Average Letting Agent Fees by Area (2026)
How much do letting agents charge? Among the 1,792 UK letting agency firms that publish a management fee, the typical (median) fee is 13.2% of monthly rent including VAT, and most charge between 10.8% and 18%. The typical letting fee for finding a tenant is 90% of the first month's rent, and the typical setup fee is £360. The tables below break fees down by region and town.
(of monthly rent, 1,792 firms)
(of first month's rent, 327 firms)
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no fee at all
How many letting agents publish their fees?
We checked the websites of 9,991 UK letting agents. 4,981 of them (50%) publish no management fee at all, so a landlord has to ask each one for a quote before they can compare. Scotland is the least transparent part of the UK: 86% of Scottish agents publish no fee (394 of 456), against 48% across the rest of the UK.
Fee data last checked 22 October 2026.
Average letting agent fees by region
Averages of the fees published by agents in each of the UK regions, including VAT, counting each branch once. Regions with fewer than 10 agents publishing a fee are not shown.
| Region | Management fee | Setup fee | Agents publishing |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Midlands | 13.6% | £463 | 279 |
| East Midlands | 13.8% | £433 | 220 |
| North West | 13.9% | £455 | 237 |
| Wales | 14% | £397 | 130 |
| East of England | 14% | £425 | 398 |
| Yorkshire and the Humber | 14.2% | £387 | 217 |
| North East | 14.4% | £443 | 61 |
| Scotland | 14.5% | £253 | 43 |
| South West | 15.2% | £367 | 415 |
| South East | 15.2% | £406 | 598 |
| London | 16.4% | £408 | 341 |
Average letting agent fees by town
Towns where at least 5 local agents publish a management fee. Click a town to compare its agents.
| Town | Management fee | Setup fee | Agents publishing |
|---|---|---|---|
| Westminster | 18.9% | £348 | 93 |
| Islington | 16.1% | £334 | 42 |
| Redhill | 13.8% | £348 | 34 |
| Kingston upon Thames | 18.7% | £368 | 31 |
| Camden | 14.9% | £321 | 24 |
| Romford | 15.2% | £640 | 18 |
| Twickenham | 18.9% | £439 | 18 |
| Tower Hamlets | 18.1% | £481 | 18 |
| Stroud | 17.1% | £409 | 17 |
| Hampstead | 15% | £320 | 14 |
| Enfield Town | 13.1% | £416 | 12 |
| Manchester City Centre & Salford (Deansgate / Chapel Street) | 12.2% | £467 | 12 |
| Sutton Coldfield | 13.4% | £480 | 11 |
| Ilford | 14.9% | £440 | 11 |
| Bognor Regis | 14.9% | £422 | 10 |
| Worthing | 15.1% | £398 | 10 |
| Watford | 14.5% | £291 | 10 |
| Wimbledon | 19.6% | £419 | 10 |
| St Albans | 14.2% | £310 | 10 |
| Hemel Hempstead | 15.5% | £440 | 10 |
| Lymington | 17.5% | £477 | 9 |
| Haverfordwest | 14.4% | £320 | 9 |
| Newcastle-under-Lyme | 13.9% | £477 | 9 |
| Putney | 19.6% | £356 | 9 |
| Uckfield | 13.2% | £297 | 9 |
| Kilburn & West Hampstead | 15.6% | £288 | 9 |
| Walthamstow | 15.3% | £395 | 9 |
| Ponders End | 13.9% | Not published | 9 |
| Wells | 14.9% | £426 | 9 |
| Rustington | 14.4% | £472 | 9 |
| Rochester | 14.4% | £687 | 9 |
| Esher | 18.8% | £369 | 9 |
| Bracknell | 16.3% | £443 | 8 |
| Harlow | 15% | £419 | 8 |
| Spennymoor | 12.8% | £412 | 8 |
| Streatham | 19.2% | £412 | 8 |
| Hackney | 18.5% | £475 | 8 |
| Coalville | 13.6% | Not published | 8 |
| Tavistock | 14.5% | £402 | 8 |
| Crowborough | 14.4% | £298 | 8 |
How these fees work
Full management is charged as a percentage of the monthly rent and covers rent collection, maintenance and compliance. The letting fee (tenant-find or let-only) is a one-off charge for finding and referencing a tenant, usually quoted as a percentage of the first month's rent and sometimes as a percentage of the year's rent. A setup fee may cover the tenancy agreement, inventory and referencing. Every figure on this page includes VAT, but always check whether a quote you are given does.
Methodology
The headline figures are medians across letting agency firms, counting each firm once however many branches it has, taken from the fees published on their own websites. The region and town tables average the published fees of the individual branches in each place. All figures include VAT. Fee data was last checked on 22 October 2026 and this page updates automatically as more fees are checked. Fees vary by agent and service, so use these as a benchmark, not a quote.
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