Property management in Barnet, London

2 bed rent

£1,870 a month

3 bed rent

£2,470 a month

Typical sale price

£355,920

Gross yield

4.9%

Read around EN4. Rents are advertised rents; the sale price is the average of completed sales in the last twelve months.

Barnet is one of London's largest boroughs by area, stretching from Finchley and Golders Green in the south to High Barnet and Chipping Barnet in the north. Rents vary considerably across the borough, but overall sit close to the London average, with the southern areas nearer the Northern line commanding more than the outer edges. Housing is mixed, with Edwardian and interwar semi-detached and terraced houses forming much of the stock, alongside purpose built mansion blocks in Golders Green and Hendon and newer flats near Colindale and Brent Cross. The Northern line runs through much of the borough, with stations including Finchley Central, Woodside Park, High Barnet and Mill Hill East, and the Thameslink line also serves Mill Hill Broadway and New Barnet.

Barnet has a strong reputation for schools, which draws families looking to rent houses with gardens, particularly in areas such as Whetstone and East Finchley. Golders Green and Hendon also have long established Jewish communities and a mix of families and older residents. Middlesex University's Hendon campus brings a steady population of students to the southern part of the borough.

For a landlord, Barnet offers a broad tenant base spanning families, students and professionals, and the spread of station access along the Northern line means demand holds up in most parts of the borough.

House prices and rents in the borough have risen steadily over recent years as families move out from more central boroughs in search of space. Totteridge and Mill Hill offer larger detached houses set in quieter, greener surroundings, appealing to more established families. Retail and leisure facilities are concentrated around Brent Cross, which continues to expand and adds to the borough's overall appeal. This range of housing across the borough means landlords can expect interest from a wide cross section of renters.

• 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 Barnet has no selective licensing scheme currently. A shared home let to five or more people from more than one household still needs a mandatory HMO licence.