service areas include Stoke on Trent, Crewe and Newcastle Under Lyme; Burton, Birmingham and West Midlands; and Tadley, Basingstoke and Reading. The founders co-host The Essential Property Podcast.

Essential Property Options is described by renters as a responsive and well-organised letting and property management service. Several customers describe prompt replies to questions, with issues in apartments resolved quickly once reported. The team is repeatedly called professional and willing to help, and communication is said to be clear and consistent throughout tenancies, from initial enquiries to day-to-day support. Tenants note that properties are well maintained and that rooms match their listings, with furnished houses sometimes ready for occupation very quickly; one reviewer highlights a fast-track service and mentions Amanda by name.

Cleanliness features often, with kitchens described as fully equipped and communal areas cleaned regularly, and secure door-code access is praised for convenience. The move-in process is remembered as smooth and transparent, and the condition of accommodation is said to match what was advertised. Longer-stay residents describe feeling settled and comfortable, pointing to furnished rooms that cover everyday needs. Reliability, speedy handling of maintenance matters and friendly, approachable staff who keep tenants informed run through the feedback, with furnished three-bedroom houses that can be occupied within hours standing out as a recurring example.