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Key points
- We manage four family houses in Radcliffe: three bed on Morris Street and Outwood Road, two bed on James Street and Rupert Street.
- Our two bed houses let at £800 to £850 a month and our three bed houses at £1,100 to £1,375.
- Radcliffe is in Bury, so Bury Council is the licensing authority and Tameside Article 4 does not apply.
- Full management is 12% of rent collected, with no VAT and no set-up fee.
This page is for Radcliffe landlords. We cover the houses we run, what they let for, the Bury rules and how we manage from Ashton.
What we run in Radcliffe
Radcliffe is the one place outside Tameside where we run several homes. We manage four family houses here: three bed houses on Morris Street and Outwood Road, and two bed houses on James Street and Rupert Street. They are single lets for families, not house shares. A group of these houses was bought in December 2023 and renovated over the following months: kitchens opened up to the garden with French doors, new bathrooms, electrical upgrades and rebuilt gardens and paths. See the renovation photos.
What our Radcliffe homes let for
We have not found a published rent for Radcliffe alone. Our own figures: the two bed houses on James Street and Rupert Street let at £800 to £850 a month, and the three bed houses on Morris Street and Outwood Road at £1,100 to £1,375. Rents differ with the street and the finish, so use these as a guide to what a renovated family house can reach, not as a promise for yours. A rental valuation gives a figure for your own house.
Getting around Radcliffe
- Tram. Radcliffe has a Metrolink stop on the Manchester to Bury line, with direct trams into Manchester.
- Bus. Regular bus services run alongside the tram.
- Council. Radcliffe is in the Metropolitan Borough of Bury, which is why it follows different rules from our Tameside homes.
The town in a few honest lines
Radcliffe is a former mill town: Wikipedia says it once had around 60 textile mills, and the East Lancashire Paper Mill, founded in 1860, has since closed and been demolished. The 2021 Census counted 31,307 people. Radcliffe Tower, all that remains of an early 15th century manor house, is a Grade I listed building. Our Radcliffe homes are family houses, not rooms.
Landlord rules in Radcliffe
- HMO licence. Bury Council runs the mandatory scheme: a licence is needed where five or more people from two or more households share. When we checked in November 2026 its page said Bury was only using the mandatory scheme, and that it was consulting on its HMO policy. Check the council's HMO licence page before you let.
- Not Tameside. The Tameside Article 4 Direction and licensing rules on the rest of this site do not apply here. Bury has its own policy and planning guidance, which we check for each property.
- Deposits and rent rises. The same national rules apply: protect deposits within 30 days (guide) and raise rent only by Section 13 (guide).
How we manage in Radcliffe
- Repairs. Our own maintenance team makes emergencies safe within 24 hours, with urgent jobs in 3 working days and routine ones in 20.
- Fees. See our landlord services. Full management is 12% of rent collected, with no VAT and no set-up fee. HMO management is 14% plus £120 for each room we let. Let only is 75% of the first month's rent, minimum £495. Four or more properties earns 1% off the management fee. See our fees or the fee calculator.
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Nearby towns
Next door is Whitefield, also on the Bury tram line, where we run two more family houses. Our main patch is Tameside, based in Ashton-under-Lyne.
