Compare Letting Agent Fees and Reviews in Liverpool

Liverpool is one of England's largest cities with a population of around 500,000 and a metropolitan area of approximately 1.5 million. The city is anchored by three universities (the University of Liverpool, Liverpool John Moores and Liverpool Hope) collectively supporting around 60,000 students, one of the country's largest port and logistics economies (the Port of Liverpool and the broader Liverpool City Region freight cluster), Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (Royal Liverpool and Aintree), and a substantial creative and digital sector concentrated in the Baltic Triangle. Liverpool is served by Liverpool Lime Street (Avanti services to London Euston in around two hours ten minutes), Liverpool Central (Merseyrail underground), the Merseyrail electrified suburban network (Wirral line and Northern line), Liverpool John Lennon Airport, and the M62, M57 and M58 motorways. Housing stock ranges from new-build apartments in L1, L2 and L3 to Georgian and Victorian villas in the south Liverpool conservation areas, dense Victorian terraces in the L7 and L8 student belt, post-war semis in Allerton and Childwall, and ex-council estates in Walton, Anfield and Norris Green.

Welcome to our comprehensive guide for landlords in Liverpool. Whether you are looking for the best letting agent fees or detailed market insights, we have the data to help you succeed.

For Liverpool landlords

Compare 117 verified letting agents serving Liverpool

Average rating 4.5★ across 7,138 verified Google reviews.

AgentCheck vets every letting agent in Liverpool on fees, regulatory compliance, and landlord-verified performance data. Tell us about your property in two minutes and we'll match you with the right agent independently.

Top letting agents serving Liverpool

  1. Entwistle Green Sales and Letting Agents Formby
    4.8★ (191 reviews) · Management 15.6%
  2. Ian Anthony Estate Agents
    4.6★ (164 reviews)
  3. North Wall Property
    4.9★ (262 reviews) · Management 14.4%
  4. Entwistle Green Sales and Letting Agents Crosby
    4.7★ (244 reviews) · Management 15.6%
  5. Berkeley Shaw Real Estate
    4.5★ (247 reviews) · Management 18%
  6. Clive Watkin Sales and Letting Agents Crosby
    4.6★ (113 reviews)
  7. Entwistle Green Sales and Letting Agents Liverpool City
    4.6★ (370 reviews) · Management 15.6%
  8. Lyons Estates Ltd
    4.6★ (230 reviews)
  9. W&J Properties and Lettings Prescot
    5.0★ (276 reviews)
  10. Whitegates Huyton Lettings & Estate Agents
    4.9★ (429 reviews) · Management 14.4%

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Average letting agent fees across North West

14.3%
Full management
(of monthly rent)
£429
Typical setup fee

Town-level data for Liverpool is limited, so these are North West averages (170 agents). Fees vary by agent and service level, so compare the agents below for exact quotes. See the UK letting agent fee index for national figures.

Local Market Insights & Statistics

Liverpool's rental market has been one of the UK's stronger-yielding city markets for over a decade, helped by relatively low entry prices and a substantial student population. The city centre apartment market, L1, L2 and L3, plus the Baltic Triangle, has expanded substantially since 2010 with one- and two-bedroom apartments letting from £900 to £1,600pcm at 5% to 6% gross yields. The student belt, L7 Kensington, L8 Toxteth, L15 Wavertree, L17 and L18 Aigburth/Mossley Hill, supports one of the largest HMO markets in the UK outside Manchester and Leeds; six- to eight-bed HMOs let on academic-year cycles and require specialist agents. Family Liverpool sits in L17, L18, L19 Allerton, L16 Childwall and Mossley Hill, where 1930s semis and converted Victorian villas let from £1,000 to £1,700pcm at 4.5% to 6% yields with longer tenancies. The yield play sits in north and east Liverpool, L4 Walton, L5 Everton, L6 Anfield, L11 Norris Green, L13 Old Swan and parts of L9, where traditional terraces and ex-council stock produce 7% to 9% gross yields. Liverpool City Council has historically operated one of the largest selective licensing schemes in the country and now operates in specific designated areas. A good Liverpool letting agent knows the exact street boundaries of the current scheme and the fee cycle. The neighbouring Sefton borough (Bootle, Crosby) and Knowsley borough (Huyton, Kirkby) have their own licensing positions worth checking.

  • Average Rent
    £950 PCM

Frequently Asked Questions

How much do letting agents charge in Liverpool?

Letting agents in Liverpool typically charge landlords between 8% and 15% of monthly rent for fully managed lettings, or a one-off fee of 4% to 8% of annual rent for tenant-find only. Our UK letting agent fee index shows the latest national figures. Fees vary by property type and service level.

What is the difference between fully managed and tenant-find in Liverpool?

Fully managed letting in Liverpool means the agent handles the whole property: tenant find, rent collection, repairs, inspections and end-of-tenancy, for 10–15% of monthly rent. Tenant-find only secures a tenant and hands the property back to the landlord for a one-off 4–8% fee. Full management suits hands-off landlords.

