Property management in Wandsworth, London

2 bed rent

£3,025 a month

3 bed rent

£3,655 a month

Typical sale price

£434,300

Gross yield

5.5%

Read around SW18. Rents are advertised rents; the sale price is the average of completed sales in the last twelve months.

Wandsworth is an inner south-west London borough where rents are above the London average, particularly around Clapham Junction, Battersea and Putney, reflecting strong demand from young professionals and families alike. The borough runs along a long stretch of the south bank of the Thames.

The borough has a large stock of Victorian and Edwardian terraces, particularly in Balham, Tooting and around Wandsworth Common, along with substantial new-build development around Nine Elms and Battersea Power Station in recent years, which has added a significant number of modern apartments to the local housing supply.

Clapham Junction, one of the busiest interchanges in the country, along with Putney, Balham and Tooting Bec stations and the Northern line, give the borough excellent access to central London, so tenants include young professionals sharing period conversions, families in the larger terraces near the commons, and a growing number of professionals in the newer flats around Nine Elms and Battersea.

For a landlord, Wandsworth's blend of established residential streets and large-scale new development means there is demand across several tenant types, from sharers to families, provided a property is well presented for its part of the borough, and the strength of transport links tends to support demand even as new supply comes onto the market. Southfields and Earlsfield, on the borough's western side, offer a slightly quieter alternative to Wandsworth Town, with good access to Wimbledon Park and similar Victorian terraced housing.

Wandsworth Common and Tooting Bec Common give the borough substantial green space within easy reach of the terraced streets nearby, while Battersea Park, running along the river, has long been a draw for families and dog owners across this part of south-west London.

• 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 Wandsworth 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.