Bexley landlords
Zerida Properties pays Bexley landlords a fixed monthly rent on a long-term lease and manages the property. Bexley has no additional HMO licensing scheme, only mandatory HMO licensing borough-wide and selective licensing in Belvedere ward, which makes it simpler for landlords than most of east London.
We cover all of London. This page sets out the local rules and what we look for in Bexley.
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Figures from our own records, updated September 2026.
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Bexley at a glance
Bexley applies mandatory licensing borough-wide and selective licensing in Belvedere ward only. There is no additional scheme for houses with three or four sharers, so the licensing burden is lower here than in most neighbouring boroughs. Planning rules and the condition of the house matter more.
Bexley applies mandatory HMO licensing borough-wide to HMOs with five or more people in two or more households. Its only selective licensing scheme covers Belvedere ward, from 13 January 2025 to 12 January 2030, and applies to privately rented homes including smaller HMOs in that ward. The council does not currently run an additional HMO licensing scheme for three or four sharers. Rules can change, so check your address before letting.
Demand comes from commuters who want a National Rail journey of 30 to 40 minutes to central London at lower rents than inner south-east London, and from hospital and council staff based locally.
Transport and employers: Southeastern rail from Bexleyheath, Barnehurst, Welling, Sidcup and Albany Park to London Bridge, Cannon Street and Charing Cross; Elizabeth line and Southeastern from Abbey Wood; Southeastern from Erith and Belvedere. Queen Mary's Hospital in Sidcup is a local employer.
We take houses with three to six bedrooms within a short walk of a rail station. Bexleyheath, Welling, Sidcup, Barnehurst and Abbey Wood are the strongest, because tenants can reach central London in 30 to 40 minutes. We pay for the refurbishment ourselves.
A house with up to four sharers does not need an additional licence, and only Belvedere ward has selective licensing. Houses with five or more people in two or more households still need a mandatory HMO licence. We check which applies to your address before we sign and deal with the application where one is needed. The council’s property licensing guide lists the current schemes.
Bexleyheath’s centre is The Broadway, with the Broadway Shopping Centre and fast Southeastern trains from Bexleyheath and Barnehurst stations. Danson Park lies between Bexleyheath and Welling. Welling High Street and the roads around Welling station have a large stock of three and four bedroom 1930s houses that are well suited to shared living.
Sidcup High Street and the streets around Sidcup station, including those leading towards Frognal Avenue and Queen Mary’s Hospital, attract hospital staff and commuters. Albany Park and Bexley, on the same line, offer similar houses with good rail links to London Bridge, Cannon Street and Charing Cross.
Abbey Wood is on the Elizabeth line, near Harrow Manorway, and the new journey times to Canary Wharf and the West End have raised demand for rooms. Erith and Belvedere, further east, have a lower rent level, but Belvedere ward has selective licensing that applies to private lets, so check before you let there.
Crayford has houses close to its station on the Dartford loop line, and Barnehurst has quiet residential roads on the Bexleyheath line. Both are cheaper than the inner boroughs and have enough three to five bedroom houses for sharers.
Many houses in Bexley are owned by landlords who bought them for the rail links and the lower prices. Because rooms in Welling, Bexleyheath and Sidcup are easy to fill, a fixed rent paid whether the rooms are occupied or not is a straightforward alternative to managing the house yourself.
Bexley has lighter licensing than most of east London, but planning rules can still apply to shared houses. Send us the postcode and we will check both before we give you a written guaranteed rent figure.
Send your postcode and bedroom count through the valuation form. We visit, confirm the licensing position and give you a written guaranteed rent figure within 48 hours of the visit.
Step 1
Send your postcode and bedroom count. It takes about two minutes and costs nothing.
Step 2
Cyrus visits the property, checks the Bexley 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 near Bexleyheath, Welling, Sidcup, Barnehurst, Abbey Wood and similar stations. We lease the property, pay a fixed monthly rent and manage everything.
Not at the time of our last check. Bexley applies mandatory licensing to HMOs with five or more people and runs selective licensing in Belvedere ward only. Always confirm with the council before letting.
In a guaranteed-rent arrangement you lease the whole property to a company on a commercial lease and the company lets the rooms. In a standard tenancy you let to the occupiers yourself. The company takes on the management and the void risk.
Yes, if the home is privately rented. Belvedere ward has selective licensing from 13 January 2025 to 12 January 2030, including for smaller HMOs.
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