Can I negotiate letting agent fees in Liverpool?

Yes, most letting agents in Liverpool will reduce fees by 1–2% for landlords with multiple properties or longer agreements. Always request a written quote and ask for a discount before signing. Agents who refuse to disclose fees in writing should be avoided. ARLA Propertymark members are typically more transparent on pricing.

How do I find a good letting agent in Liverpool?

Compare Liverpool letting agents on fees, verified Google reviews, and professional credentials. Look for ARLA Propertymark or Property Ombudsman membership, ignore agents with fewer than 10 reviews, and always request fee breakdowns in writing. No agent can pay for a higher position on AgentCheck: agents are ranked on rating, review count, transparency and profile completeness.

Is there high tenant demand in Liverpool?

Liverpool rental demand is anchored by the city's three universities and around 60,000 students, the Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (Royal Liverpool and Aintree are among the largest hospital sites in England), the Port of Liverpool and the broader Liverpool City Region freight cluster, Jaguar Land Rover at Halewood (one of the largest single industrial employers in the city region), Princes Foods, Cammell Laird at Birkenhead, the financial and professional services cluster in the city centre, and a growing digital and creative economy concentrated in the Baltic Triangle. Family demand drives the L17/L18 south Liverpool suburbs; working-tenant demand drives the yield wards in north and east Liverpool.

How We Research and Rank Letting Agents

AgentCheck is a comparison platform. The information on this page is compiled from multiple verified sources and scored algorithmically. No agent can pay for a higher position. Some agents listed here, including Let Correct branches, have a commercial relationship with AgentCheck, and it plays no part in where they appear. Our full methodology is set out below so you can assess the data for yourself.

How Rankings Are Determined

Agents are listed in two groups. First come agents with an established track record: a complete profile (contact details, website and location all published), a Google rating of 4.0 or better and at least three Google reviews. Every other agent serving the area follows. Nobody can buy their way into the first group.

Inside both groups agents are ordered by a quality score built from four signals:

  1. Google rating: star rating sourced from Google Places. Ratings built on only a few reviews are pulled towards the average until more reviews arrive, so five reviews cannot beat fifty.
  2. Review count: the volume of Google reviews, indicating an established track record.
  3. Transparency: whether the agent has claimed its profile, publishes its fees, has had those fees confirmed, and names its redress scheme and client money protection. This is the one signal an agent can improve directly, and every part of it helps landlords compare.
  4. Profile completeness: whether contact details, website and location are published.

The score contains no commercial component. Paying for a subscription does not raise it. Claiming a profile raises it only through transparency, which is free to every agent. As more agents claim their profiles and publish their fees, rating and reviews decide more of the order.

Data Sources

  • Agent Self-Submissions: Letting agents provide their fee schedules, service inclusions, and business details directly through the AgentCheck platform. Submitted data is reviewed editorially before publication.
  • Google Places API: Business ratings, review counts, address, and contact details are sourced from the Google Places API and cross-checked against agent-provided data.
  • Public Rental Market Data: Average rent and yield figures are derived from publicly available property market datasets and are reviewed periodically for accuracy. They are indicative and may not reflect micro-local variation.
  • Local Authority Licensing Registers: Selective licensing and HMO licensing information is sourced from publicly available local authority publications and the MHCLG selective licensing database where available.
  • Direct Landlord Enquiries: Anonymised demand signals from landlord search and enquiry patterns on AgentCheck are used to calibrate the investor demand score for each area.

Limitations & Disclaimers

  • Coverage: Listings are most comprehensive in areas where five or more agents have been indexed. In smaller or rural markets the list may not be exhaustive.
  • Yield & rent figures: Average yield and rent statistics are indicative. Actual investment returns depend on property type, condition, tenant profile, and local micro-conditions that aggregate data cannot capture.
  • Google reviews: Review counts and ratings reflect publicly submitted Google reviews across all aspects of an agent's service and may include reviews unrelated to lettings specifically.
  • Fee data currency: Agent fee data reflects the most recently submitted figures. Always request a written fee schedule directly from any agent before signing a management agreement.
  • Commercial relationships: Some agents listed here, including Let Correct branches, have a commercial relationship with AgentCheck. It plays no part in where they appear. The order of this list is set by the quality score described above.
  • Unverified agents: Some agents have been discovered from public sources but not yet claimed or formally verified. Data accuracy for unclaimed profiles depends on public source quality.

Review Cadence & Editorial Independence

Area pages are reviewed by a property specialist every six months, or sooner where significant market changes are detected. The date of the most recent review is shown above.

AgentCheck is independently operated. Rankings are produced algorithmically from objective signals. No agent can pay for a higher position. Agents may subscribe to premium features (such as enhanced profile display), but subscription status does not alter the underlying ranking score. Editorial content is produced without commercial direction from any individual agent or industry body.

Reviewed by

AgentCheck Editorial

Property Specialist, AgentCheck

Last reviewed: 18 May 2026

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