Property management in Chester, Cheshire

2 bed rent

£1,125 a month

3 bed rent

£1,320 a month

Typical sale price

£224,550

Gross yield

3.1%

Read around CH1. Rents are advertised rents; the sale price is the average of completed sales in the last twelve months.

We also publish a full page for property management in Chester.

As a cathedral city, Chester commands rents above the Cheshire average, reflecting its historic centre, its universities and its role as a regional employment hub. The city is known worldwide for its Roman walls, the medieval Rows and its racecourse, and this heritage shapes a rental market that ranges from period conversions within the walls to modern apartment blocks nearer the river and the retail park developments on the outskirts.

Chester railway station provides frequent services to Manchester, Liverpool, Crewe and North Wales, and the city sits at the junction of the A55, A483 and A41, giving quick access to the Wirral, north Wales and the motorway network beyond. The Countess of Chester Hospital and the University of Chester are both significant local employers, and together with the city's professional and retail sector they support a broad tenant base.

Students and young professionals tend to favour flats and shared houses close to the university and the city centre, while families and university staff look further out toward Upton, Vicars Cross and Boughton for houses with gardens and easier parking. Commuters using the fast rail links into Manchester and Liverpool add further demand for property near the station.

For a landlord, Chester's mix of students, university and hospital staff, and commuters means different parts of the city suit different strategies, and understanding which of these groups a property is likely to attract is central to setting the right rent and minimising time empty between tenancies. For a landlord, understanding this specific mix of students, professionals and families matters when setting a fair rent and preparing a property, since it shapes both how quickly a home is likely to let and the kind of presentation these tenants expect.

• Rent collected and paid to you within 3 working days of your tenant paying
• Your rent held in a ring-fenced client account, separate from Caso's own money, until it is paid to you
• Tenant calls and messages answered 24 hours a day, every day
• Repairs assessed, priced and arranged for you, charged at the contractor's invoice with no markup
• A monthly statement for each property, with every invoice attached, in your portal
• Late rent chased from the first day it is overdue, with a dated record
• Tenancy agreement drawn up and signed online
• Renewals, changes of tenant and legal notices prepared and served
• Rent reviewed every year and the Section 13 rent increase notice served for you
• Deposit protected with the Tenancy Deposit Scheme within 30 days, and the deposit paperwork the law requires served on your tenant
• Deposit deductions agreed and the deposit returned at the end of the tenancy
• Gas safety, electrical safety and energy certificates renewed before they expire, at cost
• Smoke and carbon monoxide alarms checked and recorded
• Council landlord licence applied for where your area needs one, and its renewal date tracked
• Optional: rent guarantee at cost, with no markup. You are paid even when the tenant does not pay.

Selective or HMO licence (council licence). Cheshire West and Chester Council has no selective licensing scheme currently. A shared home let to five or more people from more than one household still needs a mandatory HMO licence.