Benefits

Clear Framework for Growth
Continuous development is key to a rewarding career. Our competency framework, built around our core values, outlines the behaviours and skills needed for success at every level. It guides us in delivering client value while empowering you to reach your full potential.

Tailored Development Programmes
Our development programmes support every stage of your career, from executive coaching and leadership training to specialised resources for apprentices, graduates, and newly qualified employees.

We help apprentices and graduates achieve prestigious qualifications like RICS and RTPI, while offering on-demand webinars, CPD sessions, and more that cover topics ranging from technical skills and business essentials to sustainability and diversity.

Comprehensive Learning Opportunities
We offer a mix of role-based training and essential learning, covering everything from governance and health and safety to the latest sustainability practices. With online, face-to-face, and self-paced options, you’ll have the flexibility to stay ahead.

Professional Memberships
We understand your development is important so we’ll pay for your annual membership for the relevant professional body for your role e.g. RICS, RTPI.

Private Medical Insurance
You will be automatically enrolled into our private medical scheme with Bupa and the cost for single cover is funded by the Firm. You’ll also have the chance to add a partner and / or children at additional cost, which will be deducted from your monthly salary. You’ll have access to Bupa’s helplines which specialise in mental health, cancer, muscoskeletal problems and the menopause. With the My Bupa app you’ll also have 24/7 access to video or telephone appointments with GPs, nurses and pharmacists.

Health Cash Plan
You will be automatically enrolled into our health cash plan. The health cash plan allows you to claim back the cost of health and wellbeing services, up to an annual maximum, including dental, optical and physiotherapy. Up to four dependent children can be covered at no extra cost, up to their 24th birthday if in full time education.

Gym & Health Club Membership
As part of the Health Cash Plan you can also take advantage of discounted gym, health club and fitness class memberships from over 3,000 providers across the UK.

Dental Insurance
A dental plan is an ideal way to access regular dental care. If you choose to select this benefit, Unum offers a simple solution to dental care, with a choice of treatment levels and funding options to suit different needs. You’ll have access to routine check ups and accident, emergency and mouth cancer cover with dentists across the UK.

Critical Illness Cover
Critical illness plans can help provide you and your family financial assistance in the event of a serious illness. If you choose to select this benefit, you’ll have the reassurance of a tax-free lump sum payment upon survival for 14 days after the diagnosis of one of a number of conditions, e.g., stroke, heart attack, etc.

Nuffield Health Assessments
Your health is important and you’ll have the chance to select from 5 different health assessments on offer by Nuffield. These will give you a better understanding of your health, wellbeing and potential risks. The information provided will support you in making changes to your lifestyle habits, which can have a positive impact on your longer-term health.

Please note employees up to grade 5 will be eligible to select this benefit and receive the assessment at our corporate rate and pay back over 12 months via payroll deductions. Those at grade 6 and above will receive an assessment paid for by the firm. Please note the frequency of assessments is dependent on age.

Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)
We want to support our employees (and their household members) so you’ll have access to our Employee Assistance Programme. The programme is a 24 hour, 365 days a year confidential telephone support helpline providing advice, support and counselling across a range of services including health, legal and financial advice. It’s free of charge and can be used as frequently as required.

Holiday
Everyone deserves a break from work, so depending on your role and how long you have been with us, you’ll receive between 28 and 30 days holiday each year. You’ll also get bank holidays and your birthday off on top of this too. You’ll also be given the opportunity to purchase up to 5 days additional holiday, either when you join us or annually in February. Payment is then made through payroll deductions.

Please note holiday entitlements and the purchase of additional days is prorated for those working part-time. It’s not possible to purchase additional holiday if you are taking your sabbatical leave.

Agile Working
Agile working has been part of the way we work for a number of years. We place the focus on what colleagues achieve and how they collaborate with others. Work is an activity not a place, it is completed at the most effective locations and at the most effective times.

BWell Day
In addition to annual leave, you can compress your hours to enable you to take a BWell Day off the following month.

Sabbaticals
We take great pride that people choose to develop their careers in the longterm with Bidwells, and to reward that commitment, you’ll have the opportunity to take a paid sabbatical after every 5 and 10 years of continuous service. These sabbaticals can be taken over a 2-year period.

Pension
Whatever your age, we want to help you plan and save for your future. The Group Personal Pension Plan (GPP) is one of the key benefits offered to you on joining the Firm. It aims to provide financial security for you and your family on your retirement.

We want to help you plan and save for your future, the Group Personal Pension Plan (GPPP) operates on a defined contribution basis, otherwise known as a money purchase scheme, with our current provider Royal London. This means that contributions are invested in a policy in your name. You can choose to exchange 4% or more of your pensionable salary into the plan which will be matched, up to a maximum of 8%, by the Firm. Contributions are paid via salary sacrifice which provides both tax and National Insurance savings to you.

Tech & Home Purchasing Scheme
This scheme allows you to buy the latest tech & home furnishings and save up to 12% (dependent on whether you’re a basic or higher rate taxpayer) whilst spreading the cost over 12 months. Operating through Currys & IKEA you’ll have access to choose from over 5,000 products including laptops, smartphones, cameras, kitchen appliances and home furnishings up to £2,000 (and with a minimum spend of £100).

The scheme is operated through salary sacrifice and you pay nothing upfront, you simply repay the cost interest free straight from your salary.

Childcare Deposit Loan
We want to support working parents and following the completion of your probation period, you’ll have the option to apply for an interest free childcare deposit loan of up to £750.

The loan can be used for the purchase of up-front childcare fees e.g. nursery deposits, before & after school clubs or holiday clubs with repayments made over 12 months. Full terms and conditions can be found in the Childcare Deposit Loan policy.

