Property management in Kirkstall, Leeds
Property management in Kirkstall, Leeds
A typical 3 bed in Kirkstall lets for £1,355 a month. Caso manages it from 5% of rent, or 8%, with rent guarantee available at cost, plus VAT.
Landlords typically save £1,800 a year with Caso
Step 1 of 2
See how much you save monthly with Caso
On a typical Kirkstall 3 bed rent
A typical Kirkstall landlord paying a high-street agent keeps about £1,994 more a year with Caso
On £1,355 a month rent
You save
£166
a month
You save
£1,994
a year
Against a typical high-street agent at the same rent.
How the figures compare
Typical high-street agent
- Management at 13% (£750 minimum)£2,114
- Setup, referencing, inventory and first-year extras£1,181
A year£3,295
Caso Complete
- 8% of rent + VAT, capped at £150 a month including VAT£1,301
- Setup, referencing, inventory and first-year extras£0 included
A year£1,301
Included in your fee
- Add rent guarantee for about £30.35 a month: 2% of rent plus 12% Insurance Premium Tax, at cost through HomeLet, no excess (illustrative)
- Repairs at cost, no markup
- Rent paid within 3 working days
With rent guarantee (illustrative)
Caso: £1,925 a year including VAT. Typical high-street agent: £3,954 a year including VAT, excluding insurance.
High-street figures are taken from a published April 2026 landlord fee sheet, shown to illustrate a typical bill, not a specific agent. All figures exclude VAT. Finding a tenant is excluded on both sides.
Compare your agent with Caso
On £1,115 a month rent
What you pay now
£2,287 a year
A year, from the figures above
Caso Complete
£1,284 a year
8% of rent + VAT, capped at £150 a month including VAT
Caso Portfolio
£803 a year
5% plus VAT, two or more properties
Complete with rent guarantee (illustrative)
£1,584 a year
Against your agent total £2,287 a year. Supplied at cost, no markup.
You would pay £1,002 a year less on Caso Complete. That is 0.9 months of your rent.
Setup and renewal are spread over the tenancy length. Repairs, licences and insurance are excluded on both sides.
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Switching
Switch your property manager to Caso
Step 1
Tell us who manages it now
Your current agent, your tenancy dates and the rent. It takes a few minutes online.
Step 2
We serve notice and collect the file
We handle the notice with your current agent and collect the tenancy, the deposit details and the certificates.
Step 3
Your rent lands within 3 working days
From the handover, rent is paid within 3 working days of the tenant paying, with a statement every month.
Your tenant stays put while you switch. Rent guarantee is available at cost with Caso Portfolio and Caso Complete, for landlords in Kirkstall and everywhere else we manage.
Switch and see your savingLetting in Kirkstall
- 2 bed rent
- £1,115 a month
- 3 bed rent
- £1,355 a month
- Typical sale price
- £235,900
- Gross yield
- 6.5%
Read around LS5. Rents are advertised rents; the sale price is the average of completed sales in the last twelve months.
Kirkstall, along the Aire Valley to the north west of Leeds city centre, has rents around or slightly below the Leeds average, with a housing stock that mixes Victorian terraces, some back-to-back housing and newer riverside apartment developments. The area is well known for Kirkstall Abbey, a ruined medieval abbey that remains a prominent local landmark and green space.
Kirkstall Road is a major route into Leeds city centre, and Kirkstall Forge railway station, opened in recent years, provides direct rail services into Leeds and beyond. The A65 also runs through the area, and Kirkstall's position between the city centre and Headingley makes it a convenient base for those working in either location.
The tenant mix in Kirkstall includes young professionals attracted to the newer apartment developments near the river and the Kirkstall Forge station, as well as some students taking advantage of housing that is cheaper than nearer the university campuses. Families remain present in the more traditional terraced streets away from the main road.
For a landlord, Kirkstall's combination of a new railway station and riverside development has broadened the tenant pool beyond the traditional terraced housing, adding demand from professionals as well as students and families. This variety can help keep a property let across different market conditions, though it also means understanding which tenant type a particular property is likely to suit. The abbey grounds and riverside walks also make the area popular with tenants who want green space within a short distance of the city centre.
Local data
Kirkstall rental market, October 2026
| 2 bed rent | £1,115 a month |
|---|---|
| 3 bed rent | £1,355 a month |
| Typical sale price | £235,900 |
| Gross yield | 6.9% |
| Council | Leeds City Council |
Last updated 10 Oct 2026. Source: advertised rents and completed sales in the last twelve months for LS5.
What Caso does in Kirkstall
- 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.
Finding your tenant
We manage, we do not let. When your property is empty we appoint one of the best letting agents in your area to find the tenant. Their fee is agreed with you in writing before anything starts, and Caso adds nothing to it. We brief the agent, approve the marketing, check every applicant's referencing, handle the move-in and protect the deposit. You deal with one company throughout.
- Agent chosen on results, not on who we know
- Fee agreed in writing before marketing starts
- Caso takes nothing from the agent
Kirkstall management questions
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