Property management in West Derby, Liverpool

2 bed rent

£1,005 a month

3 bed rent

£1,150 a month

Typical sale price

£180,612

Gross yield

6.8%

Read around L12. Rents are advertised rents; the sale price is the average of completed sales in the last twelve months.

West Derby, in north east Liverpool, has rents around the Liverpool average, with a housing stock made up mainly of semi-detached and terraced houses built from the interwar period onwards, giving it a more suburban feel than the Victorian terraces closer to the city centre.

The area is close to Liverpool John Lennon Airport's northern approach roads and the A580 East Lancashire Road, giving good access towards the M57 and M62 for those commuting further afield, while bus routes connect West Derby directly into Liverpool city centre. West Derby also has its own small town centre with local shops, giving it a self-contained character.

Tenants here are predominantly families and established couples, with West Derby attracting people who want a quieter, more suburban setting than areas closer to the universities, while remaining within a reasonable commute of the city centre. There is limited student demand in the area compared with Wavertree or Kensington.

For a landlord, West Derby's family-focused market tends to bring stable, longer tenancies, though this also means the tenant pool for larger houses is narrower than for one and two bedroom flats elsewhere in the city. Off-street parking and garden space are particularly valued by tenants in this area, and properties offering both tend to let fastest. Landlords should also note that West Derby's semi-detached stock tends to hold its condition well over time, which can make ongoing maintenance more predictable than in older terraced areas.

West Derby has its own historic core around the old courthouse and church, and Croxteth Country Park, on the edge of the area, gives residents a substantial area of parkland and woodland, adding to the suburbs appeal for families who want outdoor space close to home.

• 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). Liverpool City Council runs a selective licensing scheme covering much of the city's privately rented housing. Whether a street falls inside it depends on the ward. We check the register against your exact address before the first tenancy.