Letting agent fees, Brighton
How much do letting agents charge in Brighton? Full management is 10% to 14.4% of the rent.
On four Brighton agents’ own fee lists, read 26 October 2026, full management is 10% (Brighton and Hove Living, with no VAT on top, as its list says) to 14.4% (MyHaus Brighton) of the rent, VAT included. On the average Brighton rent that is £2,179.20 to £3,138.05 a year, before set-up fees.
- Fee lists
- 5
- Read on
- 26 October 2026
- Average rent
- £1,816 a month, ONS
Keeping the fee? LetCompliance is landlord software for running the whole let yourself: the advert, the tenancy agreement, rent by Direct Debit and Making Tax Digital, from £7.99 a month for one property.
Compare Brighton agents
What five Brighton letting agents publish
Every letting agent in England has to publish its fees with tax included (Consumer Rights Act 2015, section 83). These figures are read from the agents’ own sites, not from a summary, and each row links the page it came from. Each agent’s own list decides what you pay, and fees change.
What Brighton letting agents charge landlords
Brighton and Hove Living
Independent Brighton (BN1)- Full management
- 10% of the rent, with no VAT added
- Set-up fee
- £0 tenancy set-up
- Tenant find or let only
- £0
- Rent collection
- Not listed
- VAT on the list
- No VAT added
Horizon Letting Agent
Independent West Street, Brighton (BN1)- Full management
- 10% of the monthly rent plus VAT 12% with VAT at 20%
- Set-up fee
- None listed
- Tenant find or let only
- Let only 50% of the first month’s rent plus VAT
- Rent collection
- Not listed
- VAT on the list
- Printed plus VAT
MyHaus Brighton
Independent Queens Road, Brighton (BN1)- Full management
- 12% a month plus VAT (its list says all prices are exclusive of VAT) 14.4% with VAT at 20%
- Set-up fee
- A one-off £250 for the monthly management services, before VAT
- Tenant find or let only
- Tenant introduction two weeks’ rent, before VAT
- Rent collection
- 10% a month, before VAT
- VAT on the list
- Printed plus VAT
The Property Shop
Independent Kemp Town, Brighton (BN2)- Full management
- 12% of the monthly rent plus VAT, rental guarantee included 14.4% with VAT at 20%
- Set-up fee
- None listed
- Tenant find or let only
- Finders fee 50% of the first month’s rent plus VAT
- Rent collection
- Rent and Collect 10% of the monthly rent plus VAT, rental guarantee included
- VAT on the list
- Printed plus VAT
Property Plus Lettings
Independent Church Road, Hove (BN3)- Full management
- 12% commission on the rental income; the list does not say whether VAT is added
- Set-up fee
- None listed; check-out and deposit registration are included
- Tenant find or let only
- Letting only 9% of the rental income, paid six-monthly in advance; VAT not stated
- Rent collection
- Not listed
- VAT on the list
- VAT not stated
| Agent | Full management | Set-up fee | Tenant find or let only | Rent collection | VAT on the list | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brighton and Hove Living Independent Brighton (BN1) | 10% of the rent, with no VAT added | £0 tenancy set-up | £0 | Not listed | No VAT added | Brighton and Hove Living Fee list read 26 October 2026 |
| Horizon Letting Agent Independent West Street, Brighton (BN1) | 10% of the monthly rent plus VAT 12% with VAT at 20% | None listed | Let only 50% of the first month’s rent plus VAT | Not listed | Printed plus VAT | Horizon Letting Agent Fee list read 26 October 2026 |
| MyHaus Brighton Independent Queens Road, Brighton (BN1) | 12% a month plus VAT (its list says all prices are exclusive of VAT) 14.4% with VAT at 20% | A one-off £250 for the monthly management services, before VAT | Tenant introduction two weeks’ rent, before VAT | 10% a month, before VAT | Printed plus VAT | MyHaus Brighton Fee list read 26 October 2026 |
| The Property Shop Independent Kemp Town, Brighton (BN2) | 12% of the monthly rent plus VAT, rental guarantee included 14.4% with VAT at 20% | None listed | Finders fee 50% of the first month’s rent plus VAT | Rent and Collect 10% of the monthly rent plus VAT, rental guarantee included | Printed plus VAT | The Property Shop Fee list read 26 October 2026 |
| Property Plus Lettings Independent Church Road, Hove (BN3) | 12% commission on the rental income; the list does not say whether VAT is added | None listed; check-out and deposit registration are included | Letting only 9% of the rental income, paid six-monthly in advance; VAT not stated | Not listed | VAT not stated | Property Plus Lettings Fee list read 26 October 2026 |
Property Plus Lettings: The list prints its other charges plus VAT but does not say whether VAT is added to its 12% commission, so the rate is shown here and left out of the Brighton range.
