London & Surrey · Overseas landlords
Whether you are a British professional working in Stockholm or Gothenburg, or a Swedish resident who owns a property in England, you can arrange letting and management in the UK without personally handling each repair or tenancy enquiry.
Hermens Property is an independent, solicitor-led estate agency. We manage residential properties in West London and Surrey, rather than operating an office in Sweden.
A familiar introduction
Svenska
Hermens hjälper fastighetsägare bosatta i Sverige med uthyrning och förvaltning av bostäder i västra London och Surrey. Vi kan samordna hyresgäster, underhåll och löpande rapportering på plats i Storbritannien. Avtal och ordinarie kommunikation sker på engelska.
These short introductions are provided for convenience. Our ordinary working language and property management contracts are English; translation or interpretation can be arranged separately if needed.
A full management arrangement can include marketing and finding suitable tenants, organising the tenancy documentation, collecting rent, coordinating maintenance, arranging inspections and keeping owners informed. The exact services, approvals, expenditure limits and reporting will be agreed in our written terms.
A UK contact point for enquiries, tenancy administration and rent collection, with landlord statements showing income and expenditure.
Local access arrangements, contractor coordination, inspections and agreed authority for urgent repairs.
Assistance with safety certificates, deposit administration, licensing checks and records, while you remain the legal landlord.
UK rents, management accounts and most property expenditure are recorded in pounds sterling. If your personal budgeting is in Swedish kronor, allow for exchange-rate movements when assessing net rental income.
Advertised rent is not a guaranteed net return: void periods, repairs, management fees, insurance and, for some flats, service charges can affect the result. A realistic market appraisal should reflect the property and the local comparable evidence.
Do not treat an English leasehold flat as the equivalent of a Swedish bostadsrätt. The rights, service charges, consents and repair responsibilities depend on the English lease and the building arrangements.
A property's building managing agent and the letting agent serving its owner perform different functions. We can help identify who should receive service-charge demands, arrange building access and deal with day-to-day tenancy matters.
From 1 May 2026, most private assured residential tenancies in England are assured periodic tenancies. Landlords must follow the applicable rules on tenancy information, rent increases and possession, alongside obligations concerning deposits, safety and licensing where relevant.
Read the current government landlord guidanceBefore moving to Sweden, make sure someone in England can receive leasehold managing-agent correspondence, arrange keys and access, and approve urgent works within an agreed budget.
We would also check property access, any existing tenancy, lender and insurance requirements, maintenance history, deposit details and available compliance certificates.
If your usual place of abode is outside the UK, the Non-resident Landlords Scheme may apply to rental income from your UK property. A UK letting agent operating the scheme normally has to account to HMRC for basic-rate tax on relevant rental income after allowable deductions, unless HMRC has authorised payment without deduction.
Approval to receive rental income without deduction does not itself remove any UK tax liability. Depending on your circumstances, the income may also need consideration in Sweden. Individual tax residence, declarations and double-taxation relief should be checked with qualified advisers in the relevant countries.
The rules can apply even where the UK rent is paid into a British bank account. Hermens Property is an estate agency and management business, not a law firm, and does not provide personal legal, UK tax or overseas tax advice.
HMRC's Non-resident Landlords Scheme guidanceOften, yes, but first check any mortgage conditions, lease restrictions or consent requirements, insurance and the property's letting compliance. We can discuss the management arrangements for the individual property.
Our work is focused on West London and Surrey, including Notting Hill, Kensington and Chelsea, Ealing, Weybridge and surrounding areas. We can start with a remote conversation about the property's location, current tenancy, rental potential and level of support needed.
