Property management in Horsforth, Leeds

2 bed rent

£1,130 a month

3 bed rent

£1,295 a month

Typical sale price

£282,090

Gross yield

5.6%

Read around LS18. Rents are advertised rents; the sale price is the average of completed sales in the last twelve months.

Horsforth, to the north west of Leeds, is generally regarded as one of the more expensive suburbs in the city, with rents above the Leeds average, supported by its stone-built housing and reputation for good schools. The area has a mix of Victorian terraces near the town centre, substantial stone semis and detached houses on the surrounding roads, and some newer apartment developments.

Horsforth has its own railway station on the Wharfedale and Airedale lines, giving fast and frequent services into Leeds city centre, and the A65 and Leeds Ring Road both pass close by, providing good road links towards Leeds Bradford Airport and the wider region. New Road Side forms the heart of the town's independent shops, cafés and pubs.

The tenant base in Horsforth is largely made up of families and professionals, including some staff from Leeds Trinity University, which sits just outside the town, and commuters using the railway station for a short journey into Leeds. There is comparatively little demand from undergraduate students at the larger city centre universities, given the distance and the area's character.

For a landlord, Horsforth's combination of good schools, a fast rail link and settled family housing stock tends to support longer tenancies and lower turnover than more transient parts of Leeds. This can mean fewer empty periods between tenants, though the higher rent level also means landlords are letting to a smaller pool of tenants who can afford the area. The town's independent shops and cafés along New Road Side also make it attractive to tenants who want a village feel without leaving commuting distance of Leeds.

• 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). Leeds City Council has run selective licensing in parts of Beeston, Holbeck and Harehills. We check the register against your exact address before the first tenancy.