What it costs
What a property management website should cost
Landlords hire a manager to get their evenings back. The site's job is to show you'll take the whole hassle off their hands. Here is what it costs.
From £297, live in 7 days, on your own domain.
Property management website cost
The short answer on cost
A property management website cost starts from £297 for a spec-built site on your own domain, live within seven days, with the first three months of care included, then £49 a month you can stop whenever. That sits below the agency quotes and above the throwaway builders, both of which mislead you. But for a property management company the number matters less than what a landlord actually wants from you, which is their time back. A landlord who hires a manager is usually tired of the whole business of it, the phone going at midnight about a broken boiler, the chasing of late rent, the hunting for a plumber, the endless paperwork and rule-changes, and they want someone to take the lot off their hands so they can stop thinking about it. So the site’s job is to show, plainly, that you take on all of it, and let a weary landlord picture the hassle simply lifting away. Set against the ongoing fee you earn for managing their property, a few hundred pounds is trivial.
What the money buys: showing the hassle lifted
The value here is selling relief, not decoration. That price buys a site that spells out everything you take off a landlord’s plate: finding and vetting tenants, collecting the rent, arranging repairs and maintenance, handling the paperwork and the rules, and dealing with the day-to-day so the landlord does not have to. That matters because a landlord is not really buying a service, they are buying the absence of hassle, so the more clearly you set out the whole hands-off arrangement, the more a tired landlord wants it. A site that lays it all out lets them imagine handing you the keys and reclaiming their evenings, which is exactly the feeling that turns them into a client, and it does something a bare fee never could, which is make the relief tangible. What you are paying for is to show a worn-out landlord that you will carry the whole thing for them, which is the reason they hire a manager at all.
Why cheaper and dearer both mislead
The thousand-pound-plus agency quotes bundle overheads that do nothing to show a landlord what you take off their hands. The near-free DIY builders go the other way, producing thin, scrappy sites that suggest a disorganised firm, which is precisely what a landlord fleeing hassle is trying to avoid. Both miss the point. A property management company needs a clear, professional site that spells out a well-run, hands-off service, which is a specific thing to get right, so agency prices waste money and bargain builders undercut the impression of competence a landlord is looking for.
Paid off by one landlord, month after month
Property management pays you a fee every single month you look after a property, so the maths is quick and then keeps compounding. A single landlord, won because your site sold them the relief of a hands-off service, covers the build many times over, and because the fee recurs for as long as you manage their property, often years, that one landlord can pay for the site many times over. Set against the monthly fees of the landlords a clear, relief-selling site wins and keeps, the modest cost is an easy decision for a firm whose whole offer is taking the hassle of a rental off a landlord’s hands.
How it works
From message to live in four steps.
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Message me
Tell me your trade and your town on WhatsApp. No forms to wade through, no call to book.
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£99 to start
A £99 deposit gets your build going and comes off your quote. It covers some of the build time.
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I build it, you see it
I build the whole site, framed around your work, and send it to you finished to look at.
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Pay the rest, go live
Happy with it? You pay the balance, it goes live on your own domain, and it is yours to keep.
What you get
What a property management site from me includes.
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Built on spec
I build it first and send it finished. You see the real thing before you decide, not a mock-up.
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Live in 7 days
From the go-ahead, your site is live within a week. No months of back and forth.
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On your own domain
It goes live in your name. You own the site and everything on it, with no lock-in.
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Genuinely fast
Static pages, no WordPress. Fast pages rank better and turn more visitors into calls.
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Found on Google
Built to be found in local search, with the plumbing done properly from day one.
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Looked after
Someone looks after it and changes it when you need. Two small edits a month, your listing kept current.
What it costs
A straight price.
From £297 to build it, first three months of Care included, then £49 a month.
You own the site outright and can stop the monthly plan whenever you like. Hosting is part of Care and Grow, so one of those keeps it online after the first three months, or you host it yourself. See the full pricing.
Common questions
Questions I get asked.
How much does a property management website cost?
From £297 as a one-off, live on your own domain within seven days, then £49 a month for hosting and small edits you can stop any time, with the first three months included. For a trade paid an ongoing fee to take the hassle of rentals off a landlord's hands, that is a small price for a site that wins and keeps that arrangement.
What am I really paying for with a property management website?
A way to show a landlord you will handle everything, so they do not have to. Landlords hire a manager to be rid of the calls at midnight, the chasing of rent, the finding of tradespeople, so the site's job is to spell out that you take all of it on. You are paying for a presence that makes a tired landlord picture handing you the lot and getting their time back.
Why does showing what you handle drive the value?
Because the landlord is buying relief from hassle, so the more clearly you set out everything you take off their plate, tenants, rent, maintenance, the paperwork, the more they want it. A site that lays out the whole hands-off service is worth far more than a bare fee, because it lets a landlord imagine the burden lifted, which is what they are really paying for.
Why do some property management websites cost thousands?
Agencies bundle overheads that do nothing to show a landlord what you take off their hands. A lean site that spells out your hands-off service clearly does the real job for a fraction of the price, so the big quotes rarely make sense for a firm whose task is to look like relief, not to fund an agency.
Is a cheap DIY property management website good enough?
Usually not. A landlord handing over their rental wants a firm that looks organised and on top of things, since disorganisation is exactly what they are escaping, and a thin, scrappy site suggests the opposite. You need a clear, professional site that shows a well-run service, and a cheap DIY job undercuts the impression of competence a landlord is looking for.
Are there ongoing costs beyond the build?
The domain is about ten to fifteen pounds a year and stays yours. The £49 monthly plan covers hosting, backups and two small edits, so you can update your services or fees without a separate bill. A static site has almost nothing to break, so there are no surprise maintenance invoices.
How quickly does a property management website pay for itself?
Very fast, because you are paid a fee every month you manage a property, so a single landlord won because your site sold the hands-off service covers the build many times over. Because that fee recurs for as long as you manage the property, one landlord won online can pay for the site many times, so the payback compounds.
Do I own the property management website or rent it?
You own it outright. The domain is in your name and the site is yours to keep even if you stop the monthly plan. I do not lock people in, because the site that wins your landlords should belong to you, not be rented back every month.
Tell me your town and I'll build you a property management site on spec, so you can see it before you pay. Or read What a website costs, see the full pricing, or get in touch.