Letting agent fees, Newcastle
How much do letting agents charge in Newcastle? Full management is 8.4% to 16.8% of the rent.
On seven Newcastle agents’ own fee lists, read 24 October 2026, full management is 8.4% (Seekers Property standard service, the bottom of a band that runs to 15%) to 16.8% (Pat Robson & Co) of the rent, VAT included. Four of the seven lists have a 14.4% rate. On the average Newcastle rent that is £1,229.76 to £2,459.52 a year, before set-up fees.
- Fee lists
- 7
- Read on
- 24 October 2026
- Average rent
- £1,220 a month, ONS
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Compare Newcastle agents
What seven Newcastle 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 Newcastle letting agents charge landlords
Seekers Property
Independent Newcastle (NE1)- Full management
- Between 8.4% and 15% on top of the tenant-find fee, or between 12% and 25% All-Inclusive
- Set-up fee
- The tenant-find fee, on the standard service
- Tenant find or let only
- 42% to 120% of one month’s rent, minimum £480
- Rent collection
- Not listed
- VAT on the list
- VAT included
Bowson
Independent Jesmond and High Heaton, Newcastle- Full management
- From 10.8% of the monthly rent (9% plus VAT)
- Set-up fee
- From 66% of one month’s rent, to find the tenant
- Tenant find or let only
- From 66% of one month’s rent (55% plus VAT)
- Rent collection
- Not listed
- VAT on the list
- VAT included
Bailey & Co
Independent Jesmond, Newcastle (NE2)- Full management
- 14.4% of the monthly rent (12% plus VAT)
- Set-up fee
- 60% of one month’s rent, minimum £480, for every new tenancy
- Tenant find or let only
- The set-up fee covers finding the tenant
- Rent collection
- Not listed
- VAT on the list
- VAT included
Exchange Residential
Independent Newcastle (NE2)- Full management
- 14.4% of the monthly rent
- Set-up fee
- 60% of one month’s rent
- Tenant find or let only
- One month’s rent
- Rent collection
- Not listed
- VAT on the list
- VAT included
Mansons
Independent Jesmond, Newcastle (NE2)- Full management
- 14.4% of the rent collected (12% plus VAT), minimum £90 a month
- Set-up fee
- First let 90% of one month’s rent, minimum £450
- Tenant find or let only
- Let only 120% of one month’s rent, minimum £594
- Rent collection
- Not listed
- VAT on the list
- VAT included
Bricks & Mortar
Independent Newcastle (NE1)- Full management
- 14.4% of a month’s rent
- Set-up fee
- Tenant find, 90% to 120% of one month’s rent
- Tenant find or let only
- 90% to 120% of one month’s rent
- Rent collection
- 8% of a month’s rent
- VAT on the list
- VAT included
Pat Robson & Co
Independent Newcastle- Full management
- 16.8% of the rent due (14% plus VAT)
- Set-up fee
- Tenant-find fee, 90% of one month’s rent (75% plus VAT)
- Tenant find or let only
- Tenant find only 36% (Essential) or 90% (Elite) of one month’s rent
- Rent collection
- 4.8% of the rent due (4% plus VAT), plus the tenant-find fee
- VAT on the list
- VAT included
| Agent | Full management | Set-up fee | Tenant find or let only | Rent collection | VAT on the list | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seekers Property Independent Newcastle (NE1) | Between 8.4% and 15% on top of the tenant-find fee, or between 12% and 25% All-Inclusive | The tenant-find fee, on the standard service | 42% to 120% of one month’s rent, minimum £480 | Not listed | VAT included | Seekers Property Fee list read 24 October 2026 |
| Bowson Independent Jesmond and High Heaton, Newcastle | From 10.8% of the monthly rent (9% plus VAT) | From 66% of one month’s rent, to find the tenant | From 66% of one month’s rent (55% plus VAT) | Not listed | VAT included | Bowson Fee list read 24 October 2026 |
| Bailey & Co Independent Jesmond, Newcastle (NE2) | 14.4% of the monthly rent (12% plus VAT) | 60% of one month’s rent, minimum £480, for every new tenancy | The set-up fee covers finding the tenant | Not listed | VAT included | Bailey & Co Fee list read 24 October 2026 |
| Exchange Residential Independent Newcastle (NE2) | 14.4% of the monthly rent | 60% of one month’s rent | One month’s rent | Not listed | VAT included | Exchange Residential Fee list read 24 October 2026 |
