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Letting agents · Queens Park

Letting agents in Queens Park

Large Queens Park family houses let to referenced families, senior clinicians and relocating professionals on long tenancies, by a local agent about a mile away on Charminster Road.

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  • 130 properties managed
  • Since 2018 letting in Bournemouth

We let family houses in Queens Park from our office at 557 Charminster Road, about a mile away. The houses here are large and the tenants are usually families or senior professionals who want to stay, so a Queens Park let is about the right tenant, a house that meets every safety rule over several storeys, and a tenancy set up for the long term. This page is the Queens Park detail behind our letting agents service.

What lets in Queens Park

  • Four and five-bedroom detached houses. On the avenues around the park and the golf course, with gardens and drives. The core family let.
  • Large semis. Edwardian and interwar, often extended, letting to families and couples who work from home.
  • Houses backing onto the park or the course. The most sought after, letting quickly to families who want the green space.
  • Flats in divided houses nearer Charminster and Holdenhurst Road, for professionals and couples.

The Queens Park area page describes the streets.

How we let a Queens Park house

Valuation. A visit to see every floor, the garden and the drive, and to read the EPC and certificates. The instant rent estimate gives a first figure online.

Marketing. Professional photographs, a floor plan showing every floor, the portals and our list of registered tenants, which includes hospital and university staff and relocating families who contacted us in advance.

Referencing. Identity, Right to Rent, credit, income and a previous landlord reference for every adult. For a relocating tenant we confirm the new employment and arrange a guarantor where the credit history is short, within the Renters' Rights Act limit on rent in advance.

Move in. A periodic tenancy written to the current rules, the deposit protected within 30 days with the prescribed information, the How to Rent guide and certificates, and a photographed inventory of every room, the garden and outbuildings.

Larger houses, more checks

A three-storey Edwardian house needs smoke alarms on every storey, including converted lofts, and carbon monoxide alarms wherever there is a fixed combustion appliance, including open fires and wood burners, which are common here. The electrical report takes longer and often finds more. Many older houses sit low on the EPC scale; loft insulation, heating controls and secondary glazing are the usual fixes. Our landlord legal checklist lists every item, and Renters' Rights Act for landlords explains the tenancy rules.

Choosing a service

Many owners of Queens Park houses live away or abroad and choose property management in Queens Park. A furnished family house can earn by the month through long term lets in Queens Park or over the winter as a winter let in Queens Park. To compare a sale, see sell your property in Queens Park and property valuation in Queens Park. Lettings across the town are on letting agents in Bournemouth.

The local market

The Queens Park property market

Queens Park is a leafy residential area between Charminster and Castle Lane, built around one of Bournemouth's largest parks and its public golf course. Large detached Edwardian and interwar houses let to families and senior professionals on long tenancies and sell to families moving up, often for the schools and the quick road out on the Wessex Way.

Queens Park is one of Bournemouth's family and professional rental areas. Its large Edwardian and interwar houses on tree-lined avenues let to families planning around school places, to consultants and managers at the Royal Bournemouth Hospital about two and a half kilometres east, and to people relocating for senior posts who want a few years in a house before they buy. Few houses here are shared; students mostly live nearer Wallisdown and the Lansdowne.

Three things shape a Queens Park let.

Long tenancies. Families who secure a school place rarely move. Under the Renters' Rights Act every tenancy is periodic, so referencing at the start matters for years.

Big houses, more to check. More storeys and rooms mean more alarms, longer electrical reports and larger gardens to agree responsibility for.

Relocation timing. Senior hires often arrive at short notice from elsewhere, sometimes with the employer contributing to rent. A house that is ready, with clear photographs and a floor plan, lets to them unseen or after one viewing.

Who rents and buys in Queens Park

  • Families and space. Four and five-bedroom houses with gardens and drives are scarce in Bournemouth, which brings families to rent and to buy here.
  • Senior professionals and relocations. Consultants and managers at the Royal Bournemouth Hospital, staff at the universities and people relocating for senior posts rent here for the space and the hospital route.
  • Schools. The grammar schools near Castle Lane and the primary schools round about draw families who plan years ahead.
  • The park and the golf course. Living beside one of the town's biggest parks and a public course is the reason many buyers choose Queens Park over a seafront flat.
Winter and long stays

Let furnished, from 28 nights, all year round.

A furnished flat in Queens Park does not have to sit on a twelve-month tenancy or empty from November. Through the group's platform, Flexiestays, it can be let to contractors, relocations, hospital staff and visiting families for a month or more at a time.