Each agent’s list, line by line
Brighton and Hove Living One management percentage with no VAT added, no tenant-find or set-up fee, and other costs passed on at cost price.
| Service | To start | Ongoing |
|---|---|---|
| Property management | Tenant find £0, tenancy set-up £0 | 10% of the rent (No VAT) |
- Its list prints the rate as 10% (No VAT), and its pages say no VAT is added on top.
- It lists check-in, check-out, deposit management and changes to the tenancy at £0, and passes on cleaning, maintenance, inventories and safety certificates at cost price with no mark-up.
- The contract is listed as one month rolling.
Source: Brighton and Hove Living, Fees, read 26 October 2026.
Horizon Letting Agent Two services: let only as a share of the first month’s rent, or a monthly percentage printed before VAT.
| Service | To start | Ongoing |
|---|---|---|
| Fully managed | None listed | 10% of the monthly rent plus VAT |
| Let only | 50% of the first month’s rent plus VAT | None |
- Its page says both services include everything it lists, with no extras.
Source: Horizon Letting Agent, Landlords, read 26 October 2026.
MyHaus Brighton A one-off set-up fee, then a monthly percentage, with every price printed before VAT.
| Service | To start | Ongoing |
|---|---|---|
| Fully Managed | £250 one-off set-up fee for monthly management services, before VAT | 12% pcm, before VAT |
| Rent Collection | £250 one-off set-up fee for monthly management services, before VAT | 10% pcm, before VAT |
| Tenant Introduction | Two weeks’ rent, before VAT | None |
- Its list says all prices are exclusive of VAT, so each rate is shown here with VAT added at 20%.
- Rent guarantee protection is an optional extra, printed as 3% GMR, before VAT.
- An inventory and schedule of condition is from £75 and an interim inspection £60, before VAT.
Source: MyHaus Brighton, Services and fees, read 26 October 2026.
The Property Shop A monthly percentage printed before VAT, with a rental guarantee included in both managed services.
| Service | To start | Ongoing |
|---|---|---|
| Full Management | None listed | 12% of the monthly rent plus VAT |
| Rent and Collect | None listed | 10% of the monthly rent plus VAT |
| Finders Fee | 50% of the first month’s rent plus VAT | None |
- Its page says a rental guarantee is included in Full Management and in Rent and Collect.
- Its own example: on a rent of £900 a month, full management is £108 plus VAT a month.
- A gas safety check is £50, an EICR £125 and an EPC £70, each plus VAT.
Source: The Property Shop, Landlord and tenant fees, read 26 October 2026.
Property Plus Lettings A commission on the rent for both services, with its extras printed plus VAT.
| Service | To start | Ongoing |
|---|---|---|
| Fully Managed | None listed | 12% commission on the rental income, monthly or six-monthly in advance |
| Letting Only | Deposit registration £40 and check-out £70, each plus VAT | 9% of the rental income, six-monthly in advance |
- Check-out of tenants and deposit registration are included in Fully Managed.
- An EPC is £80 plus VAT.
Source: Property Plus Lettings, Landlord fees, read 26 October 2026.
Before you compare
How Brighton fee lists differ
No VAT, or VAT on top.
Brighton and Hove Living lists 10% with no VAT added. Horizon prints 10% plus VAT, which is 12% of the rent, and The Property Shop and MyHaus Brighton print 12% before VAT, which is 14.4%. Property Plus Lettings does not say whether VAT is added to its 12% commission.
A rent guarantee in the rate, or on top.
The Property Shop says a rental guarantee is included in its Full Management and in its Rent and Collect service. MyHaus Brighton lists rent guarantee protection as an optional extra at 3% GMR, before VAT.
A set-up fee, or none.
MyHaus Brighton charges a one-off £250 set-up fee before VAT. Brighton and Hove Living lists £0 for tenant find and tenancy set-up, and Horizon and The Property Shop list no set-up fee beside full management.
Percent of what.
A rate can be charged on the rent due, the rent collected or all money received. Ask which, and whether the fee continues if you end the management but keep the tenant.
A year in Brighton
Full management on an average Brighton rent: £2,179.20 to £3,138.05 a year
The average private rent in Brighton and Hove was £1,816 a month in September 2026, on the Office for National Statistics’ latest figures. Full management at 10% to 14.4% of that is £2,179.20 to £3,138.05 a year, before set-up fees. LetCompliance Single is £95.88 a year for one property, paid monthly.
- Full management at 14.4%MyHaus Brighton
- £3,138.05 a year
- Full management at 10%Brighton and Hove Living, with no VAT on top, as its list says
- £2,179.20 a year
- LetCompliance Single£7.99 a month for one property
- £95.88 a year
The bars compare fees, not services. Full management includes someone who goes to the property for viewings, inspections and key handovers; running the let yourself, that person is you, or someone local you pay. Set-up, inventory and renewal fees come on top of the agent’s figure. Source: Office for National Statistics, Price Index of Private Rents, released 21 October 2026.
