Property management in Barking and Dagenham, London

2 bed rent

£1,900 a month

3 bed rent

£2,325 a month

Typical sale price

£202,900

Gross yield

8.7%

Read around IG11. Rents are advertised rents; the sale price is the average of completed sales in the last twelve months.

Barking and Dagenham sits at the eastern edge of London, and rents here are among the lower in the capital. The borough is dominated by two and three bedroom terraced houses, many built as part of the large interwar Becontree estate, alongside newer flats around Barking town centre and the riverside developments near Barking Riverside. The District line and c2c services from Barking and Dagenham Dock give quick access into the City and Docklands, while the A13 and A406 North Circular carry road traffic to the wider region. This transport link, combined with lower purchase prices, has drawn young families and commuters priced out of inner east London boroughs.

Barking Riverside has added a substantial supply of newer build flats, appealing to first time renters and young professionals who want a shorter commute at a lower cost than Docklands itself. Older terraced stock further from the river continues to suit families wanting more space and a garden.

For a landlord, the borough offers a large and fairly stable pool of tenants, with steady demand from families in the terraced streets and from commuters in the newer flats near the river and station.

Rents in the borough remain noticeably lower than in most other parts of east London, which continues to draw people who need affordable space within reach of the capital. Barking town centre has also seen investment in shops and leisure facilities, supporting its appeal as a local hub rather than purely a commuter dormitory. Community facilities and schools across the estates support long term family occupation rather than short stays. Overall, the borough's combination of transport access and lower rents keeps it firmly on the radar for landlords looking for consistent occupancy.

• 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). The London Borough of Barking and Dagenham reviews its selective and additional licensing schemes from time to time, and schemes can cover named wards or streets only. We check the register against your exact address before the first tenancy.