Redbridge landlords
Zerida Properties pays Redbridge landlords a fixed monthly rent on a long-term lease and manages the property. Redbridge has additional HMO licensing across the whole borough and selective licensing in most wards, and we handle the licensing on the houses we lease.
We cover all of London. This page sets out the local rules and what we look for in Redbridge.
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Figures from our own records, updated September 2026.
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Redbridge at a glance
Redbridge combines a borough-wide additional licensing scheme for shared houses with two selective schemes that cover most wards. Which licence applies depends on how many people live in the house and which ward it is in, so it is easy to get wrong. We identify the right scheme before we sign and handle the application.
Redbridge has an additional licensing scheme covering the whole borough, running from 18 September 2023 to 17 September 2028, which applies to HMOs with three or more people in two or more households. Two selective licensing schemes cover most private lets to single households: scheme 1 for Ilford Town and Valentines wards (1 November 2023 to 31 October 2028) and scheme 2 for fifteen further wards including Seven Kings, Goodmayes, Newbury, Barkingside and Wanstead Village (8 April 2024 to 7 April 2029). Bridge, Clayhall, Fullwell, Monkhams and Wanstead Park wards are not in a selective designation. Mandatory licensing applies to HMOs with five or more people.
Demand comes from hospital and care staff, people working in Ilford town centre and Canary Wharf-bound commuters who use the Elizabeth line from Ilford or Seven Kings.
Transport and employers: Elizabeth line at Ilford, Seven Kings, Goodmayes and Chadwell Heath; Central line at Redbridge, Gants Hill, Newbury Park, Barkingside, Fairlop, Hainault, Snaresbrook, South Woodford and Wanstead. King George Hospital in Goodmayes is a large local employer.
We look for three to six bedroom houses within a short walk of an Elizabeth line or Central line station. Ilford, Seven Kings, Goodmayes, Gants Hill, Newbury Park and South Woodford all work. Rooms on these streets let well to professionals who want a direct train into central London or Docklands. We pay for light refurbishment and furnishing ourselves.
Redbridge is one of the most fully licensed boroughs. For each house we identify the scheme that applies, apply for the licence and keep it current. The council sets out each scheme on its licensing page.
Ilford is the borough’s busiest centre, around the High Road, Ilford Lane and Cranbrook Road, with Ilford Exchange shopping centre beside the station. Seven Kings and Goodmayes, further east on the Elizabeth line, have long streets of Victorian and Edwardian terraces. Houses of three to five bedrooms close to either station are some of the easiest we can let.
Gants Hill is built around its roundabout, with a Central line station whose concourse was designed in the style of the Moscow metro. Newbury Park and Barkingside, on the same line, have 1930s semi-detached houses that tenants like for the quick journey into central London.
South Woodford, around George Lane, and Wanstead, near Wanstead Park and the edge of Epping Forest, are leafier and more expensive. Larger houses here suit professionals who want green space and a Central line station close by.
King George Hospital on Barley Lane, Goodmayes, is one of the borough’s largest employers. Rooms within walking distance of Goodmayes station are popular with healthcare workers who want a short commute.
Because Redbridge’s schemes overlap, a house in Seven Kings and one in Wanstead can face different licence requirements. Landlords who have inherited a house, or who live abroad, often find it easier to let one company handle the licence, the tenants and the repairs in return for a fixed rent.
Redbridge has several overlapping licensing schemes, so the rules differ between wards. Tell us your postcode and we will confirm which scheme applies to your street before we give you a guaranteed rent figure.
Use the valuation form with your postcode and bedroom count. We visit, confirm the licensing position and send 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 Redbridge 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 close to Elizabeth line and Central line stations. We lease the property, pay a fixed rent each month and manage tenants, repairs and compliance.
Additional licensing covers HMOs with three or more people in two or more households anywhere in the borough. Five or more people need a mandatory licence. Houses let to a single family or two sharers may need a selective licence depending on the ward.
The licence holder and the person managing the property carry the primary responsibility, but as the owner you can also be drawn into enforcement. That is why you should ask any operator to show you the licence and the company details before you sign.
Properties within about ten minutes' walk of Ilford, Seven Kings, Goodmayes, Gants Hill or a Central line station are easiest to let to commuters.
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