Lease-Up and Leasing Services
Lease-up and leasing services firms put experienced leasing people on your property for a set period: to lease a new building, rescue a pre-leasing season that is behind, or retrain an existing team. Some also run the leasing plan and reporting.
Guide updated Nov 2, 2026. Written for operators, with input welcome from people who do this work.
Lease-Up and Leasing Services at a glance
- How many lease-up and leasing services companies are listed?
- 2 companies are listed, researched from each company's own website. 2 say they work nationwide. 2 mention student housing or campus work in their listing; the others are broader apartment, multifamily or commercial suppliers. 1 have claimed and confirmed their listing.
- What does a lease-up and leasing services supplier do for student housing?
- Lease-up and leasing services firms put experienced leasing people on your property for a set period: to lease a new building, rescue a pre-leasing season that is behind, or retrain an existing team. Some also run the leasing plan and reporting.
- How is lease-up and leasing services usually priced?
- Often a weekly or monthly fee per on-site specialist, plus travel and lodging when people relocate. Some firms add a bonus per lease or for reaching an occupancy target. Training is usually quoted as a separate program or per session. Minimum engagement length and notice terms vary, so check them before signing. Actual prices vary by market, property and scope.
Counts come from the listings below, last checked against company websites Nov 2, 2026.
Why this matters
In student housing almost every bed has to be leased again each year, inside a pre-leasing window set by the academic calendar. A new delivery or a slow season can leave a property far behind pace, and hiring and training a full leasing team on short notice is hard to do in-house.
When you need it
- A new building is delivering and needs to lease from zero before move-in.
- Pre-leasing is behind last year or behind the market at the same week.
- You take over a property mid-season with turnover in the leasing office.
- Your team needs training on student leasing, parents and guarantors.
Common challenges in student housing
- Outside teams have to learn the property, the market and your software quickly.
- Results depend on pricing and concessions that the owner, not the leasing team, controls.
- Handing leasing back to the permanent team can lose momentum if it isn't planned.
- Leases signed in a rush can bring more cancellations or guarantor problems later.
What to look for
- Recent student housing lease-ups or turnarounds you can call for a reference.
- A written plan with weekly pace targets and the reporting you will receive.
- Clarity on who sets pricing and concessions, and who approves them.
- Experience with your property management and leasing software.
- Training and a handover plan so your own team keeps the results.
- How they screen and support leases with parents and guarantors.
How pricing usually works
- Often a weekly or monthly fee per on-site specialist, plus travel and lodging when people relocate.
- Some firms add a bonus per lease or for reaching an occupancy target.
- Training is usually quoted as a separate program or per session.
- Minimum engagement length and notice terms vary, so check them before signing.
How prices are usually structured, not what they cost. Actual prices vary by market, property and scope, so compare written proposals.
Questions to ask a supplier
- Which student housing properties have you leased up or turned around in the last two years?
- What weekly pace targets will you commit to, and how will you report against them?
- Who decides pricing and concessions during the engagement?
- Which leasing and property management systems has your team used?
- How do you train our staff and hand the property back at the end?
- What happens if pace falls behind the plan?
Lease-Up and Leasing Services suppliers 2
Search by what you need, such as "lease up", "leasing training" or "pre-leasing". Staffing firms that place leasing consultants are in Staffing and Recruiting.
Listings are researched from each company's public website. Verified companies have also claimed their listing and confirmed the details, and are listed first; the rest are alphabetical. Claim yours free.
Empower PMC VerifiedServes nationwide · Mentions student housing
Nationwide leasing consultancy that runs lease-ups, places on-site leasing specialists and trains leasing teams for student housing, military and multifamily properties.
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The Pivotal Companies
Serves nationwide · Mentions student housing
Provides property operations and leasing deployments and student ambassador opportunities for housing operators.
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