Tenant Finder is a one-time service from £250 that handles the marketing phase of letting your Manchester property. We list the property on Rightmove, Zoopla, and the major portals with professional listing copy, and run proactive outreach to our applicant database and corporate relocations contacts. The Tenant Finder Plus tier adds full safety certification, rent optimisation advice, and Renters’ Rights Act compliance guidance for £350. Once marketing generates interest, you take over — handling viewings, applications, and the tenancy directly. The right choice for confident landlords who want professional marketing without the ongoing cost of full management.
Tenant Finder comes in two versions. The standard tier covers marketing, viewings, and applicant presentation — built for landlords who already have safety certificates in place and know what rent they want to ask for.
Property listing on Rightmove, Zoopla and Railton-Meeks website + Proactive marketing.
Everything in Tenant Finder, plus full safety certification and rent advice.
Every Railton-Meeks landlord service is built around a clear, predictable fee. No renewal charges. No drip-fed additions. The four tiers below cover every level of involvement – from a one-off tenant find through to fully hands-off management – and each tier flows naturally into the next as your needs grow.
You know your property’s value, you have your safety certificates sorted, and you want professional marketing without the hand-holding. Tenant Finder at £250 gets the job done.
You’d rather have one conversation with Railton-Meeks and walk away knowing everything regulatory is done before the tenant moves in. Tenant Finder Plus at £350 covers it.
Have a quick conversation with us. We’ll recommend which tier suits your property, your timeline, and your comfort level — no pressure, no cost. Contact us
The full breakdown of what £250 covers, from first conversation through to applicant decision.
Tenant Finder Plus is the upgrade tier for landlords who want the marketing handled and the regulatory groundwork completed before the tenancy starts. It’s built for the post-Renters’ Rights Act market where compliance is non-negotiable.
£250 one-time setup
£350 one-time setup
£650* one-time setup
14.5% of rent received
| Service Feature | Tenant Finder | Tenant Finder Plus | Let Only | Fully Managed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Setup & Marketing | ||||
| Rental valuation & legislation advice | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Advice on achieving highest rent | — | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Safety certificates & compliance | — | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| To Let board | — | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Online portal advertising (Rightmove, Zoopla) | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Proactive marketing | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Tenant Onboarding | ||||
| Accompanied viewings (including evenings) | — | — | ✓ | ✓ |
| Contracts & inventory preparation | — | — | ✓ | ✓ |
| Tenant referencing | — | — | £25 per person | £25 per person |
| Right to Rent checks | — | — | ✓ | ✓ |
| Deposit administration | — | — | ✓ | ✓ |
| Council tax liaison | — | — | ✓ | ✓ |
| Full photographic inventory (setup) | — | — | ✓ | ✓ |
| Ongoing Management | ||||
| Rent collection | — | — | ✓ | ✓ |
| Monthly rent payments to landlord | — | — | ✓ | ✓ |
| Full management statement | — | — | ✓ | ✓ |
| Property inspections (twice yearly) | — | — | ✓ | ✓ |
| Utilities administration | — | — | — | ✓ |
| Preparing property for re-let | — | — | — | ✓ |
| Strategic Advice | ||||
| Trades, investment & HMO advice | — | — | ✓ | ✓ |
| Pricing | ||||
| Setup fee | £250one-time | £350one-time | £650*one-time | No setup fee |
| Ongoing management | — | — | — | 14.5%of rent received |
| Re-letting fee | — | — | £250 | £250 |
| Service Feature | Tenant Finder | Tenant Finder Plus | Let Only | Fully Managed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Setup & Marketing | ||||
| Rental valuation & legislation advice | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Advice on achieving highest rent | — | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Safety certificates & compliance | — | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| To Let board | — | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Online portal advertising (Rightmove, Zoopla) | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Proactive marketing | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Tenant Onboarding | ||||
