Property management in Peckham, London

2 bed rent

£2,140 a month

3 bed rent

£3,040 a month

Typical sale price

£454,550

Gross yield

6.7%

Read around SE15. Rents are advertised rents; the sale price is the average of completed sales in the last twelve months.

Peckham sits in the London Borough of Southwark, south of the Thames, with Camberwell to the west and Nunhead to the east. Much of its central shopping activity runs along Rye Lane, where food shops, market stalls and independent businesses shape the street. The surrounding residential roads have a different feel from the town centre. Peckham Rye Park and Common provide open space to the south, giving tenants access to gardens, playing areas and walking routes.

The housing stock includes Victorian terraces, converted flats, post-war council estates and more recent apartment developments. Some streets have larger period houses, while others are mainly purpose-built flats. This gives landlords scope to cater for households with different space and budget needs. A conversion may offer generous rooms but need closer attention to sound insulation and shared maintenance. In leasehold blocks, service charges, building rules and the condition of communal areas are important management considerations.

Peckham Rye station has National Rail services to London Bridge and Victoria, alongside London Overground links towards Clapham Junction and east London. Queens Road Peckham also offers National Rail and Overground services. Buses connect the area with neighbouring districts and central London. Nearby institutions include King's College Hospital in Camberwell and Camberwell College of Arts, part of University of the Arts London. These support rental demand from healthcare staff, students and people working in education, alongside commuters travelling further afield.

The tenant mix includes professional sharers, couples, students and families. Access to stations can matter to commuters, while families may place more weight on layout, outdoor space and nearby schools. Landlords should assess the individual street and property rather than treat the whole postcode as a single market. Before advertising, check Southwark Council's current licensing requirements, particularly for shared homes. Clear repair records, reliable heating and well-managed communal spaces help make a tenancy easier to manage.

• 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 Southwark 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.