Houghton-le-Spring
Letting agents in Houghton-le-Spring
This is home. Our office is on Princes Street in Shiney Row, which makes Houghton-le-Spring, Penshaw, Newbottle, Hetton and Fence Houses the places we know street by street.
01 Houghton-le-Spring
What we do here.
Houghton and the villages around it are former colliery communities, which means rows of solid terraces and later council-built estates, both of which let well when they have been brought up to standard. Many of our refurbishment before-and-after photos were taken within a mile of the office.
For landlords, having your agent five minutes away matters more than it sounds: viewings on the day, a repair looked at before it becomes a problem, inspections that actually happen. For tenants it means a landline that gets answered by someone who knows the house.
Lettings is one month’s rent including VAT, management is 10% of rent with nothing hidden, and the first month’s management is free when you use both. Investors looking at Houghton, Hetton or Easington Lane get the same honest sheet of numbers as everywhere else: purchase, refurb, end value, rent, cash left in.
Places we cover
- Shiney Row
- Penshaw
- Newbottle
- Fence Houses
- Philadelphia
- Hetton-le-Hole
- Easington Lane
- Colliery Row
- Houghton town centre
- Chilton Moor
02 Services
For Houghton-le-Spring landlords and investors.
Investors
Buy to let, BRRR and flips in the North East, completely hands-off. We do everything.
Property sourcing
Opportunities from two decades of industry contacts, visited, filmed and costed before you see them.
Refurbishments
Budgeted, run and managed by us, using qualified and trusted contractors. Where a deal is won or lost.
Lettings
Rightmove, Zoopla and social media for maximum exposure. Enquiries filtered, tenants referenced, return generated.
Property management
Where we started. Organised, proactive management with communication at the centre. 10% of rent, nothing hidden.
Property services
Windows and doors, roofing and protective masonry painting, coordinated by us through our trusted contacts.
Reviews
What landlords say.
4 reviews across Facebook and Checkatrade. Read them on Facebook.
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Gordon is the most straight forward guy I’ve come across. He did my entire refurb, found tenant, sorted out literally everything before I had even seen the property. Always available on the phone, clear communication, all of which is so rare to find in the species of builders! I wish this guy was in my area as I would trust him to renovate and manage properties in my city!
Ramaraja Homes Limited, Checkatrade
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Gordon manages three properties for me and it has been completely hands-off and reliable from day one.
Slim, Facebook, April 2025
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Knowledgeable guidance throughout, and when an issue came up during the refurb it was sorted without fuss.
Bola, Facebook, March 2025
03 Questions
Straight answers.
Where exactly is your office?
15 Princes Street, Shiney Row, DH4 4RD. Pop in Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm, or ring to arrange another time.
Do you cover Hetton-le-Hole and Easington Lane?
Yes, and Fence Houses, Philadelphia, Newbottle, Penshaw and Chilton Moor. If it is within a few miles of Houghton we are already working there.
Is Houghton-le-Spring a good place to invest?
It depends on the property and the price, which is the honest answer for anywhere. What we can say is that well-refurbished terraces here let quickly and that entry prices still allow the buy, refurb, refinance, rent model to work. Ask us for a real example.
Got a property in Houghton-le-Spring?
Tell us the address and we will tell you what we would do with it and what it costs.