Lettings and property management
Letting agents in Penylan and Roath, Cardiff
East Cardiff lets on two calendars. Roath and Cathays let to students between January and April for the following September; Penylan, Cyncoed and Pontprennau let to families, academics and professionals all year round. Our Penylan office handles both, with our Student Lettings team working from the same address on Wellfield Road.
- To let with us now
- 42
- Median asking rent
- £1,050 pcm
- Areas covered
- 11
What we do for landlords
Pick the level of cover you want
Let only
Marketing, accompanied viewings, referencing, right-to-rent checks and the occupation contract. You take it from there.
Full management
Everything above, plus rent collection, inspections, arranging repairs, compliance and the deposit. One point of contact at Penylan.
Rent review
What the property should let for today against what it is on now, from the lets we are agreeing in the same streets.
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The Penylan lettings patch
Roath
Roath is Cardiff's busiest rental market, and it runs on an academic calendar. Student demand peaks between January and April for the following September, while the professional market moves year-round and favours the quieter streets towards Penylan. Many of the larger three-storey terraces are licensed HMOs — worth understanding the rules before buying one to let, and we can talk you through them.
109 to let with us now
Cathays
Cathays is the busiest student lettings market in Cardiff and it runs to a strict calendar: most of the following academic year is let between November and March. Houses are typically four to six bedroom terraces, and a large proportion are licensed HMOs with the compliance that brings. Our dedicated student lettings office handles this market specifically. Professional and postgraduate demand runs year-round and favours the quieter streets towards Maindy and the civic centre.
98 to let with us now
Adamsdown
Adamsdown is one of the closest places to the city centre where renting a whole house is still realistic, and it lets accordingly — sharers, young professionals and students in steady numbers. Two and three bedroom terraces dominate the supply and turn over quickly.
3 to let with us now
Penylan
Penylan lets steadily rather than dramatically. The stock is larger than Roath next door — three and four bedroom houses with gardens and parking — which draws families relocating to Cardiff and academics on fixed-term contracts. Tenancies here tend to run long, which is exactly what most landlords in the area want.
2 to let with us now
Splott
Splott offers whole houses at rents that the neighbourhoods either side of it no longer match, which keeps demand high among sharers, young families and professionals working in the Bay. Two and three bedroom terraces are most of what a tenant will see and rarely stay available long.
2 to let with us now
Pontprennau
Pontprennau lets to professionals and families who want a modern house with parking and a short run to the motorway. The stock is newer than almost anywhere else in Cardiff, which shows in energy bills and in how quickly good properties go.
1 to let with us now
Cyncoed
Cyncoed lets to a narrow but reliable market: academics on fixed-term contracts, families relocating to Cardiff who want the schools before they commit to buying, and occasionally corporate lets. The houses are large, so rents are at the top end and tenancies tend to run long. Supply is thin — most Cyncoed landlords hold for years rather than trade.
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Llanrumney
Llanrumney lets overwhelmingly to families, and a garden is usually the reason. Three bedroom houses are nearly the whole of it, and they rarely stay available long.
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Pentwyn
Pentwyn is one of the more affordable places in east Cardiff for a garden and a driveway, and families take almost all of it. Three bedroom houses are most of what becomes available.
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Rumney
Rumney lets to families and to professionals working east of the city, and it offers houses with gardens at rents below what the same space costs closer in. Three bedroom houses are the bulk of what comes available.
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St Mellons
St Mellons lets to families who want a modern house with a garden and parking at a rent the middle of the city cannot match. Three and four bedroom houses are the bulk of what a tenant will find, and the motorway keeps demand up from people working towards Newport.
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Letting in Wales
The rules a Welsh landlord lets under
Occupation contracts, not tenancies
Under the Renting Homes (Wales) Act 2016 a tenant is a contract-holder, and the landlord must give a written statement of the occupation contract within 14 days of the move-in. We prepare it and serve it.
Rent Smart Wales
Every landlord with a property in Wales must register with Rent Smart Wales. A landlord who manages the let themselves must also hold a licence; when a licensed agent manages it, the landlord registers but does not need a licence of their own. Ours is LR-24001-14159.
Fit for human habitation
Mains-wired, interlinked smoke alarms on every floor, carbon monoxide alarms beside any gas, oil or solid-fuel appliance, an electrical safety report at least every five years, and a home free of serious hazards are part of every contract. On the properties we manage, we track every certificate and book the renewals.
Notice rules
A no-fault notice (section 173) cannot be given in the first six months of occupation and gives the contract-holder six months to leave, so planning ahead matters more than it does in England.
Licensing locally
Cardiff Council runs additional licensing for houses in multiple occupation in Cathays and Plasnewydd, on top of the national rules. We check whether a house needs a licence before it is marketed, not after a tenant has moved in.
A summary, not legal advice. Our Penylan team will tell you what applies to your property.
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What we are letting right now
42 properties
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Your office
Jeffrey Ross Penylan
Already letting through someone else? Switching takes one phone call. We handle the notice, the keys, the certificates and the deposit, and introduce ourselves to your tenant so you don’t have to.
How we are regulated
Client money protection
Your rent and deposits are covered by Client Money Protect, membership number CMP001425, valid to 14 March 2027.
Redress scheme
We are members of The Property Ombudsman, membership number D03828.
Our fees
Every fee we charge a landlord in Wales, published in full.
Asked and answered
Common questions
Do you manage rental property in Penylan?
Yes. Our Penylan office at 38 Wellfield Road, Penylan, Cardiff, CF24 3PB lets and manages property across Roath, Cathays, Adamsdown, Penylan, Splott and Pontprennau. Landlords choose let only, where we find and reference the tenant, or full management, where we also collect the rent, inspect and arrange repairs.
How much rent could my property get?
The median asking rent across the 41 homes our Penylan office has to let right now is £1,050 a month. That is our own stock rather than the whole market, and your property is not the median — a free rental valuation tells you what it should achieve, from the lets we are agreeing in the same streets.
Do I need a Rent Smart Wales licence if you manage my property?
You still need to register as a landlord with Rent Smart Wales, but when a licensed agent carries out the letting and management, you do not need a licence of your own. Our Rent Smart Wales licence number is LR-24001-14159.
Can I switch to you from another agent?
Yes, including part way through a tenancy. We handle the handover of keys, certificates and the deposit, and speak to your tenant so you do not have to.
How do I contact the Penylan lettings team?
Call 029 2049 9680, or book a rental valuation online and we will call you back the same working day.