Letting agent fees, Nottingham
How much do letting agents charge in Nottingham? Full management is 12% to 14.4% of the rent.
On five Nottingham agents’ own fee lists, read 24 October 2026, full management is 12% (Robert Ellis) to 14.4% (CDF Estates) of the rent, VAT included. Four of the five lists have a 12% rate. On the average Nottingham rent that is £1,461.60 to £1,753.92 a year, before set-up fees.
- Fee lists
- 5
- Read on
- 24 October 2026
- Average rent
- £1,015 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 Nottingham agents
What five Nottingham 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 Nottingham letting agents charge landlords
Robert Ellis
Independent Arnold, Beeston, Long Eaton and Stapleford- Full management
- 12% of the gross monthly rent
- Set-up fee
- £420 for each tenancy
- Tenant find or let only
- £714, or 50% of the first month’s rent plus VAT on rents over £1,500
- Rent collection
- Not listed
- VAT on the list
- VAT included
Nottingham Lettings
Independent Nottingham (NG3)- Full management
- 12% of all money received, for the length of the tenancy
- Set-up fee
- £300 for one to three bedrooms, £500 for four or more
- Tenant find or let only
- £600 for one to three bedrooms, £800 for four or more
- Rent collection
- Not listed
- VAT on the list
- VAT included
Johnsons & Partners
Independent Nottingham- Full management
- 12% a month (10% plus VAT)
- Set-up fee
- £360 (£300 plus VAT)
- Tenant find or let only
- 50% of the monthly rent, minimum £570 (£475 plus VAT)
- Rent collection
- Not listed
- VAT on the list
- VAT included
Elite Lets
Independent Lenton, Nottingham (NG7)- Full management
- 10% plus VAT 12% with VAT at 20%
- Set-up fee
- From £474, letting and advertising
- Tenant find or let only
- From £120 a tenant
- Rent collection
- Not listed
- VAT on the list
- Printed plus VAT
CDF Estates
Independent Nottingham (NG5)- Full management
- 14.4% of the rent due (12% plus VAT)
- Set-up fee
- None listed
- Tenant find or let only
- 50% of the first month’s rent, minimum £360
- Rent collection
- Not listed
- VAT on the list
- VAT included
| Agent | Full management | Set-up fee | Tenant find or let only | Rent collection | VAT on the list | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Ellis Independent Arnold, Beeston, Long Eaton and Stapleford | 12% of the gross monthly rent | £420 for each tenancy | £714, or 50% of the first month’s rent plus VAT on rents over £1,500 | Not listed | VAT included | Robert Ellis Fee list read 24 October 2026 |
| Nottingham Lettings Independent Nottingham (NG3) | 12% of all money received, for the length of the tenancy | £300 for one to three bedrooms, £500 for four or more | £600 for one to three bedrooms, £800 for four or more | Not listed | VAT included | Nottingham Lettings Fee list read 24 October 2026 |
| Johnsons & Partners Independent Nottingham | 12% a month (10% plus VAT) | £360 (£300 plus VAT) | 50% of the monthly rent, minimum £570 (£475 plus VAT) | Not listed | VAT included | Johnsons & Partners Fee list read 24 October 2026 |
| Elite Lets Independent Lenton, Nottingham (NG7) | 10% plus VAT 12% with VAT at 20% | From £474, letting and advertising | From £120 a tenant | Not listed | Printed plus VAT | Elite Lets Fee list read 24 October 2026 |
| CDF Estates Independent Nottingham (NG5) | 14.4% of the rent due (12% plus VAT) | None listed | 50% of the first month’s rent, minimum £360 | Not listed | VAT included | CDF Estates Fee list read 24 October 2026 |
Each agent’s list, line by line
Robert Ellis A set-up fee for each tenancy, then a percentage of the rent.
| Service | To start | Ongoing |
|---|---|---|
| Fully Managed Service | £420 set-up fee | 12% of the gross monthly rent |
| Tenant find only | £714, or 50% of the first month’s rent plus VAT on rents over £1,500 | None |
- Deposit protection is £24 a year.
Source: Robert Ellis, Landlord fees, read 24 October 2026.
Nottingham Lettings A tenant-find fee by size, then a percentage of everything it collects.
| Service | To start | Ongoing |
|---|---|---|
| Full management, tenant find | £300 (one to three bedrooms) or £500 (four or more) | 12% of all money received |
| Tenant find only | £600 (one to three bedrooms) or £800 (four or more) | None |
- The same 12% applies to a single let, a single-tenancy HMO and a multi-tenancy property.
