Letting Agents in Saltash: Fees and Landlord Reviews

Saltash sits on the Cornwall side of the Tamar, and the thing landlords most often misread is how much of it is really Plymouth. The county boundary is a line on a map here. Most people renting in Saltash work, shop and see the doctor across the water, and they choose the town because it gives them a Cornish address without giving up the city. The old part of town runs down Fore Street towards the Waterside and Old Ferry Road, where cottages and terraces face the river beneath the bridges. St Stephens is the older village core that the town grew around. Burraton, Latchbrook and Pillmere are the post-war and modern estates, and Pillmere is where a good deal of the newer family housing sits. Out past the built-up edge, Landrake, Botus Fleming, Hatt and Trematon bring older cottages and larger detached houses into the picture. Transport is most of the story. The Tamar Bridge carries the A38 into Plymouth, with the toll charged westbound coming back into Cornwall, and Brunel's Royal Albert Bridge carries the railway alongside it. Saltash station is on the Cornish Main Line, so the run into the city takes only minutes. Queues at either end of the working day are the usual complaint. Renters here are mostly working households. Dockyard and defence staff, health workers, people in city offices, families who want the schools, and older residents moving in from the villages. Turnover is steady rather than seasonal, so judge an agent on how quickly they fill a property between tenancies and how carefully they screen the people they put in it, rather than on how loudly they market.

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

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Compare 6 verified letting agents serving Saltash

Average rating 4.6★ across 391 verified Google reviews.

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Top letting agents serving Saltash

  1. Atlantic Keys Ltd
    5.0★ (5 reviews) · Management 9.6%
  2. Neal Associates, St Mellion
    4.9★ (11 reviews)
  3. Bradleys, Saltash
    4.7★ (91 reviews)
  4. Fox & Sons, Saltash
    4.7★ (93 reviews) · Management 19.2%
  5. Scott Parry Associates, Cornwall
    4.8★ (86 reviews)
  6. Belvoir, Plymouth
    4.3★ (105 reviews)

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Average letting agent fees across South West

15.2%
Full management
(of monthly rent)
£366
Typical setup fee

Town-level data for Saltash is limited, so these are South West averages (427 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

Saltash sits on the Cornish bank of the Tamar, joined to Plymouth by the Tamar Bridge and Brunel's Royal Albert Bridge, and its rental market behaves as a Plymouth commuter market rather than a Cornish coastal one. Demand is dominated by working households and families who want Cornwall council tax and school catchments with a fifteen-minute drive to the city. Stock is mostly post-war semis and terraces around Fore Street and Latchbrook, with newer estates at Broadmoor and Carkeel. Two- and three-bedroom houses let fastest; landlords report short void periods because supply is tight and turnover is low. Long lets dominate, and the holiday-let conversion pressure that distorts west Cornwall barely reaches here.

  • Average Rent
    £1,004 PCM

Frequently Asked Questions

How much do letting agents charge in Saltash?

Letting agents in Saltash 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 Saltash?

Fully managed letting in Saltash 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 Saltash?

Yes, most letting agents in Saltash 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 Saltash?

Compare Saltash 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 Saltash?

Demand in Saltash is working-household demand rather than seasonal demand, and that is the most useful thing a landlord can know about letting here. The town draws tenants who work in Plymouth across the Tamar: Devonport dockyard and naval personnel, Derriford Hospital staff, and city-centre service and retail workers, alongside families who want a Cornwall address without a long school run. Because those tenancies follow jobs rather than a holiday season, enquiry volume holds up through the year and voids are shorter than in the coastal towns further west. Two and three-bedroom houses with parking move fastest. Flats and one-bedroom units are slower, because the tenant profile skews to couples and families rather than sharers. The flip side of a commuter market is that tenants price-check directly against Plymouth, so pitching above the Devon bank tends to produce viewings that do not convert rather than a higher rent.

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.

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