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Letting agents in Bloomsbury

WC1 sits between Tottenham Court Road, Euston Road and High Holborn, reaching east past Gray's Inn Road to King's Cross. It covers Bloomsbury, Russell Square and parts of Holborn and St Pancras. Most of it is in Camden, where more households rent privately than own. Enter your address and we'll compare the letting agents near your property, then email you a free side-by-side report.

Typical management fee

15.5%

Published range

5.0%–19.8%

34 listed branches

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Letting in WC1

What to know about letting in WC1.

One main council, protected Georgian streets and a university quarter. Here's what that means when you pick an agent.

Camden, with an Islington edge

Almost all of WC1 is in Camden. Part of the eastern edge, around King's Cross, is in Islington, and a few High Holborn postcodes are in the City of London. Camden licenses shared homes but has no selective licensing scheme, while Islington runs its own schemes. Check which council covers your address before you let.

Georgian squares, listed terraces

Much of WC1 is in Camden's Bloomsbury Conservation Area, designated in 1968 for its garden squares and late Georgian terraces, and many of those terraces are listed. Ask each agent how they handle repairs and upgrades that need the council's consent before work starts.

UCL, SOAS and Birkbeck

WC1 is home to the British Museum and to University of London colleges including UCL, SOAS and Birkbeck. If you let to sharers from more than one household, Camden's additional HMO licence may apply, so ask agents how they check who is living there and who holds the licence.

Russell Square and Holborn

Russell Square is on the Piccadilly line, one stop from King's Cross St Pancras. Holborn, on the Central and Piccadilly lines, sits at the junction of High Holborn and Kingsway on WC1's southern edge.

Questions

Letting agents in WC1, explained.

How much do letting agents charge in Bloomsbury?

Across London, the agents we checked publish full-management fees of 12% to 20.4% of the rent including VAT. There isn't a separate WC1 figure, so your report shows the published fees of the agents near your address.

Does this page cover Holborn and King's Cross?

Yes, the parts in WC1. It covers the whole WC1 district, including Bloomsbury, Russell Square, Gray's Inn, Holborn north of High Holborn, and the King's Cross and St Pancras streets south of Euston Road and Pentonville Road.

Do I need a licence to let in WC1?

You do if you let to sharers who need an HMO licence; Camden, which covers most of WC1, has no selective licensing scheme for other lets. The eastern edge is in Islington, which runs its own schemes, so check the council for your exact address before you let.

Is the comparison free?

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