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Letting with Crowther Key

Expert lettings and full management from your local, family-run agent — great tenants found fast, and your property looked after like it's our own.

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Trusted by local landlords for generations

Your property, in safe hands

Finding a tenant is only the start of being a landlord. You need to be confident the rent will be paid and your property looked after — and that's exactly where we come in.

Vicky and the team look after landlords and tenants alike, to a standard people rate highly. Most of our lettings business comes from landlords who've stayed with us for years and recommended us to others. Meet the team →

The Crowther Key team outside the office in Buxton
70+ years
A trusted, family-run name in the local property market
Award-winning
Best Estate Agent Guide — Lettings, two years running (2025 & 2026)
Fully managed
Everything handled for you, from viewing to move-out

Everything your property needs

A complete service for landlords

Choose how much you want us to handle — from simply finding a great tenant to taking the whole lot off your hands.

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Marketing that lets fast

Professional photography, a 2D floorplan and a To Let board, advertised on Rightmove, OnTheMarket, social media and to our database of waiting tenants.

Thorough tenant vetting

Full referencing, credit and background checks and Right to Rent — so you can be confident in who's moving in.

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Full property management

Quarterly inspections, rent collection and the day-to-day handled for you, with rent paid over by standing order and a monthly statement.

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Rent guarantee & legal cover

Optional protection so you're paid even if your tenant isn't — with legal costs covered too. Subject to tenant reference approval.

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Compliance handled

Certificates kept up to date, deposits protected in the DPS, AML checks and all the ever-changing regulations kept on the right side of.

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Maintenance & emergencies

Trusted local contractors via Fixflo, plus a 24-hour out-of-hours emergency line — so a burst pipe never becomes your problem at midnight.

How letting works

From valuation to move-in — step by step

Once you instruct us, things move quickly — and you'll always know exactly where you are.

1

Rental appraisal

An honest view of what it'll rent for

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Instruct & sign

A simple agreement — and we're away

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Photos & floorplan

Professional presentation, sorted

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Marketed everywhere

Rightmove, OnTheMarket, social & our database

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Accompanied viewings

Handled by us, feedback to you

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Tenant referencing

Credit, background & Right to Rent checks

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Tenancy drawn up

Agreement signed, certificates in place

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Deposit protected

Held safely in the DPS scheme

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Move-in

Inventory, check-in and keys handed over

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We manage it 🔑

Inspections, maintenance & renewals ongoing

Recognised for our service, chosen for our results

Award-winning. Regulated. Protected.

Best Estate Agent Guide 2025 — Excellent, Lettings Best Estate Agent Guide 2026 — Top 500, Lettings Safeagent Client Money Protection The Property Ombudsman

Best Estate Agent Guide 2025 & 2026 · safeagent Client Money Protection (A7439) · The Property Ombudsman (D14622) · Deposits held in the DPS

What landlords & tenants say

Five stars, from people just like you

Most of our landlords come to us through recommendation and stay with us for years — our Google reviews tell the story.

What our clients say

Rated five stars by buyers, sellers, landlords and tenants across Buxton and the High Peak.

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Free & no obligation

Book a free rental valuation

Thinking of letting, or weighing up a switch of agent? Tell us about your property and we'll be straight back — honest advice on what it'd rent for and which service makes sense for you.

Ready to let with us?

Whether you're a first-time landlord or growing a portfolio, we'll make letting simple. Start with a free, no-obligation rental valuation.

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Prefer to talk it through? Call us on 01298 214441 — we're a friendly bunch.