  • Stays of a month to several months
  • Guests looking for somewhere to live, not a holiday
  • Fills the gaps between tenancies and summers
How it works

Letting your property in Queens Park, step by step

  1. A free valuation

    We visit, read the lease and the certificates, and give you a rent range for the property in Queens Park with the reasons, plus our fees in writing.

  2. Marketing and referencing

    Photographs, a floor plan and the listing go out to the portals and our registered tenants. We show the property and reference every adult before you accept anyone.

  3. Move in, then managed

    Tenancy agreement, deposit protection, certificates and a photographed inventory on the day. With management, we collect the rent, inspect and arrange repairs.

See the full process

Landlord fees

Three ways to let, one local team

Tenant find

One fee when the tenant moves in

  • Rental valuation and advice
  • Photos, floor plan and portal listings
  • Viewings and referencing
  • Right to Rent checks
  • Tenancy agreement and deposit protection

Rent collection

A percentage of the monthly rent

  • Everything in tenant find
  • Monthly rent collection
  • Arrears chased from day one
  • Monthly statements
Most landlords choose

Fully managed

A percentage of the monthly rent

  • Everything in rent collection
  • Inspections and reports
  • Repairs through local contractors
  • Gas, electrical and EPC renewals
  • The tenant's first call, day and night
Before you choose A free valuation a rent or sale range with the reasons, and our fees in writing
  • No obligation
  • We reply within one working day
  • No fees to tenants beyond what the law permits
Book a free valuation

Other ways to let

  • Winter and long staysFurnished lets of 28 nights or more through the group's platform, Flexiestays.
  • Holiday let managementThrough Sea Breeze Property Services: 16% commission for holiday let management, no retainer.
  • Corporate letsFurnished homes for companies, insurers and relocations, invoiced monthly.
  • SellingA sales valuation, marketing and progression to completion.

Fees are confirmed in writing before you instruct us. Tenants pay nothing beyond the permitted payments in the Tenant Fees Act 2019.

Our fees in full
FAQs

Letting agents in Queens Park: questions

Who rents houses in Queens Park?

Families who want space and the nearby schools, senior staff at the Royal Bournemouth Hospital and the universities, and professionals relocating to Bournemouth for senior posts. Most want four or more bedrooms, a garden and a drive, and many stay for several years.

Do relocating tenants rent Queens Park houses without viewing?

Some do, especially when they are moving from abroad or the north. Full photographs, a floor plan and a video walk-through make that possible. We still reference them fully, including employment confirmation from the new employer and, where needed, a guarantor or rent paid in advance within legal limits.

How much rent can be taken in advance from a relocating tenant?

Under the Renters' Rights Act, in force since 1 May 2026, no more than one month's rent can be required in advance before a tenancy, which changes how landlords used to secure tenants with no UK credit history. A guarantor or a rent guarantee product are the usual alternatives. This is not legal advice.

What letting services do you offer in Queens Park?

Tenant find, rent collection and fully managed. Owners of larger houses who live away usually choose full management, which covers inspections, repairs, the garden arrangements and compliance. Fees are confirmed in writing before you instruct us.

What does a large Queens Park house need before it is let?

A gas safety certificate, an electrical report no older than five years, smoke alarms on every storey, carbon monoxide alarms where needed, an EPC of band E or better and Right to Rent checks. Larger, older houses often need EPC improvements and extra alarms on upper floors and in loft rooms.

Can tenants with pets rent my Queens Park house?

Under the Renters' Rights Act a tenant can ask to keep a pet and a landlord must not refuse unreasonably, and may require insurance against pet damage. Families beside a park often ask. We handle the request and write the conditions into the tenancy.

Reviews

Rated 4.9 on Google

Lucas Almeida
★★★★★

Outstanding from start to finish

The apartment exceeded our expectations with its modern design and thoughtful touches throughout. Walking distance to both the seafront and shopping areas made it incredibly convenient. Clear instructions, responsive host. Would absolutely stay here again on our next visit to Bournemouth.
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Alison Physio
★★★★★

Modern, clean and superbly located

Lovely apartment in very close proximity to Bournemouth town centre and beach. Modern, very clean and well equipped. Onsite parking was a big plus, making it easy to explore the area. The host was very responsive and helpful throughout our stay.
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Dave Appleton
★★★★★

Second stay, and we'll be back

Great apartment at a perfect location. Jack and the team were so easy to deal with. This is our second time at this apartment block and we'll definitely be returning. Clean, well-maintained, and had everything we needed for a comfortable stay.
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