Do you let and manage property in Knowle and Dorridge?

Yes. We take on rental homes in Knowle and Dorridge for landlords, managed or let only, on the same published fees as everywhere else we work.

How much does a letting agent cost in Knowle and Dorridge?

Our managed service is 75% of the first month's rent up front for each new tenancy, then 12% of the monthly rent. Let only is first month's rent for each new tenancy. Every fee is on our fees page.

Do you manage higher-value homes in Knowle and Dorridge?

Yes, managed or let only, on the same published fees. A managed fee is a percentage of the rent, so you pay the same rate as on any other home.

Letting Agent in Knowle and Dorridge for Landlords

Renting out a home in Knowle and Dorridge

Knowle is a large village where most homes are detached or semi-detached, with some apartment blocks. Dorridge grew up around its 1852 station, with Victorian villas, Art Deco houses on Avenue Road, 1960s houses on big plots and estates from the late 1990s.

Arden Academy in Knowle, the main secondary for Knowle and Dorridge
Dorridge station, with direct trains to Birmingham and London Marylebone
The M42 corridor, Birmingham Airport and the NEC
Knowle High Street and Knowle Locks on the Grand Union Canal

Our work in Knowle and Dorridge

We have let or managed more than ten homes in Knowle over the last few years, and the rents we achieve sit in line with the local market.

Homes here are higher value and tenants expect a lot, so fast repairs and clear paperwork carry more weight than usual. We also work with tax professionals who can help landlords keep more of their rental income without raising rents.

We also run landlord seminars in Birmingham on the new rules, licensing and tax. The next one is in the last week of November 2026. Join the seminar waitlist.

Knowle and Dorridge in numbers

Only about one household in ten rents privately here, and most homes are detached. Very few homes come up to let, and asking rents are the highest of any area we cover.

At the 2021 Census, 10% of the 9,134 households in Knowle and Dorridge & Hockley Heath wards rented privately, against 13% across Solihull borough and 20% in England.
Homes: 57% detached houses, 23% semi-detached houses, 10% purpose-built flats, 8% terraced houses (Census 2021).
13 homes were listed to let in Knowle and Dorridge on Rightmove on 31 October 2026. Leaving out rooms and student lets left 13 homes, with a middle asking rent of £2,450 a month.
By size: 3 bed £2,350 (5 homes). Only sizes with five or more listings are shown.

Asking rents are what landlords advertise, not what tenants end up paying, and a snapshot of a few dozen homes moves from week to week.

Why tenants want to live here

Dorridge station: Chiltern trains to Moor Street and London Marylebone, and West Midlands Railway every 30 minutes to Snow Hill
M42 junction 5, a little over a mile from the western edge of Knowle

Licensing and the rules in Knowle and Dorridge

Knowle and Dorridge comes under Solihull Council. Not a selective licence. Solihull Council runs no selective or additional licensing scheme, so a normal let to one household needs no council licence. Shared houses with five or more people from two or more households still need a mandatory HMO licence.

Small HMOs (three to six sharers) do not currently need planning permission in Solihull, unlike Birmingham. In April 2026 councillors agreed to pursue an Article 4 direction that would change this, so check the position before converting a house.

B93 reaches into Warwick district at its rural edges, so confirm the council for addresses outside the villages.

Rents in Knowle and Dorridge

£1,284 a month: average private rent across Solihull borough (1 bed £861, 2 bed £1,069, 3 bed £1,268, 4+ bed £1,885; semi-detached £1,326, detached £1,819), up 3.3% on a year earlier (ONS Price Index of Private Rents, September 2026)

Published averages lag behind the market and mix every kind of home. For a figure for your own property, book a free Tenancy Health Check. By the end of the call you'll know exactly where you stand.

What we charge landlords in Knowle and Dorridge

The same published fees as everywhere we work. Managed is what we recommend for most landlords.

Managed (our recommendation)75% of the first month's rent up front for each new tenancy, then 12% of the monthly rent

Advertising and finding the tenant; referencing; setting up the tenancy; collecting the rent every month; arranging repairs with our contractors, up to £250 per item without needing to ask you; tracking certificates and deadlines, with reminders; keeping the paperwork right as the rules change; your landlord portal for statements, documents and maintenance.

Let onlyFirst month's rent for each new tenancy

Advertising and finding the tenant; referencing; setting up the tenancy. After move-in, the tenancy and the paperwork are yours to handle. Utility and council tax changeover is not included and can be added from the list below.

See all our fees, or read about letting a buy-to-let with us.

Letting agent in Knowle and Dorridge for landlords