Barking and Dagenham landlords
Zerida Properties pays Barking and Dagenham landlords a fixed monthly rent on a long-term lease and manages the property. The borough runs mandatory HMO licensing, an additional HMO scheme for three or four sharers, and selective licensing in designated areas, and we handle the licensing on houses we lease.
We cover all of London. This page sets out the local rules and what we look for in Barking and Dagenham.
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Figures from our own records, updated September 2026.
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Barking and Dagenham at a glance
Barking and Dagenham runs mandatory HMO licensing, an additional scheme for three or four sharers that began on 9 January 2025, and a selective scheme from 6 April 2025 for single-household lets in designated areas. With that much licensing, the gap between a good manager and a bad one is whether the house is licensed correctly from the first day. We check which licence applies, apply for it and keep it current while we lease the property.
The council runs three schemes. Mandatory licensing applies to HMOs with five or more people in two or more households. An additional licensing scheme, launched on 9 January 2025 and running for five years, applies to HMOs with three or four people in two or more households. A selective licensing scheme began on 6 April 2025 for homes let to a single household, in designated areas rather than the whole borough. Check your address against the council's pages.
Tenants are mostly commuters priced out of inner London who still want a direct train into the City and Docklands, plus staff from local hospitals, logistics and the new developments around Barking Riverside.
Transport and employers: District and Hammersmith and City lines from Barking, Upney, Becontree and Dagenham stations; c2c and London Overground from Barking; Elizabeth line at Chadwell Heath.
Our best fit is a house with three to six bedrooms close to Barking, Becontree, Dagenham East or Chadwell Heath station. Tenants want a short walk to a train. A house in sound structural order matters more to us than a polished finish, because we pay for the refurbishment and furnishing.
This is one of the most heavily licensed boroughs in London. A shared house that is not licensed correctly can lead to a financial penalty from the council, and tenants can apply for a rent repayment order that makes the landlord pay back rent. When we lease a house we work out which licence applies, submit the application and keep it in force for the length of the lease. The council’s licensing guide sets out each scheme.
A large part of the borough is the Becontree Estate, built by the London County Council between 1921 and 1935 with around 27,000 homes. Many are three bedroom terraces and semi-detached houses on long, wide roads such as Becontree Avenue and Valence Avenue, usually with front and back gardens. That layout, with space for a shared kitchen and a living room, is the kind of house that works well for four or five professional sharers.
Barking station sits on the District, Hammersmith and City, c2c and Overground lines, so houses within a short walk of Ripple Road, Longbridge Road and East Street are the easiest to let. The Barking Riverside development has added new housing and an Overground station, which brings more people looking for rooms in the wider area.
Along Dagenham Heathway, and around Becontree and Dagenham East stations, the District line serves a long stretch of family houses. At the eastern edge, Chadwell Heath has Elizabeth line services on its High Road, which is why professionals who work in the City, Docklands or the West End ask for rooms there.
Many former estate houses are now owned by landlords who do not live nearby. Because the borough enforces its licensing closely, handing the house to a company that deals with the council, the tenants and the repairs for a fixed monthly rent is a practical choice for owners who want certainty without the paperwork.
If your house is on one of these streets and has three to six bedrooms, tell us the postcode. We check the licensing scheme that applies, visit the property and give you a written guaranteed rent figure.
Send us your postcode and bedroom count through the valuation form. We visit, check the licence position and put the guaranteed rent figure in writing.
Step 1
Send your postcode and bedroom count. It takes about two minutes and costs nothing.
Step 2
Cyrus visits the property, checks the Barking and Dagenham licensing position and sends a written guaranteed rent figure within 48 hours.
Step 3
The lease is in writing before you sign. We carry out light refurbishment at our own cost.
Step 4
Fixed rent on the same date, whether the rooms are full or empty. We handle tenants, repairs and licensing.
These are the problems landlords raise most often, with the evidence behind them and what we do about each.
Landlords say the most frustrating part of using a manager is calls and emails that go unanswered, so they only hear about problems after they have grown.
48% of landlords name lack of communication as one of their top frustrations with letting agents (Goodlord survey, April 2026).Landlord Today
Cyrus Pacotho, the director, is your single point of contact. Communication is the theme that comes up most in our Google reviews.
The most serious complaint about guaranteed rent in general is an operator that stops paying, becomes hard to reach and leaves the landlord to recover the property.
Landlord Action has documented operators that stopped paying, refused to answer calls and denied access for inspections. The NRLA reported rising mediation requests where an operator could not pay the agreed rent or the relationship had broken down.Property Reporter (Nov 2021) and NRLA (Dec 2023)
Rent is paid on the same date every month: £126,650 paid and 36 on-time payments since September 2024. We are a registered company with a named director, and the lease is in writing before you sign. A guarantee is a contract with us, not insurance, so read the terms and take independent advice.
Shared houses need the right licence in most London boroughs. If an operator gets it wrong, councils can issue penalties and the owner can be drawn in.
Haringey Council states that failing to comply with licence conditions is a criminal offence and can lead to a financial penalty of up to £30,000.London Borough of Haringey
We identify which licence applies to your house, apply for it and keep it current for the length of the lease. Gas, electrical, EPC and smoke and CO alarm checks are part of the service. As the owner you keep some legal responsibilities, so ask any operator to show you the licence.
All the problems landlords and renters report, and the questions to ask any operator
Google reviews
Yes, for 3 to 6 bedroom houses within reach of Barking, Becontree, Dagenham or Chadwell Heath stations. We lease the property, pay a fixed rent each month and manage the tenants and repairs.
If the home is let to a single household in one of the designated selective licensing areas, yes. Smaller shared houses need an additional licence, and larger ones a mandatory licence. Check your exact address on the council licensing page.
We identify the licence your borough requires, apply for it and keep it current while we lease the property. You still need to give us the building compliance documents such as gas and electrical safety certificates.
Check the company is registered and who its director is, ask for the lease in writing, ask to see the licence, ask for its payment record, and be clear what you remain responsible for. We answer each of those on this page.
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