Property management in Bolton, Manchester
Property management in Bolton, Manchester
A typical 3 bed in Bolton lets for £1,035 a month. Caso manages it from 5% of rent, or 8%, with rent guarantee available at cost, plus VAT.
Landlords typically save £1,700 a year with Caso
Step 1 of 2
See how much you save monthly with Caso
On a typical Bolton 3 bed rent
A typical Bolton landlord paying a high-street agent keeps about £1,802 more a year with Caso
On £1,035 a month rent
You save
£150
a month
You save
£1,802
a year
Against a typical high-street agent at the same rent.
How the figures compare
Typical high-street agent
- Management at 13% (£750 minimum)£1,615
- Setup, referencing, inventory and first-year extras£1,181
A year£2,796
Caso Complete
- 8% of rent + VAT, capped at £150 a month including VAT£994
- Setup, referencing, inventory and first-year extras£0 included
A year£994
Included in your fee
- Add rent guarantee for about £23.18 a month: 2% of rent plus 12% Insurance Premium Tax, at cost through HomeLet, no excess (illustrative)
- Repairs at cost, no markup
- Rent paid within 3 working days
With rent guarantee (illustrative)
Caso: £1,470 a year including VAT. Typical high-street agent: £3,355 a year including VAT, excluding insurance.
High-street figures are taken from a published April 2026 landlord fee sheet, shown to illustrate a typical bill, not a specific agent. All figures exclude VAT. Finding a tenant is excluded on both sides.
Compare your agent with Caso
On £985 a month rent
What you pay now
£2,062 a year
A year, from the figures above
Caso Complete
£1,135 a year
8% of rent + VAT, capped at £150 a month including VAT
Caso Portfolio
£709 a year
5% plus VAT, two or more properties
Complete with rent guarantee (illustrative)
£1,399 a year
Against your agent total £2,062 a year. Supplied at cost, no markup.
You would pay £927 a year less on Caso Complete. That is 0.9 months of your rent.
Setup and renewal are spread over the tenancy length. Repairs, licences and insurance are excluded on both sides.
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Switching
Switch your property manager to Caso
Step 1
Tell us who manages it now
Your current agent, your tenancy dates and the rent. It takes a few minutes online.
Step 2
We serve notice and collect the file
We handle the notice with your current agent and collect the tenancy, the deposit details and the certificates.
Step 3
Your rent lands within 3 working days
From the handover, rent is paid within 3 working days of the tenant paying, with a statement every month.
Your tenant stays put while you switch. Rent guarantee is available at cost with Caso Portfolio and Caso Complete, for landlords in Bolton and everywhere else we manage.
Switch and see your savingLetting in Bolton
- 2 bed rent
- £985 a month
- 3 bed rent
- £1,035 a month
- Typical sale price
- £108,800
- Gross yield
- 18.0%
Read around BL1. Rents are advertised rents; the sale price is the average of completed sales in the last twelve months.
Bolton is a town in the north west of Greater Manchester and rents here are generally below the conurbation average, making it an accessible option for tenants who want to be within reach of Manchester without paying city centre prices. Housing is dominated by Victorian and early twentieth century terraces in the streets around the town centre, with semi-detached and detached houses further out in areas such as Heaton and Bromley Cross.
Bolton station provides regular services to Manchester Victoria and beyond, and the M61 gives direct road access towards Manchester and Preston, which supports a steady flow of commuters choosing to live in the town. The University of Bolton and several large employers in and around the town centre add to a tenant base that includes students, working professionals and established local families.
The town centre itself is home to shops, the market hall and Bolton's football ground, all of which keep a resident population close by rather than solely dependent on commuting. For a landlord, the combination of relatively affordable terraced housing and consistent rail and road links to Manchester tends to support demand from tenants who are priced out of areas closer to the city, which can help keep properties let for longer periods. The town's football ground and its market hall give Bolton a settled community identity, and terraced streets close to these local landmarks tend to appeal to tenants who want an established neighbourhood rather than a purely commuter base. For a landlord, understanding this specific mix of commuters and families seeking affordable housing matters when setting a fair rent and preparing a property, since it shapes both how quickly a home is likely to let and the kind of presentation these tenants expect.
Local data
Bolton rental market, October 2026
| 2 bed rent | £985 a month |
|---|---|
| 3 bed rent | £1,035 a month |
| Typical sale price | £108,800 |
| Gross yield | 11.4% |
| Council | Bolton Council |
Last updated 27 Oct 2026. Source: advertised rents and completed sales in the last twelve months for BL1.
What Caso does in Bolton
- 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). Bolton Council 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.
Finding your tenant
We manage, we do not let. When your property is empty we appoint one of the best letting agents in your area to find the tenant. Their fee is agreed with you in writing before anything starts, and Caso adds nothing to it. We brief the agent, approve the marketing, check every applicant's referencing, handle the move-in and protect the deposit. You deal with one company throughout.
- Agent chosen on results, not on who we know
- Fee agreed in writing before marketing starts
- Caso takes nothing from the agent
Bolton management questions
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Liverpool
L3 1BP
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