Successful Levelling Up fund bid for Morecambe Eden Project

has been awarded £50m from the Levelling Up Fund.

Northwest based Symple, which has its headquarters in Swinton, Greater Manchester, and an office in London, manages the property certificates which landlords, estate and letting agents and homeowners are required to have by law.

Its range of services currently covers gas safety, energy performance and electrical installation condition reports alongside PAT testing and boiler servicing.

Symple manages the entire renewal process for certifications, including sending reminders that they are due, managing bookings for inspections

Registration is free for landlords and for service providers. Users can check the progress of each job and are then charged for each completed inspection.

Symple now employs a team of 15 and has grown its portfolio to nearly 10,000 properties and its network of service providers to more than 1,100.

London-based Lofti was founded in December 2020 by chief executive Andreas Gkerazis. Currently more than 2,500 properties are managed through its SaaS (Software as a Service) solution.

Lofti has an office in China and is establishing a presence in Dubai, with further international expansion planned for the next 12 months, including in the Middle East and Cyprus.

In June 2021, Lofti raised $1.5m in a seed funding round from WoodJC, a Taiwanese family office fund, for expansion in the UK and to make senior hires.