Property management in Tarvin, Chester

2 bed rent

£1,120 a month

3 bed rent

£1,460 a month

Typical sale price

£339,650

Gross yield

3.3%

Read around CH3. Rents are advertised rents; the sale price is the average of completed sales in the last twelve months.

Tarvin is a village east of Chester, in the Cheshire West and Chester council area and the CH3 postcode district. It has a recognisable village centre, with shops, pubs and older buildings along and around the High Street. Countryside surrounds the settlement, while Chester provides access to a wider range of services and employment. For landlords, the setting is relevant to tenants who want village life without being based in the city itself.

The housing stock includes older cottages and terraced homes near the centre, alongside semi-detached and detached houses on later residential streets. Georgian and Victorian buildings form part of the older village, while more recent development adds modern family homes. This gives landlords different maintenance priorities rather than a uniform type of property to manage. With an older house, check insulation, ventilation and signs of damp carefully. Gardens, parking arrangements and storage also deserve attention when preparing a home for tenants.

The A51 links Tarvin with Chester, while the A54 provides a route towards Kelsall and Winsford. Bus services connect the village with Chester, but Tarvin has no railway station of its own. Tenants travelling by train need to factor in the onward journey to a station. Chester's employment base includes the Countess of Chester Hospital and the University of Chester. These institutions are relevant to the wider rental market, although a landlord should not assume that their staff will choose a village location.

The likely audience includes working couples, families and people relocating for work in the Chester area. Houses with outdoor space may also suit tenants moving between home ownership arrangements or looking for a longer stay. Match the marketing to the individual property rather than making broad promises about commuting or local demand. Before listing, confirm the parking position, garden responsibilities and broadband availability at the address. Clear information helps prospective tenants judge whether the home fits their everyday routine.

• 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.