| Mansons Independent Jesmond, Newcastle (NE2) | 14.4% of the rent collected (12% plus VAT), minimum £90 a month | First let 90% of one month’s rent, minimum £450 | Let only 120% of one month’s rent, minimum £594 | Not listed | VAT included | Mansons Fee list read 24 October 2026 |
| Bricks & Mortar Independent Newcastle (NE1) | 14.4% of a month’s rent | Tenant find, 90% to 120% of one month’s rent | 90% to 120% of one month’s rent | 8% of a month’s rent | VAT included | Bricks & Mortar Fee list read 24 October 2026 |
| Pat Robson & Co Independent Newcastle | 16.8% of the rent due (14% plus VAT) | Tenant-find fee, 90% of one month’s rent (75% plus VAT) | Tenant find only 36% (Essential) or 90% (Elite) of one month’s rent | 4.8% of the rent due (4% plus VAT), plus the tenant-find fee | VAT included | Pat Robson & Co Fee list read 24 October 2026 |
Seekers Property: Its All-Inclusive service, between 12% and 25%, is sold as all-inclusive, while its standard rate is payable on top of the tenant-find fee. Every rate in the Newcastle range is compared before set-up fees, so this one is shown here and left out.
Each agent’s list, line by line
Seekers Property A band of rates rather than one: a standard service on top of a tenant-find fee, or an all-inclusive one.
| Service | To start | Ongoing |
|---|---|---|
| Tenant Find | 42% to 120% of one month’s rent, minimum £480 | None |
| Full Property Management | The tenant-find fee | Between 8.4% and 15% of the rent |
| All-Inclusive Property Management | None listed | Between 12% and 25% of the rent |
- A maintenance disbursement fee is 15% of the contractor’s invoice, minimum £9 an invoice.
Source: Seekers Property, Landlord fees, read 24 October 2026.
Bowson Starting points, not fixed rates: a tenant-find fee, then a percentage of the rent.
| Service | To start | Ongoing |
|---|---|---|
| Fully Managed | From 66% of one month’s rent | From 10.8% of the monthly rent |
| Tenant Find | From 66% of one month’s rent | None |
- Bowson calls these starting points: the rate moves with the property, the rent, the portfolio and the service.
Source: Bowson, Landlords, read 24 October 2026.
Bailey & Co A set-up fee as a share of the first month’s rent, then a percentage of the rent.
| Service | To start | Ongoing |
|---|---|---|
| Set-up, every new tenancy | 60% of one month’s rent, minimum £480 | None |
| Full property management | The set-up fee | 14.4% of the monthly rent |
- The set-up fee is taken from the tenant’s first month’s rent rather than paid up front.
Source: Bailey & Co, Let, read 24 October 2026.
Exchange Residential A share of the first month’s rent, then a percentage of the rent.
| Service | To start | Ongoing |
|---|---|---|
| Fully Managed Service | 60% of one month’s rent | 14.4% of the monthly rent |
| Tenant Find Service | One month’s rent | None |
- A renewal is 30% of one month’s rent, and deposit registration £72.
- Arranging contractors is 12% of the invoice.
Source: Exchange Residential, Landlord services, read 24 October 2026.
Mansons A set-up fee as a share of the first month’s rent, then a percentage with a monthly minimum.
| Service | To start | Ongoing |
|---|---|---|
| Full management | 90% of one month’s rent for the first let, minimum £450 | 14.4% of the rent collected, minimum £90 a month |
| Later tenant finds | 60% of one month’s rent, minimum £300 | None |
| Let only | 120% of one month’s rent, minimum £594 | None |
- Its list says the prices were correct on 14 January 2025.
- Full management includes a rent guarantee and legal expenses policy for each new tenant, as its list describes, though not for student lets or renewals.
- A contract renewal is 36% of one month’s rent, minimum £180, and deposit lodgement £54.
Source: Mansons, Landlord fees, read 24 October 2026.
Bricks & Mortar A tenant-find fee as a share of a month’s rent, then a percentage of the rent.
| Service | To start | Ongoing |
|---|---|---|
| Tenant Find Service | 90% to 120% of one month’s rent (75% to 100% plus VAT) | None |
| Rent Collection Service | The tenant-find fee | 8% of a month’s rent |
| Fully Managed Service | The tenant-find fee | 14.4% of a month’s rent |
- References are £24 a tenant or guarantor.