Or keep the fee
Run the whole Brighton let yourself, from £7.99 a month
That is £95.88 a year for one property, against £2,179.20 to £3,138.05 for full management on the average Brighton rent.
Plans are one price for each size of portfolio, never a charge per property, a month: £7.99 for 1 property, £14.99 for up to 3, £19 for up to 10, £29 for up to 20 and £49 for any number.
- Let it without an agent. Adverts, applications and viewings in one place, referencing paid per check, and an assured periodic tenancy agreement signed online.
- Start the tenancy right. The deposit’s 30-day protection clock and the Prescribed Information, with the gas, electrical and EPC certificates tracked and reminded.
- Get paid without a commission. Rent by Direct Debit, with a card link as a fallback, and arrears tracked and chased. LetCompliance takes no commission. Stripe charges 1% of each Direct Debit payment with a 20p minimum and a £4 cap, and £5 for a disputed payment.
- Handle the rest. Repairs reported by the tenant and sent to your own contractors, Section 8 and Section 13 notices on paid plans, and Making Tax Digital for Income Tax on UK property income, recognised by HMRC.
What an agent still does that software does not: turn up. Viewings, inspections, key handovers and being the tenant’s first call when something breaks stay with you, or you buy them in.
Licensing is separate from the agent’s fee. Whether a Brighton let needs a licence, and which, is on the landlord rules page for Brighton.
Online agents
National online agents, for comparison
They price the whole country, so they are kept out of the Brighton range. Their figures are the UK-wide comparison’s, each read on the date shown.
OpenRent
One-off fees and small monthly add-ons. No percentage of rent at any tier.
- Full management
- No full-management plan listed; Management Plus, £19 a month, covers emergency repairs, up to 3 fixes a year
- Set-up fee
- None beyond the advertising package
LettingaProperty.com
A flat monthly fee set by rent band, with no percentage of the rent.
- Full management
- Complete Care, a flat £109 to £159 a month inc VAT by rent band (no percentage)
- Set-up fee
- £199, covering 8 weeks of portal advertising
Purplebricks
A percentage of rent for the whole term, plus a set-up fee. Priced like a high-street agent, not like a flat-fee one.
- Full management
- 12% of the total rent for the term, minimum £81 a month
- Set-up fee
- £540 for full management outside London, £960 inside; £420 or £720 for rent collection
Method
How these figures were read
- Every figure is from the agent’s own fee page or fee PDF, read on 26 October 2026 and linked in its row. The law makes each letting agent in England publish its fees, with each amount including tax (Consumer Rights Act 2015, section 83).
- The range is the lowest and highest full management rate for a let to one household across the Brighton lists that charge a percentage, VAT included, packages with rent guarantee or extra cover among them. Where a list gives a band or a starting point, or a reduced rate shown against an original price, those figures count and the row says so. HMO, student and portfolio rates are in the lists, not the range.
- Where a list prints its rate only plus VAT, the figure with VAT at 20% (GOV.UK VAT rates) is shown beside it and counts in the range.
- Franchise branches are included: each sets its own fees, and its row names the company that runs it. National online agents are shown apart, from the UK-wide comparison.
- Left out of the range: flat fees, a rate whose VAT the list does not state, a tier sold as all-inclusive with no tenant-find fee added, and lists that give two different rates for the same service. Set-up fees have their own column; nothing is averaged.
- The average rent is the ONS figure for Brighton and Hove, all property types, for September 2026. The figures are general information, not legal, tax or financial advice.
Questions
Letting agent fees in Brighton: questions landlords ask
How much do letting agents charge in Brighton?
On four Brighton agents’ own fee lists, read 26 October 2026, full management is 10% to 14.4% of the rent, VAT included. Brighton and Hove Living lists the lowest rate, with no VAT on top, as its list says. MyHaus Brighton and The Property Shop share the highest. Most also charge a fee to set up each tenancy, shown beside each rate on this page.
What does a letting agent cost a year on an average Brighton rent?
The average private rent in Brighton and Hove was £1,816 a month in September 2026 (ONS). Full management at 10% to 14.4% of that is £2,179.20 to £3,138.05 a year, before set-up fees. Running the let yourself on LetCompliance Single is £95.88 a year for one property.
Which Brighton letting agent lists the lowest management rate?
On these lists, Brighton and Hove Living, at 10% of the rent for full management, VAT included. That is with no VAT on top, as its list says. A low rate can come with a higher set-up fee or a minimum charge, so compare the first year with every fee added.
Do any Brighton letting agents include a rent guarantee?
One does, on these lists. The Property Shop says a rental guarantee is included in its Full Management, 12% plus VAT (14.4% of the rent), and in its Rent and Collect service, 10% plus VAT. MyHaus Brighton lists rent guarantee protection as an optional extra at 3% GMR, before VAT, on top of its 12%. Ask what the guarantee covers, and for how long, before you sign.
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