Daniel Lees

Daniel Lees and Martina Lees became accidental landlords when they got married and decided to let out Daniel’s former bachelor pad in Southfields, southwest London. Eight years on – having travelled the world, bought a family home and grown a small buy-to-let portfolio funded in part by that bachelor flat – they still haven’t stopped talking about property.

After friends who were moving abroad asked Daniel to rent out their London flat, too, he founded Swift Property (swift.property) as a specialist, independent lettings agency in 2010. Clients in thirteen countries across five continents have since trusted Swift to let and manage their properties in southwest London. Almost all of them are accidental landlords who used to live in – and still love – these homes, and 95% chose Swift based on recommendations. Along the way, Swift has resolved hundreds of callouts, once even needing to rescue a pet python from a leak.