| Accompanied viewings (including evenings) | — | — | ✓ | ✓ |
| Contracts & inventory preparation | — | — | ✓ | ✓ |
| Tenant referencing | — | — | £25 per person | £25 per person |
| Right to Rent checks | — | — | ✓ | ✓ |
| Deposit administration | — | — | ✓ | ✓ |
| Council tax liaison | — | — | ✓ | ✓ |
| Full photographic inventory (setup) | — | — | ✓ | ✓ |
| Ongoing Management | ||||
| Rent collection | — | — | ✓ | ✓ |
| Monthly rent payments to landlord | — | — | ✓ | ✓ |
| Full management statement | — | — | ✓ | ✓ |
| Property inspections (twice yearly) | — | — | ✓ | ✓ |
| Utilities administration | — | — | — | ✓ |
| Preparing property for re-let | — | — | — | ✓ |
| Strategic Advice | ||||
| Trades, investment & HMO advice | — | — | ✓ | ✓ |
| Pricing | ||||
| Setup fee | £250one-time | £350one-time | £650*one-time | No setup fee |
| Ongoing management | — | — | — | 14.5%of rent received |
| Re-letting fee | — | — | £250 | £250 |
* Let only fee is one month’s rent, subject to a minimum fee of £650
All fees are exclusive of VAT. Tenant referencing at £25 per person covers credit, employment, and previous landlord checks for each named applicant. The £150 re-letting fee on Let Only and Fully Managed properties covers full re-marketing when an existing tenancy ends and a new tenant is required.
Twenty years of landlord referrals. ARLA-qualified throughout. Compliance-first by design.
The benefits a portfolio landlord notices in the first six months of working with us:
The questions Manchester landlords ask before deciding which service tier suits them.
Tenant Finder is a one-off marketing service — we find a tenant and step back. Let Only (£650*) does the same but also handles referencing, contracts, deposit protection, and the initial tenancy setup — you get a complete hand-off. Full Management (12.5%) adds ongoing management and compliance for the whole tenancy. Choose Tenant Finder if you want to manage the tenancy yourself; Let Only or Full Management if you'd prefer to step back completely.
You can upgrade to Let Only or Full Management at any point — many landlords start on Tenant Finder Plus to test the relationship, then move to ongoing management when they acquire a second property or the tenancy comes up for renewal.
That depends on the tier. Tenant Finder doesn't include professional references — most landlords use a paid service like Goodlord, HomeLet, or Reference My Tenant. Let Only and Full Management include references as standard.
It depends on the property type, postcode, and asking rent. South Manchester family lets in M19, M20, and M21 typically let within 2–3 weeks at the right price. HMO rooms in M14 (Fallowfield) and M19 (Withington) often let within days during the academic-year cycle. Executive properties in SK9 (Wilmslow) and WA14 (Altrincham) can take 4–6 weeks because the applicant pool is more selective.
The Tenant Finder fee is payable on instruction, not on tenancy completion. This covers the marketing investment we make from day one — portal listings, To Let board, photography, copywriting. If a tenant is not found within a reasonable marketing period, we'll discuss whether to refresh the marketing approach, adjust the asking rent, or move to a different service tier. We don't take fees and abandon properties.
Yes. Professional photographs are included in both Tenant Finder and Tenant Finder Plus at no additional cost. We typically photograph the property at the marketing stage to ensure listings stand out on Rightmove and Zoopla, where image quality directly affects click-through and viewing-request rates.
Yes, easily. Many of our landlords start on Tenant Finder Plus to test the relationship and move to Let Only or Full Management once the first tenancy is in place — typically when they're ready to acquire a second property or when the first tenancy comes up for renewal. The switch is straightforward and we discount the difference where appropriate.
We can, but HMO and student-let marketing typically performs better on specialist platforms like SpareRoom and Accommodation for Students, which Tenant Finder doesn't include. If you're letting an HMO, we'd recommend our HMO Management service, which covers the specialist platforms, Article 4 licensing compliance, and ongoing management. See HMO Management →.
Every Tenant Finder instruction begins with a quick conversation — usually with Tara directly. She’ll confirm whether Tenant Finder, Tenant Finder Plus, or one of our ongoing management tiers genuinely suits your property and goals.
The conversation costs nothing, commits you to nothing, and most landlords find it useful regardless of which way they go.
