A Warm Welcome from Sterling Properties

As a lettings specialist with over 20 years experience you can rest assured that if you chose to partner with Sterling Properties, your decision would be a good one. Whether it's to rent out one or multiple properties our experienced team of over 45 people are here to support you and your tenants to ensure a profitable and mutually beneficial relationship.


By instructing Sterling Properties to look after your property you have peace of mind that we have the experience and knowledge, along with the technology, to successfully manage the whole letting process from start to finish.

Along with the many management services we offer, we also have alternative marketing tools to help you stand out for the right reason in a crowded marketplace. Why not make use of floor plans, audio visual tours or premier listings on industry leading websites to help find the perfect tenant.

Whether you are looking to let just one property or switch a full portfolio, Sterling Properties are dedicated to delivering excellent customer service to you, the landlord, and your tenant.

Landlords call for standard rent survey

One of the country's leading landlords organisations is today calling on the industry and the Government to establish a common survey of the level of rents following an investigation showing a chasm between different rent surveys.

A report conducted by the Residential Landlords Association has established that the large number of different rent indices puts average UK rents in the private rented sector anywhere between £682 a month, reported by letting agents Belvoir, and £1,974 by the Association of Residential Lettings Agents (ARLA).

According to the Government's official data from the Valuation Office Agency however, average rents across England in the 12 months to September 2012 stood at £705, an increase of just 1.3% on the the 12 months before, significantly lower than the rate of inflation as measured by both the Consumer Price and Retail Price Indices.

When looking at London, the disparities become even bigger, with LSL quoting average rents in the capital at just over £1,100 and ARLA putting the figure for central London rents at over £4,100.

With seven of the rental indices in the UK compiled by lettings agents with a self-interest in exaggerating rental income to encourage landlords to use them, the RLA is calling on the Government and the industry to establish a single, clear, rent level survey that gives all sides a credible basis from which to make future decisions affecting the sector.

Information for Tenants

We've been renting houses for over 15 years so we know the answers to nearly every question you may have about renting a property. We've listed some of the most common questions and answers below but if we've missed something then why not get in touch and put us to the test.