Property management in Frodsham, Cheshire

2 bed rent

£865 a month

3 bed rent

£1,125 a month

Typical sale price

£251,500

Gross yield

4.3%

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Frodsham sits around the middle of the Cheshire rental range. The town is known for its sandstone hill and its traditional main street, and its housing stock includes a good number of Victorian and Edwardian terraces and semi-detached houses, with newer developments on the approach roads into the town.

Frodsham railway station connects to Chester, Warrington and Manchester, and the town sits close to the M56, which gives quick access to Runcorn, Warrington, Chester and Liverpool. This position between several employment centres means the town draws commuters heading in more than one direction rather than toward a single city.

Workers connected to the industrial sites around Runcorn and Ellesmere Port make up part of the local rental market, alongside commuters travelling into Chester or Warrington. Families are attracted by the town's schools and its setting between the Mersey estuary and open Cheshire countryside, which supports demand for houses with gardens over flats.

For a landlord, Frodsham's position between several employment areas rather than reliance on one town or city means demand tends to be steady, and a well presented family house is usually the safest bet for attracting a long-term tenant.

Frodsham's housing is a mix of Victorian and Edwardian terraces and semi-detached houses on the older streets near the high street, with larger detached homes on the newer developments toward the edge of town and along the approach from Helsby. The town has limited large-scale local employment of its own, so most tenants commute out, whether by train to Chester, Warrington or Manchester, or by road via the M56 to the industrial and business parks around Runcorn and Ellesmere Port. This commuter-led profile means houses close to the station or with easy access to the M56 tend to attract the strongest interest, particularly from families and professional couples. For a landlord, Frodsham's mixed commuter base, rather than dependence on one employer, tends to support fairly consistent demand for well kept family homes throughout the year.

• 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.