GKJ specialise in independent training and consultancy within the estate and lettings agency industry.
GKJ Consultants has been around since 2002. The company was founded by Dave Lane and Gill Johnson, who saw a great need for consultancy and independent training within the Estate Agency and Residential Lettings industry.
GKJ Consultants offers courses in all aspects of the field, including property management, lettings law, and negotiations.
What They Offer
The GKJ Consultants appreciate that while large corporations can often employ their own training, small independents lack these facilities. The GKJ Training courses are designed to provide an overview of the best practices and legislation. The company offers:
- Training Courses
- Online Training
- Compliance Checking
- Support Services
- Bespoke Training
How It Works
The training courses range from one day intro training to more in depth topics. The intro training is aimed at all staff involved in residential lettings; providing an overview of the legal obligations of both the landlord and agent.
This includes safety regulations, contract criteria, Housing Act tenancies, Energy Performance Certificates, and executing the tenancy. There are also advanced courses and half day workshops, such as its Dealing with the Deposit course.
GKJ Consultants have offices in Brighton and Hove, but the team travels around the UK frequently. This provides some flexibility for those outside the area, as the team can travel to your location.
The team can also write, produce, and run courses on the topics you require. This can be a full or half day program covering various topics covered across several existing courses or a brand new program. This allows you to relate the training specifically to your company as required.
GKJ also offers support services for smaller agencies that lack the compliance staff of a large multi-branch agency. This provides easy access to practical advice and help as you need it, advice sheets and documentation. You’ll also receive a discount on the GKJ compliance checks and in house courses.
GKJ Consultants also offer online courses or MiniQ’s. These are online test question papers to help you determine if you’re exam ready for the Property Mark awards. These are time-sensitive tests that allow you to complete the 20 questions. The pass mark is 70% or 14 correct answers, so you’ll know immediately if you successfully pass the exam.
However, after the test, you’ll have an opportunity to review your questions and answers to see where you made errors. This will help to enhance your learning experience.
The online courses include Health and Safety, Security & General Law, Legal Aspects of Letting & Management, Lettings Practice, and Property Management Practice.
How Do They Use PropTech?
Although most of the training is face to face, GKJ Consultants has a database of online tests, providing feedback almost instantaneously. This makes technology an important aspect of this operation.
GKJ Consultants Reviews
GKJ Consultants has a solid 4.3 out of 5 on Google Reviews. This is based on just four reviews. However, one review appears to a low rated, spam comment, which has lowered the company’s overall rating. All of the other ratings are five star and praise the training standards.
