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Landlord fees and compliance charges

What Bowson charges landlords, what each charge is for, and which of them the law requires.

All prices include VATUpdated September 2026
Letting and management

Tenant Find and Fully Managed.

Both start with a market appraisal, and both come with a written quote for your property. The figures below are where that quote starts.

Let only

Tenant Find

Rental advice, marketing, accompanied viewings, full referencing and the tenancy agreement. For landlords who manage the tenancy themselves.

from 72%of one month’s rent, per let
Most landlords

Fully Managed

Everything in Tenant Find, then rent collection, inspections every four months, maintenance, compliance, renewals and rent reviews, with a named property manager.

from 12%of the monthly rent, plus from 66% of one month’s rent to find the tenant
Safety certificates and checks

Required by law, and recommended.

Where Bowson arranges a certificate, the price below is the whole price: the contractor’s charge and Bowson’s administration together.

Required by law

Gas Safety Certificate (CP12)

Confirms that every gas appliance, pipe and flue in the property is safe. It has to be in date before a tenancy starts and for as long as it runs.

£81.60renewed every year
Optional

CP12 with Boiler Service

The annual gas safety check with a boiler service carried out in the same visit.

£135.60
Required by law

Energy Performance Certificate

Needed before a property can be marketed to let. It tells a tenant how much the home is likely to cost to heat and light.

£88.40lasts ten years
Required by law

Electrical Report (EICR)

A qualified electrician inspects the fixed wiring and installations. One price, whatever the size of the property.

£163.20renewed every five years
Recommended

PAT Testing

Safety testing of the electrical appliances you supply. It is a legal requirement in licensed HMOs with five or more tenants, and Bowson recommends it wherever appliances are provided.

£66
Recommended

Smoke and CO Alarm Service

Working alarms are a legal requirement in every rental property, and they must be checked at the start of each tenancy. A professional service visit is only mandatory in licensed HMOs with five or more tenants. Bowson strongly recommends it for every property, so there is a dated record that the alarms were tested and working.

£65.28
Recommended

Legionella Risk Assessment

Every landlord has a legal duty to assess and manage the risk of Legionnaires’ disease in the water system. The law doesn’t require a professional to do it, but Bowson strongly recommends one: a dated report from a qualified assessor is your evidence that the duty was met.

£50
Tenancy paperwork and notices

Inventories, notices and licences.

Section 13 and Ground 4A notices are charged on both Tenant Find and Fully Managed.

Before move-in

Inventory

A full record of the property’s condition and contents. It is what a deposit claim stands or falls on.

£120 / £156 / £1801–2 bed / 3–5 bed / 6+ bed
Once a year at most

Section 13 Rent Increase Notice

Rent can be raised once in any twelve months, by a Section 13 notice in the prescribed form. Bowson prepares it, serves it and keeps the record.

£90
Student HMOs

Ground 4A Notice

The notice that allows possession of a student house to be recovered so it can be re-let to students for the next academic year.

£90
Deposit claims

Statutory Declaration Submission Fee

Where tenants don’t respond to a claim against the deposit, Bowson completes a statutory declaration, has it witnessed by a solicitor, and submits it to the TDS so the funds can be released.

£42
Where a licence is needed

HMO Licence Application

Bowson prepares the application, deals with the council and submits the paperwork on your behalf.

£360
Landlords living abroad

Non-Resident Landlord Tax

If you live overseas, keep your tax status with HMRC up to date. Any unpaid tax or HMRC penalty is passed on to the landlord in full.

No Bowson fee
Maintenance and call-outs

Repairs, keys and call-outs.

In-house team

Bowson Maintenance

General repairs, improvements and gardening by Bowson’s own maintenance team, with the cost visible before work starts.

£66per hour
Paid by the contractor

Approved Contractor Commission

Applies to maintenance and improvement work only, not to safety certificates. Where an approved contractor carries out that work, Bowson receives a commission, collected from the contractor and not added to your invoice.

18%of the invoice (15% + VAT)
Call-out

Out-of-Hours Lockout

If a tenant is locked out outside office hours and someone has to attend.

£60
Admin fee

Key Cutting

New or replacement keys, cut and delivered.

cost + £12
Where applicable

To Let Board

Supplied and put up by Bowson.

No charge
Referrals and selling

Referral fees and sales fees.

Referral fee

Solicitor Referral

Where Bowson introduces a seller to a solicitor, Bowson receives a referral fee from the solicitor. You are free to use any solicitor you choose.

£120
Referral commission

Mortgage and Protection Referral

Bowson Residential is an introducer appointed representative of Lenderyou Mortgages Ltd, and receives a share of the commission on any insurance you take out through them. If you speak to them and go elsewhere, Bowson receives nothing.

Commission share
Sales fee

Selling with Bowson

If you decide to sell, Bowson’s sales team handles the valuation, the marketing and the sale through to completion.

1.2% / 1.8%sole agent / multi-agent
The small print

How these figures work.

Every price on this page includes VAT. Letting and management fees are starting points: they vary with the type of property, the rent, the size of a portfolio and the level of service, and a written quote for your property follows the market appraisal.

Notices are charged on both services. Fully Managed includes renewals and rent reviews. The Section 13 and Ground 4A notices themselves are charged separately, as listed above, on Fully Managed and Tenant Find alike.

On Tenant Find, deposit protection stays with the landlord. Bowson will advise on it, but registering the deposit on time is your responsibility, and the deadline doesn’t move.

Redress and client money. Bowson is a member of The Property Ombudsman and follows the TSI Approved Code. Client money is protected through safeagent.

A quote for your property

A rental valuation, a written fee quote, and a list of anything the property needs before it can be let.

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