Property management in Crosby, Liverpool

2 bed rent

£965 a month

3 bed rent

£1,220 a month

Typical sale price

£288,320

Gross yield

4.4%

Read around L23. Rents are advertised rents; the sale price is the average of completed sales in the last twelve months.

Crosby, on the coast north of Bootle, commands rents above the Liverpool average, helped by its seafront setting, Victorian villas and later semi-detached housing. The area includes Blundellsands, one of the more expensive pockets on this stretch of coastline, alongside more modest terraced streets closer to Crosby village itself.

Crosby and Blundellsands & Crosby stations on the Merseyrail Northern Line give quick access into Liverpool city centre, and this rail link is a major reason commuters choose the area over cheaper but less connected suburbs. Crosby's beach and Antony Gormley's Another Place sculptures on the sands are well known locally, and the wider seafront draws a steady flow of visitors and dog walkers.

Demand comes largely from families and professional couples who want a coastal, suburban lifestyle within commuting distance of the city, alongside some retirees drawn to the calmer pace of the village. Tenants in Crosby tend to stay longer than in the city centre, reflecting the family and settled nature of demand here.

For a landlord, Crosby's coastal setting and rail links support consistently good demand, though property prices and refurbishment standards tend to be higher than further inland. Homes close to the station or seafront will usually let fastest, and maintaining a good standard of finish matters given the more discerning tenant pool the area attracts. Landlords should also factor in that coastal properties can face additional wear from salt air, so regular external maintenance is worth building into any ownership plan. For a landlord, understanding this specific mix of families, professional couples and some retirees matters when setting a fair rent and preparing a property, since it shapes both how quickly a home is likely to let and the kind of presentation these tenants expect.

• 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). Sefton Council runs selective licensing in parts of Bootle, Litherland and Seaforth. We check the register against your exact address before the first tenancy.