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We offer Premium Property Management and Lettings Specialists, Experienced Buy-To-Let Consultancy and HMO License Services across Hampshire.
LUMI; Let us Manage It.
Our Fully Managed Service is designed to be a completely hands-off experience for the landlord. We’ll source quality tenants, provide comprehensive referencing for the tenant (and guarantor if required), provide a photographic inventory, arrange required safety certificates, take move-in funds, register the deposit and ensure all legal documentation is provided to remain compliant. Once moved in, we’ll collect rent from the tenant, deal with day-to-day management including periodic inspections, before providing the end-of-tenancy checkout and aiding with deposit deductions (if required.) This service is designed to keep you informed, whilst not actively involved.
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Our Tenant Find service is available for those landlords simply looking for assistance with marketing. We’ll source and referencing quality tenants (and guarantors if required), take move in funds and ensure all legal documentation is provided to remain compliant. A photographic inventory, arranging of safety certificates and deposit registration are available as optional extras.
Co-Founder & Managing Director
Why are all website bios identical, beginning at birth and ending with today? Are you really interested in knowing Darrell grew up in Portsmouth with an innate desire to work in the property industry? Does it bother you that his decade of experience in the Estate and Lettings industry began with rapid progression through an established independent agency, or that more recently he spent six years aiding the growth of a startup into one of the largest agencies in Portsmouth? Or do you want to know about the present-day Darrell Manchip, and why he traded in the comfort of a monthly salary to become the co-founder and Managing Director of LUMI?
Darrell has two main focus points for LUMI; Clients and Employees.
For Clients, the pledge is far beyond the reactive, industry-norm management service that appears to be fuelled entirely by inexperienced administrators. His years in the industry have created a distinct focus on landlords’ entire investment journey – aiming to maximise the returns of existing portfolios whilst keeping up with the volatility of ever-changing property compliance laws, and aiding in the sourcing, negotiating and purchasing of the next investment.
For Employees, Darrell has a strong desire to work with the best minds in the industry and plans to provide them with an impressive working environment; allowing complete personal autonomy and numerous additional employee benefits with the knowledge that this empowerment will create a determination from all staff members to ensure the LUMI service continues to improve as the company grows.
Darrell acquired full ownership of LUMI in October 2025 and will now look to grow the company using his advanced industry knowledge and dedication to client care.
“I made contact with Darrell in early January as I needed to find tenants for my student property for this coming academic year. Darrell found some tenants almost immediately and has even convinced me to hand over the whole management of the property to NEXA filling me with the confidence that he has the experience and services to make it worth my while for a stress free life!
Darrell was also very knowledgeable and full of very useful tips and advice which were a very big influence on the purchase of a second student property in Portsmouth”
