Property management & letting agents in Retford
Just up the road from our Worksop base, Retford is home turf for EvoStar. From Georgian townhouses around the Market Square to family homes in Ordsall and the villages of north Bassetlaw, we manage single lets, HMOs, serviced accommodation and commercial property across DN22 — hands-on, and genuinely local. As landlords ourselves, we reduce your workload, not your income.
- Covering Retford & all of DN22
- Client Money Protect
- 5.0 on Google Reviews
The letting agent that actually knows Retford
Retford is one of Nottinghamshire’s most characterful market towns — and one we know inside out. Our team works from nearby Worksop, so a property on Carolgate or a terrace in Ordsall is a short drive away, not a name on a spreadsheet in another county. We know which streets let fastest and what tenants here will pay.
It’s a town that rewards local knowledge. There’s steady professional and family demand around Ordsall, Clarborough and Babworth, period homes near the Market Square and Cannon Square that suit quality lets, and growing interest in HMOs and short-stay accommodation thanks to Retford’s direct East Coast Main Line trains. We manage all of it.
Whether you own a single buy-to-let or a portfolio across Bassetlaw, you get one named point of contact, rent held in protected client accounts, and the kind of plain-speaking communication landlords actually want. It’s property management built by landlords, for landlords.
Areas we cover around Retford
On the ground across Retford and north Bassetlaw.
- Town centre
- Ordsall
- Clarborough
- Babworth
- Hallcroft
- Welham
- Eaton
- Retford & Bassetlaw
A genteel market town with real rental demand
A quick sense of the place we manage property in — and why it works for landlords.
Retford has been a market town for the best part of a thousand years — it was the second borough founded in Nottinghamshire after Nottingham itself, and collected no fewer than seventeen royal charters up to 1607. That long history shows in the housing: elegant Georgian frontages around the Market Square and Cannon Square, solid Victorian terraces, and newer family estates on the edges of town — a spread that suits everyone from professional couples to growing families.
For a town of around 23,700 people, Retford is exceptionally well connected. Its station sits on the East Coast Main Line, with direct trains to London King’s Cross, Doncaster and Leeds, while the A1 runs right past the town. That kind of connectivity is gold for landlords — it widens the tenant pool well beyond people who work locally, and it keeps good properties occupied.
The town’s appeal isn’t only practical. The Italianate Town Hall of 1868, the Crimean-War Sevastopol Cannon in Cannon Square, the Chesterfield Canal and the award-winning King’s Park all give Retford the genteel, characterful feel that attracts long-staying tenants — and the visitors and contractors who fill serviced, short-stay accommodation, an income stream we manage as readily as a standard let.
Knowing all this is the difference between an agent who simply lists your property and one who positions it. We price to the street, market to the right tenants, and manage it like locals — because we’re just up the road.
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Retford at a glance
- Population≈ 23,700
- DistrictBassetlaw
- CountyNottinghamshire
- PostcodeDN22
- Known forGeorgian market town
- By railLondon direct (ECML)
Every kind of Retford property, one local team
Residential, short-stay and commercial — looked after by people who know the town.
Residential & HMOs
From a Georgian conversion near the Market Square to a family let in Ordsall or a licensed HMO, we handle marketing, referencing, compliance and day-to-day management across Retford — with Tenant Find, Fully Managed and Guaranteed Rent options.
Serviced Accommodation
With direct trains to London and the A1 on the doorstep, Retford draws business travellers and visitors. We run fully managed short-stay and Airbnb lets — listings, dynamic pricing, guest comms, cleaning and turnaround, all hands-off for you.
Commercial
Shops on Carolgate and Bridgegate, offices and units across Bassetlaw — we act as managing agent and handle commercial lettings, service charges, compliance and tenant liaison so your investment runs smoothly.
The only agent covering Retford that manages HMOs, Airbnbs and commercial property — all under one roof.
Multi-let & fully compliant
Short-stay, fully managed
Units, leases & sites
Accredited & protected. Your money and your Retford property are in safe, regulated hands.
- Client Money Protect
- Property Redress Scheme
- NRLA Accredited
- NNBA 2022 Winner
- 5.0 on Google Reviews
Trusted by landlords across the region
“Professional, clear and quick communication from a friendly team. The rent guarantee agreement on our HMO has been completely hassle-free.”
“EvoStar manage our HMO and the service is outstanding. Regular updates, genuinely helpful people — I’d recommend their Guaranteed Rent to any landlord.”
“A clean, well-kept apartment and a fast response whenever I needed anything. Renting through EvoStar has been a great experience.”