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Letting agent fees in County Durham

What 24 County Durham letting agents say they charge landlords, side by side, so you don't have to dig through fee PDFs.

Fees checked October 2026 · How we check

Quick answer

For a £700 a month let, fully managed, the first year with a County Durham agent costs from £1,314 to £2,251 on the fees they publish (agents that state their VAT). That's a difference of about £937.

Cheapest£1,314first year, managed

Typical£1,592middle agent

Dearest£2,251first year, managed

First year cost, cheapest first

£700 a month, one new tenancy, the agent's set up or letting fee included, VAT included. Bars start at zero so lengths compare fairly.

Not ranked for fully managed

We only rank fees we can total honestly. These agents publish some fees, but not enough to total a managed first year, or their page is unclear. Some still appear in the tenant find ranking:

Reeds Rains, Chester-le-Street: some fees unclear on their page
Reeds Rains, Consett: some fees unclear on their page
Reeds Rains, Stanley: some fees unclear on their page
FJ Estates, Shildon: some fees unclear on their page
Reeds Rains, Durham City: some fees unclear on their page
Holbrook, Bishop Auckland: some fees unclear on their page
Holbrook, Seaham: some fees unclear on their page
Stuart Edwards, Durham: partial fees published
Kimmitt Lettings, Seaham: some fees unclear on their page
Rooms To Let North East, Durham: partial fees published

Good to know. The monthly percentage is only part of it. Set up fees, tenancy agreements, renewals and repairs commission can add hundreds a year, so each agent's page shows everything they publish.

Each agent's fees

Aycliffe Homes

Newton Aycliffe

£840first year, fully managed

Managed monthly: 10%
Up front: None
Tenant find: £700

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SKP Management

Newfield

£1,190first year, fully managed

Managed monthly: 10%
Up front: £350
Tenant find: See fees

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Venture Properties

Meadowfield, Crook, Chester-le-Street

£1,314first year, fully managed

Managed monthly: 10%
Up front: £474
Tenant find: £474

Complaints scheme: The Property OmbudsmanClient money protection: CMP certificate linked

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Hunters

Peterlee, Durham, Bishop Auckland, Consett

£1,314first year, fully managed

Managed monthly: 10%
Up front: £474
Tenant find: £474

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Langdales Estate Limited

Spennymoor

£1,404first year, fully managed

Managed monthly: 12%
Up front: £396
Tenant find: £540

Complaints scheme: Property Redress SchemeClient money protection: CMP certificate linked

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Sylvester Properties

Stanley

£1,428first year, fully managed

Managed monthly: 12%
Up front: £420
Tenant find: £540

Complaints scheme: check the registerClient money protection: Propertymark

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KDM Estates

Peterlee

£1,428first year, fully managed

Managed monthly: 12%
Up front: £420
Tenant find: £474

Complaints scheme: check the register Client money protection: check the register

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Andrew Craig

Chester-le-Street

£1,518first year, fully managed

Managed monthly: 12%
Up front: £510
Tenant find: £510

Complaints scheme: Property Redress SchemeClient money protection: RICS Client Money Protection Scheme

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REA Estates

Bishop Auckland

£1,537first year, fully managed

Managed monthly: 12%
Up front: £529
Tenant find: See fees

Complaints scheme: check the register Client money protection: check the register

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Dowen

Durham, Spennymoor, Sedgefield, Seaham, Peterlee

£1,592first year, fully managed

Managed monthly: 13.6%
Up front: £450
Tenant find: £570

Complaints scheme: The Property OmbudsmanClient money protection: Propertymark

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Frampton & Roebuck

Durham

£1,690first year, fully managed

Managed monthly: 14.4%
Up front: £480
Tenant find: £480

Complaints scheme: check the registerClient money protection: Propertymark

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loc8me

Durham

£1,734first year, fully managed

Managed monthly: 15%
Up front: £474
Tenant find: See fees

Complaints scheme: check the register Client money protection: check the register

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Carvers

Newton Aycliffe

£1,800first year, fully managed

Managed monthly: 15%
Up front: £540
Tenant find: £720

Complaints scheme: check the registerClient money protection: CMP certificate linked

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Copeland Residential

Chester-le-Street

£1,840first year, fully managed

Managed monthly: 14.4%
Up front: £630
Tenant find: £630

Complaints scheme: check the register Client money protection: check the register

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Urban Base

Durham

£1,870first year, fully managed

Managed monthly: 14.4%
Up front: £660
Tenant find: £700

Complaints scheme: check the registerClient money protection: CMP certificate linked

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Bridgfords

Durham Lettings

£1,921first year, fully managed

Managed monthly: 15.6%
Up front: £474
Tenant find: £1,374

Complaints scheme: The Property OmbudsmanClient money protection: ARLA Propertymark

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J W Wood

Durham, Chester-le-Street, Consett, Bishop Auckland

£2,160first year, fully managed

Managed monthly: 18%
Up front: £648
Tenant find: £798

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Your Move

Chester Le Street, Consett, Durham

£2,251first year, fully managed

Managed monthly: 16.8%
Up front: £840
Tenant find: £840

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Reeds Rains

Chester-le-Street, Consett, Stanley, Durham City

See feesnot enough published to total

Managed monthly: 16.8%
Up front: £474
Tenant find: See fees

Complaints scheme: check the register Client money protection: check the register

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FJ Estates

Shildon

£420tenant find only

Managed monthly: 14.4%
Up front: See fees
Tenant find: £420

Complaints scheme: check the register Client money protection: check the register

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Holbrook

Bishop Auckland, Seaham

£474tenant find only

Managed monthly: 14.4%
Up front: See fees
Tenant find: £474

Complaints scheme: The Property OmbudsmanClient money protection: Propertymark

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Stuart Edwards

Durham

See feesnot enough published to total

Managed monthly: See fees
Up front: See fees
Tenant find: See fees

Complaints scheme: check the registerClient money protection: Money ShieldPartial fees published

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Kimmitt Lettings

Seaham

£594tenant find only

Managed monthly: 14.4%
Up front: See fees
Tenant find: £594

Complaints scheme: check the registerClient money protection: CMP certificate linked

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Rooms To Let North East

Durham

See feesnot enough published to total

Managed monthly: See fees
Up front: See fees
Tenant find: See fees

Complaints scheme: Property Redress SchemeClient money protection: PropertymarkPartial fees published

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Agents that don't publish their fees online aren't listed (7 more in County Durham). Spotted a change? Tell us.

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