Property management in Crumpsall, Manchester

2 bed rent

£1,010 a month

3 bed rent

£1,320 a month

Typical sale price

£177,400

Gross yield

5.7%

Read around M8. Rents are advertised rents; the sale price is the average of completed sales in the last twelve months.

Crumpsall sits north of Manchester city centre, in the Manchester council area and within Greater Manchester. It forms part of the M8 postcode district. Its character is mainly residential, with local shops, established streets and green space at Crumpsall Park. For landlords, the setting offers access to central Manchester without being in the city centre itself. The immediate surroundings still matter, particularly whether a property faces a main road or sits on a quieter residential street.

The housing stock includes Victorian and Edwardian terraces, larger older houses, interwar semi-detached homes and flats. Some older buildings have been divided into separate dwellings, while other flats are purpose-built. This gives landlords different options, from homes suited to individual tenants and couples to houses with space for families. Age and layout deserve close attention when buying or preparing a property. Older homes can need more work on insulation, ventilation and maintenance than their appearance initially suggests.

Crumpsall tram stop is on the Metrolink route between Bury and Manchester city centre. Local buses provide further links across north Manchester and towards the centre. North Manchester General Hospital is in Crumpsall and is a significant local employer, making hospital staff a relevant tenant audience. Access to city centre workplaces also supports the area's appeal to commuters. Likely tenants include working individuals, couples, families and people sharing a home, with the suitable audience depending on the property's size, layout and location.

For a landlord, it is useful to assess the actual journey from the front door to the tram stop, bus stop or hospital rather than relying on the area name alone. Families may place more weight on usable living space, storage and outdoor space. Staff working shifts may value effective curtains and a quiet bedroom. Before marketing, check repair needs, safety obligations and any licensing requirements with Manchester City Council. A well-prepared home and clear arrangements for reporting repairs provide a practical foundation for managing the tenancy.

• 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). Manchester City Council runs selective licensing in named neighbourhoods. We check the register against your exact address before the first tenancy.