Source: Nottingham Lettings, Landlords, read 24 October 2026.
Johnsons & Partners A set-up fee, then a monthly percentage.
| Service | To start | Ongoing |
|---|---|---|
| Fully managed | £360 (£300 plus VAT) | 12% a month (10% plus VAT) |
| Tenant find only | 50% of the monthly rent, minimum £570 | None |
Source: Johnsons & Partners, Landlords, read 24 October 2026.
Elite Lets A letting and advertising fee, then a commission printed before VAT.
| Service | To start | Ongoing |
|---|---|---|
| Management | From £474 letting and advertising fee | 10% plus VAT |
| Tenant finding | From £120 a tenant | None |
- A renewal is £135, and an inventory for a managed let £120.
- The same page also says all its fees have the 20% VAT included, while its commission is printed as 10% plus VAT, so 12% is shown here. Ask which applies.
Source: Elite Lets, Landlords fees, read 24 October 2026.
CDF Estates A percentage of the rent, with rent guarantee available on top.
| Service | To start | Ongoing |
|---|---|---|
| Full management | None listed | 14.4% of the rent due |
| Rent guarantee and legal expenses | None listed | 3% on top of the management fee |
| Let only | 50% of the first month’s rent, minimum £360 | None |
- An inventory is £154.80, and serving a possession notice £120.
Source: CDF Estates, Landlords, read 24 October 2026.
Before you compare
How Nottingham fee lists differ
Set-up fees differ more than rates.
Johnsons & Partners charges £360, Robert Ellis £420, Nottingham Lettings £300 for one to three bedrooms or £500 for four or more, and Elite Lets from £474.
Cover on top.
CDF Estates lists rent guarantee and legal expenses at 3% on top of its 14.4%.
Plus VAT.
Elite Lets prints its commission as 10% plus VAT, which is 12% of the rent, though the same page says all its fees include VAT, so ask which applies.
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 Nottingham
Full management on an average Nottingham rent: £1,461.60 to £1,753.92 a year
The average private rent in Nottingham was £1,015 a month in September 2026, on the Office for National Statistics’ latest figures. Full management at 12% to 14.4% of that is £1,461.60 to £1,753.92 a year, before set-up fees. LetCompliance Single is £95.88 a year for one property, paid monthly.
- Full management at 14.4%CDF Estates
- £1,753.92 a year
- Full management at 12%Robert Ellis
- £1,461.60 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 Nottingham let yourself, from £7.99 a month
That is £95.88 a year for one property, against £1,461.60 to £1,753.92 for full management on the average Nottingham 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 Nottingham let needs a licence, and which, is on the landlord rules page for Nottingham.
Online agents
National online agents, for comparison
They price the whole country, so they are kept out of the Nottingham 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 Nottingham 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 Nottingham, all property types, for September 2026. The figures are general information, not legal, tax or financial advice.
Questions
Letting agent fees in Nottingham: questions landlords ask
How much do letting agents charge in Nottingham?
On five Nottingham agents’ own fee lists, read 24 October 2026, full management is 12% to 14.4% of the rent, VAT included. Robert Ellis, Nottingham Lettings, Johnsons & Partners and Elite Lets share the lowest rate. CDF Estates 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 Nottingham rent?
The average private rent in Nottingham was £1,015 a month in September 2026 (ONS). Full management at 12% to 14.4% of that is £1,461.60 to £1,753.92 a year, before set-up fees. Running the let yourself on LetCompliance Single is £95.88 a year for one property.
Which Nottingham letting agent lists the lowest management rate?
On these lists, four share it: Robert Ellis, Nottingham Lettings, Johnsons & Partners and Elite Lets, each at 12% of the rent for full management, VAT included. A low rate can come with a higher set-up fee or a minimum charge, so compare the first year with every fee added.
What set-up fee do Nottingham letting agents charge?
On these lists, £360 at Johnsons & Partners, £420 at Robert Ellis, £300 for one to three bedrooms or £500 for four or more at Nottingham Lettings, and from £474 at Elite Lets, VAT included. Robert Ellis charges it for each tenancy; ask the others whether theirs is charged again when the tenant changes, and count it in the first year either way.
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