Property management in Hounslow, London

2 bed rent

£2,030 a month

3 bed rent

£2,380 a month

Typical sale price

£344,700

Gross yield

5.9%

Read around TW3. Rents are advertised rents; the sale price is the average of completed sales in the last twelve months.

Hounslow sits in west London, close to Heathrow airport, and rents here are generally lower than the London average, reflecting the mix of suburban streets and the proximity to the airport rather than central London. The borough runs from Chiswick in the east to Feltham and Bedfont in the west, so prices and demand vary a good deal depending on which part a landlord is looking at. Chiswick, at the eastern edge, sits closer to the Thames and commands notably higher rents than the western parts of the borough.

The housing stock is dominated by Victorian and Edwardian terraces in the older parts, with post-war semis and low-rise flats further out towards Feltham and Cranford. Newer flats have also been built around Brentford and the Golden Mile along the Great West Road, where offices have been converted or redeveloped for housing. Larger family houses tend to sit further from the airport, in areas such as Isleworth and Osterley, while smaller flats and shared houses are more common near the town centre.

Hounslow, Osterley, Isleworth and Feltham stations, along with the Piccadilly line, give quick access to Heathrow, central London and the M4, so tenants include airport and hospitality staff, families wanting good schools, and commuters using the Piccadilly line or Great Western services into Paddington. Chiswick, with its riverside setting and shops along the high road, tends to attract a more professional tenant base than the areas closer to the airport itself.

For a landlord, this mix means steady demand across different tenant types rather than reliance on one group, which can help keep properties let over the year, though proximity to flight paths and the airport is a factor some tenants weigh up when choosing where to live, and it can influence how quickly a property near the runway lets compared with one further into the borough.

• 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 Hounslow 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.