Property management in Brixton, London

2 bed rent

£2,410 a month

3 bed rent

£3,055 a month

Typical sale price

£526,050

Gross yield

6.9%

Read around SW9. Rents are advertised rents; the sale price is the average of completed sales in the last twelve months.

Brixton sits in the London Borough of Lambeth, south of central London, covering parts of SW2 and SW9. Its centre is focused around Brixton Road, the markets and the railway station. The area's Caribbean heritage is reflected in its food shops, markets and cultural life. Brixton Village and Electric Avenue form part of its shopping and eating scene. Away from the centre, residential streets offer a different setting, with access to Brockwell Park towards Herne Hill.

The housing stock includes Victorian terraces, Edwardian houses and properties converted into flats. There are also post-war council estates, purpose-built blocks and more recent apartment developments. This gives landlords a mix of family homes, shared houses and smaller flats to manage. Condition and layout vary considerably between buildings. In older conversions, sound insulation, ventilation and the upkeep of shared entrances deserve attention. Leasehold flats also need careful checks on building rules and responsibility for repairs.

Brixton Underground station is on the Victoria line, with direct links to Victoria, Oxford Circus and King's Cross St Pancras. Brixton railway station also has services to London Victoria. Bus routes connect the area with other parts of Lambeth and south London. These links make it a practical base for tenants working across central London. Nearby King's College Hospital at Denmark Hill is a major employer. It also provides a reason for healthcare staff to look for homes within reach of Brixton.

The tenant mix includes professional sharers, couples, families and people working in healthcare, hospitality and the creative industries. Access to transport, local shops and parks can matter differently to each group, so a property's location and layout should guide how it is presented. For landlords, a practical starting point is to check Lambeth's current licensing requirements before advertising. Where a home is intended for sharers, confirm the relevant licensing and safety duties rather than assuming that every property can be managed in the same way.

• 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 Lambeth 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.