Property management in Wilmslow, Cheshire

2 bed rent

£1,400 a month

3 bed rent

£1,955 a month

Typical sale price

£259,885

Gross yield

6.5%

Read around SK9. Rents are advertised rents; the sale price is the average of completed sales in the last twelve months.

Wilmslow is one of the higher rent towns in Cheshire. The town has a strong stock of detached and semi-detached family housing, particularly toward Handforth and the outskirts, alongside apartment developments in and around the town centre that suit smaller households.

Wilmslow railway station offers a direct and frequent service into Manchester Piccadilly, and Manchester Airport is only a short drive away via the A34 and A555, which brings a steady flow of airport and airline staff into the local rental market alongside daily commuters into the city. The A34 also connects the town south toward Alderley Edge and Congleton.

The combination of the airport, the rail link and the town's schools makes Wilmslow attractive to senior professionals, corporate relocations and families alike, and demand for well presented houses and apartments tends to be consistent throughout the year rather than tied to a single season.

For a landlord, Wilmslow's higher rents reflect strong and varied demand from commuters, airport workers and families, and a property that is well finished and close to the station or the airport road links is generally well placed to let quickly.

Wilmslow's housing stock includes substantial detached properties on roads such as Manchester Road and Alderley Road, as well as a good supply of newer apartments in developments near the town centre that suit smaller households and professionals working shifts at the airport. Beyond commuting and airport employment, the town's proximity to business parks around Handforth and the wider Cheshire East economy brings additional professional tenants, and its private schools draw families relocating specifically for education. Detached and semi-detached family houses tend to let to families and senior professionals on longer tenancies, while apartments near the centre see more frequent turnover among younger tenants and those on shorter-term work assignments. For a landlord, Wilmslow's combination of strong transport links and reputation for schools tends to support demand across both family homes and smaller apartments.

• 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 East 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.