Perks at Work
You’ll also have access to Perks at Work which is a shopping platform that allows you to save money at retailers online and in-store. Whether you are buying food, updating your wardrobe or planning a trip, there are exclusive savings or WOWPoints available on almost all brands.

WOWPoints are an online currency that you can earn when doing your shopping via Perks at Work. Every WOWPoint you earn is worth 1p, so 100 WOWPoints = £1.

Will Writing & LPA Service
If you’re looking to plan for the future, Red Apple Law can assist you in writing a Will and setting up a Lasting Power of Attorney, which will enable someone you trust to make decisions on your behalf when you may be unable to.

They can also assist with Living Wills, which can be used to inform medical professionals of your wishes regarding treatment if you are in a position that you can’t express them yourself.

In addition, with all these services, you can have access to free storage and registration of all documents, as well as support with other related services. The services are delivered via an online, telephone, or video approach. You’ll benefit from our corporate rate and will pay back the cost back via payroll deductions over 12 months.

Group Income Protection
Income protection provides protection if you are absent from work due to ill health or injury for a period of six months or more. Please note there is no automatic entitlement to this benefit and any entitlement will be subject to satisfying the insurer’s requirements.

Life Assurance
The Group Life Assurance Scheme provides insurance for a lump sum death in service benefit equivalent to four times pensionable salary for Pension Scheme members and four times basic salary for all other employees.

Bonus Schemes
We want to recognise and share in our Firm’s achievements so dependent on your role and grade you may be eligible for our variable pay, group profit or group staff bonus schemes.

Travel Loan
Following the completion of your probation period, you’ll have the option to apply for an interest free travel loan, up to a maximum of £5,000, to purchase an annual season travel ticket for bus, underground or train. Full terms and conditions can be found in the Travel Loan Policy.

Electric & Hybrid Car Scheme
The electric & hybrid car scheme gives you access to an affordable way to drive an electric or hybrid vehicle. If you choose this benefit, you’ll have access to a brand new, fully maintained and insured car for an affordable, fixed monthly amount. You can choose the make, model and specification from a number of manufacturers. The scheme also includes replacement tyres, breakdown cover and accident support.

Operated through Tusker, they’re always on hand to help with a 24/7 driver support line if needed.

Company Car / Car Allowance
Dependent on your grade and role you may be entitled to a company car or car allowance. Please see your contract of employment for specific details.

Rental Deposit Loan
You’ll have the opportunity to apply for an interest free rental deposit loan of up to £5,000 to help pay a tenancy deposit. Repayments will then be deducted in monthly installments over 12 months. Full terms and conditions can be found in the Rental Deposit Loan policy.

Cycle to Work Scheme
The Cycle to Work scheme allows you to purchase a bike (including eBikes) and accessories and pay back over 18-months without paying tax or NI on the monthly payments.

You can choose between bike only, accessories only or bike and accessories packages. You can spend up to 1/16th of your annual salary on the hire of the bike and appropriate safety equipment.

Volunteering Entitlement
You’ll receive 2 paid days to use for volunteering opportunities each year. We encourage all employees to make use of these days for the value it provides to individuals and the positive impact it has on the communities in which we operate.

Give As You Earn
Workplace giving helps you support good causes by donating directly from your pay. Whatever is close to your heart, for example it might be children, animals or maybe medical charities, there is a good cause out there looking for your support.
Regular donations are a vital source of income for charities as they provide a reliable and predictable source of unrestricted funds with which they can budget effectively and plan for the future, therefore any regular donation (regardless of size) is a truly great gift to give.

Enhanced Shared Parental Leave
Shared parental leave helps parents to combine work and family life. You’ll have the chance to share up to 50 weeks of paid leave between you and your partner. You’ll receive 100% of your contractual base salary for up to 24 weeks of the shared leave period and Shared Parental Leave Pay for weeks 25–39.

Enhanced Adoption Leave
You’ll receive the first 26 weeks of leave at 100% of your contractual base salary and the following 13 weeks at Statutory Adoption Pay current rate of 90% of your average weekly earnings (whichever is lower).

Enhanced Maternity Leave
You’ll receive the first 26 weeks of leave at 100% of your contractual base salary and the following 13 weeks at Statutory Maternity Pay current rate of 90% of your average weekly earnings (whichever is lower).

Enhanced Paternity Leave
You’ll receive up to 6 weeks leave at full pay. This leave can be taken in 1 week blocks within 52 weeks of the birth.

Carers Leave
Our carers leave policy allows employees to take up to a week’s carers leave within any 12 month period to support them with caring responsibilities, 15 hours of this leave will be at full pay.

Fertility Leave
Our fertility leave provides paid leave for employees who are undergoing or wish to undergo fertility treatment. You’ll receive 1-week paid leave per treatment cycle (for up to a maximum of 3 cycles) and 2 days paid leave if you are supporting a partner undergoing fertility treatment.
Please note this policy is applicable to employees with at least 1 years’ service.

Pregnancy Loss
We’re committed to supporting employees who suffer the loss of a pregnancy and offer up to 2 weeks paid leave following the loss of a pregnancy (this is available for both parents, including those with a surrogate mother).

Neonatal Leave
We understand the importance of supporting parents after the birth of their baby, especially when their newborn is sadly unwell. Employees are entitled to 12 weeks of neonatal leave to care for their baby (to be taken at the end of their maternity or paternity leave).

We understand that additional time may sometimes be needed. If you require extra leave or any further support, please don’t hesitate to reach out to your Line Manager or a member of the People team.