Is Caso a comparison site?

No. Caso is a property manager. The figures on these pages come from letting agents' own published fee sheets, with the source for each one listed on our city fees pages. If you send an enquiry here, it comes to Caso and is never shared with or sold to anyone else.

Why do you not name the agents?

The tables describe the kind of business and the office, so you can see the range of fees in a city. Each figure links to its published source on the city fees page.

What do letting agents charge for full management?

On the published sheets we checked, full management runs from 12% to 20.4% of rent including VAT, before setup, renewal and exit fees.

What does Caso charge?

Caso Complete is 8% of rent collected plus VAT. Caso Portfolio, for two or more properties, is 5% plus VAT. There are no setup, renewal or exit fees.

Can I switch agents during a tenancy?

Usually, yes. Check your current agreement for notice and any exit fee. We arrange the handover with your agent and your tenant.

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Compare letting agents: what you really pay

Q: How do I compare two agents fairly?

Add up a full year: the management percentage with VAT, the setup fee spread over the tenancy, any renewal fee and monthly extras. The calculator on this page does that for you.

Real fees from agents' own published sheets, set side by side with Caso. Caso is a property manager, not a comparison site, and any enquiry you send stays with us.

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The percentage is half the bill

Most agents lead with a management percentage. On the published fee sheets we checked, that runs from 12% to 20.4% of rent including VAT. It is only part of what you pay.

Setup or tenancy fees, renewal charges, rent review fees, deposit registration, yearly compliance fees and exit charges sit on top. Across a year they can add several hundred pounds, and some agents set a minimum annual charge whatever the rent.

To compare fairly, add up a full year: the percentage with VAT, the setup fee spread over the tenancy, any renewal fee and the monthly extras. With Caso you pay the management percentage only, with no setup, renewal or exit fee. Repairs and any council licence are passed on at cost.

What agents charge, city by city

Ranges from letting agents' own published fee sheets, checked on 9 October 2026. Each city page shows the full table with a source for every figure.

City	Management, inc VAT	Setup	Renewal	Exit	Compare
Liverpool	12% to 15.6%	£360 to £499	£50 to £300	Up to 3 months' management fee at one office	Liverpool
Chester	14.4% to 16.8%	£450 to £500, or half a month's rent plus VAT from £1,000	£72 to £156	Up to two months' rent inside 24 months at one office	Chester
Manchester	12% to 15%	£300 to £550, or half a month's rent	£30 to £150	£300 to £750; one contract buy-out of £1,200	Manchester
Leeds	National range 12% to 20.4%	See national range	See national range	See national range	Leeds
Cheshire	National range 12% to 20.4%	See national range	See national range	See national range	Cheshire
London	14% to 20.4%	£288 to £450	£100 to £186, plus continuing commission at some	£300 cancellation at one office	London
Caso	8% plus VAT (9.6%), or 5% plus VAT for portfolios	None	None	None

Liverpool

Management, inc VAT: 12% to 15.6%
Setup: £360 to £499
Renewal: £50 to £300
Exit: Up to 3 months' management fee at one office

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Chester

Management, inc VAT: 14.4% to 16.8%
Setup: £450 to £500, or half a month's rent plus VAT from £1,000
Renewal: £72 to £156
Exit: Up to two months' rent inside 24 months at one office

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Manchester

Management, inc VAT: 12% to 15%
Setup: £300 to £550, or half a month's rent
Renewal: £30 to £150
Exit: £300 to £750; one contract buy-out of £1,200

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Leeds

Management, inc VAT: National range 12% to 20.4%
Setup: See national range
Renewal: See national range
Exit: See national range

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Cheshire

Management, inc VAT: National range 12% to 20.4%
Setup: See national range
Renewal: See national range
Exit: See national range

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London

Management, inc VAT: 14% to 20.4%
Setup: £288 to £450
Renewal: £100 to £186, plus continuing commission at some
Exit: £300 cancellation at one office

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Caso

8% plus VAT, or 5% plus VAT for portfolios. No setup, renewal or exit fees.

National range across the cities checked: management 12% to 20.4%; setup £288 to £550, or up to half a month's rent; renewal £30 to £300; exit Up to £1,200 or two months' rent.

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Enter what your agent charges now. The example figures are a typical published sheet; change them to yours.

On £1,500 a month rent

Monthly rent

Current fee, inc VAT

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Setup fee per tenancy

Renewal fee

Monthly extras

Tenancy length

months

What you pay now

£2,952 a year

A year, from the figures above

Caso Complete

£1,728 a year

8% of rent + VAT, capped at £150 a month including VAT

Caso Portfolio

£1,080 a year

5% plus VAT, two or more properties

Complete with rent guarantee (illustrative)

£2,131 a year

Against your agent total £2,952 a year. Supplied at cost, no markup.

You would pay £1,224 a year less on Caso Complete. That is 0.8 months of your rent.

Setup and renewal are spread over the tenancy length. Repairs, licences and insurance are excluded on both sides.

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How to compare agents

Seven questions to ask every agent before you sign.

1What is the management percentage, and is it shown with or without VAT?
2What do you charge to set up a tenancy, and again for each new tenant?
3Is there a fee when the tenancy renews or the rent is reviewed?
4What does it cost to leave, and how much notice is needed?
5Do you add a markup to repairs, or pass on the contractor's invoice at cost?
6How quickly is rent paid to me after the tenant pays?
7Is my rent held in a client account covered by Client Money Protection?

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