Source: Bricks & Mortar, Landlord fees (PDF), read 24 October 2026.
Pat Robson & Co A tenant-find fee as a share of a month’s rent, then a percentage of the rent due.
| Service | To start | Ongoing |
|---|---|---|
| Full management, one or two properties | 90% of one month’s rent | 16.8% of the rent due (14% plus VAT) |
| Full management, three or more properties | 90% of one month’s rent | 14.4% of the rent due (12% plus VAT) |
| Part management | 90% of one month’s rent | 8.4% of the rent due (7% plus VAT) |
| Rent collection and arrears management | 90% of one month’s rent | 4.8% of the rent due (4% plus VAT) |
| Tenant find only, Essential | 36% of one month’s rent | None |
| Tenant find only, Elite | 90% of one month’s rent | None |
- The schedule prints every fee with VAT and before VAT; these are the figures with VAT.
- The 14.4% rate is for a landlord with three or more properties, so the range uses 16.8%.
- A changeover re-let is 30% of one month’s rent, and a Section 13 rent increase notice £180.
Source: Pat Robson & Co, Company fees schedule (PDF), read 24 October 2026.
Before you compare
How Newcastle fee lists differ
A share of a month’s rent up front.
Most Newcastle lists charge to find the tenant as a share of the first month’s rent: 60% at Bailey & Co and Exchange Residential, 90% for a first let at Mansons and from 66% at Bowson.
A band, not one rate.
Seekers Property lists its standard full management at between 8.4% and 15%, on top of its tenant-find fee. Its All-Inclusive service is between 12% and 25%, with no tenant-find fee said to be added, so it is left out of the range above.
Minimums and portfolio rates.
Mansons sets a minimum of £90 a month. Pat Robson & Co charges 16.8% for one or two properties and 14.4% from three.
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 Newcastle
Full management on an average Newcastle rent: £1,229.76 to £2,459.52 a year
The average private rent in Newcastle upon Tyne was £1,220 a month in September 2026, on the Office for National Statistics’ latest figures. Full management at 8.4% to 16.8% of that is £1,229.76 to £2,459.52 a year, before set-up fees. LetCompliance Single is £95.88 a year for one property, paid monthly.
- Full management at 16.8%Pat Robson & Co
- £2,459.52 a year
- Full management at 8.4%Seekers Property standard service, the bottom of a band that runs to 15%
- £1,229.76 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 Newcastle let yourself, from £7.99 a month
That is £95.88 a year for one property, against £1,229.76 to £2,459.52 for full management on the average Newcastle 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 Newcastle let needs a licence, and which, is on the landlord rules page for Newcastle.
Online agents
National online agents, for comparison
They price the whole country, so they are kept out of the Newcastle 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 24 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 Newcastle 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 Newcastle upon Tyne, all property types, for September 2026. The figures are general information, not legal, tax or financial advice.
Questions
Letting agent fees in Newcastle: questions landlords ask
How much do letting agents charge in Newcastle?
On seven Newcastle agents’ own fee lists, read 24 October 2026, full management is 8.4% to 16.8% of the rent, VAT included. Seekers Property standard service lists the lowest rate, the bottom of a band that runs to 15%. Pat Robson & Co lists 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 Newcastle rent?
The average private rent in Newcastle upon Tyne was £1,220 a month in September 2026 (ONS). Full management at 8.4% to 16.8% of that is £1,229.76 to £2,459.52 a year, before set-up fees. Running the let yourself on LetCompliance Single is £95.88 a year for one property.
Which Newcastle letting agent lists the lowest management rate?
On these lists, Seekers Property standard service, at 8.4% of the rent for full management, VAT included. That is the bottom of a band that runs to 15%. A low rate can come with a higher set-up fee or a minimum charge, so compare the first year with every fee added.
Why do Newcastle letting agents charge part of a month’s rent up front?
That is how most Newcastle lists price finding the tenant and setting up the tenancy. Bailey & Co charges 60% of a month’s rent (minimum £480) and Exchange Residential 60%, Mansons 90% for a first let (minimum £450), Pat Robson & Co 90% and Bowson from 66%, before the monthly rate. Add it to the first year when you compare.
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