The verdict in three sentences
In Cambridge, a property management company (letting and management agency) website built by a local agency costs, as a 2026 order of magnitude, between 6 000 and 22 000 GBP, more with a custom-built tenant area. Kolonell delivers the landlord pages, the fees page, the rental valuation form and live listings at a fixed price: 2 300, 3 900 or 6 900 GBP, in 3 to 4 weeks for Starter and Growth. For an agency that wants to win landlord instructions, the deciding factor is the total cost over three years and whether the site correctly displays the information English regulation requires.
What do Cambridge agencies, freelancers and Kolonell charge?
These ranges are cautious orders of magnitude. They draw on public price lists from East of England agencies, minimum project sizes on Clutch.co profiles, hourly rates published by Cambridge and London agencies (often 60 to 120 GBP per hour) and rates visible on PeoplePerHour and Upwork. Scope drives the price: number of pages, listings feed, tenant area.
| Criterion | Cambridge agency | Local freelancer | Kolonell |
|---|---|---|---|
| Build, 2026 order of magnitude | 6 000 to 22 000 GBP | 1 800 to 6 500 GBP | 2 300 / 3 900 / 6 900 GBP, fixed price |
| Listings feed from your property software | Often an option | Depends on the software | Integration of the feed your software provides, from Growth |
| Out-of-scope changes | Often 60 to 120 GBP per hour | Often 30 to 65 GBP per hour | Additions priced before work starts |
| Usual timeline | 8 to 12 weeks | 4 to 8 weeks | 3 to 4 weeks, Premium usually 4 to 6 |
| Copywriting for landlord pages | Often billed separately | Rarely included | Native English or French included |
| Post-launch support | Separate contract | Case by case | 3 months, 6 on Premium |
| Site ownership | Check | Check | Domain in your name, all access handed over |
In this market a good local freelancer can cost less than Starter. What Kolonell mainly adds is a project manager, native copywriting and a fixed price written down before work begins. The plans are detailed in our international website offer.
What three-year cost should a Cambridge agency compare?
The table keeps the same maintenance assumption on both sides, since Kolonell maintenance after the support period is quoted on request. Property photos, taken at each new let, are left out: they cost the same whoever builds the site.
| Item over 36 months | Cambridge agency (mid-range) | Kolonell Growth |
|---|---|---|
| Website build | 12 000 GBP | 3 900 GBP |
| Maintenance (same assumption) | 110 GBP per month over 33 months, 3 630 GBP | 3 630 GBP, quoted on request |
| Listings feed connection | 1 200 GBP | Included in Growth |
| Regulatory updates (fees, notices) | 10 hours at 90 GBP, 900 GBP | Priced before work, assumption 700 GBP |
| Team and office photos | 450 GBP | Local photographer booked separately, 450 GBP |
| Indicative total | 18 180 GBP | 8 680 GBP |
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What does each plan include for a letting agency?
| Item | Starter 2 300 GBP | Growth 3 900 GBP | Premium 6 900 GBP |
|---|---|---|---|
| Landlord pages | Services and onboarding process | Pages per service (let only, fully managed, HMO) | Pages per landlord profile, downloadable guides |
| Fees | Full fees page | Full fees page, service comparison table | Same, with a simple fees calculator |
| Rental valuation or instruction request | Simple form | Qualified form (property type, area, date) | Journey by profile, appointment booking |
| Available properties | Link to your portal listings | Feed from your property software | Feed, advanced filters, area pages |
| Tenant area and repair requests | Links to your tools | Integration of your third-party tools | Polished integration; custom portal quoted on request |
| Bilingual FR/EN version | No | No | Included |
A custom tenant or landlord portal is an application quoted on request, as is ongoing SEO.
What does a Cambridge letting agency need online?
Cambridge's rental market is shaped by the university, the biomedical campus and the technology employers. Tenants are often researchers, postdocs and relocating staff, sometimes arriving from abroad with a few days to view. Landlords mix local families, academics on sabbatical letting their home, and investors, some overseas, who bought in newer districts such as Eddington or around the station. In practice the site should:
- Win landlords over with a clear onboarding process: visit, valuation, compliance checks, tenant search, day-to-day management.
- Display fees completely and legibly, VAT included.
- Make searching easy for international tenants: current listings, neighbourhoods explained, access to the campus and the station.
- Route repair requests to the tool you already use, with a reminder for emergencies.
- Link Google reviews and display them honestly.
On compliance in England, several points are settled: a letting agent must publish its fees on its website (Consumer Rights Act 2015), belong to an approved redress scheme and a client money protection scheme, and the Tenant Fees Act 2019 bans most fees charged to tenants. The Renters' Rights Act 2025 changes the tenancy framework, with phased implementation: the relevant pages will need reviewing. UK GDPR and the Data Protection Act 2018 apply to forms. This is not legal advice.
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Which warning signs should you look for in a quote?
- No fees page planned although publishing fees is mandatory.
- Listings typed manually into the site instead of a feed from your software: double entry and stale adverts.
- Tenant area "included" with no detail: linked third-party tool or in-house build?
- Domain or hosting account in the web agency's name.
- No line for updates while the tenancy reform is rolling out.
Mini case study
Illustrative example. Daniel H., director of a family-run agency managing 240 homes across Mill Road, Chesterton and Trumpington, wants to win instructions from landlords living abroad. A Cambridge agency quotes 13 800 GBP. Kolonell proposes Growth at 3 900 GBP, with a listings feed from his software and a full fees page, delivered in 4 weeks.
Gap at build: 9 900 GBP. With the same maintenance assumption (3 630 GBP on each side), the three-year total is 17 430 GBP against 7 530 GBP. If the site brings three more fully managed instructions a year at 1 800 GBP in annual fees each, Daniel recovers the price gap in under two years, and the Kolonell plan pays for itself well before that.
FAQ
How much does a property management website cost in Cambridge in 2026?
As an order of magnitude, 6 000 to 22 000 GBP with a local agency and 1 800 to 6 500 GBP with a freelancer. Kolonell offers 2 300, 3 900 or 6 900 GBP at a fixed price.
Can the site show listings from our property software?
Yes, from Growth at 3 900 GBP, using the feed your software provides. The same software keeps feeding Rightmove or Zoopla.
Does Kolonell take the property photos?
No. There is no on-site shoot: you keep your usual photographer, often 100 to 200 GBP per property as an order of magnitude.
Do we have to show our fees on the site?
In England, yes: letting agents must publish their fees, including VAT, on their website. We plan this page in all 3 plans.
Is a tenant portal included?
The plans integrate the third-party tools you use. A custom-built portal is an application quoted on request.
Let's scope your project. Send us your fee schedule, the name of your property software and the number of units you manage, and we will reply with a fixed-price plan and delivery in 3 to 4 weeks. Request your free quote or see the international offer.
Mohamed Bah
Fondateur, Kolonell
Passionate about digital and entrepreneurship in Africa, Mohamed has been helping Sénégalese businesses with their digital transformation since 2020. Founder of Kolonell, he believes every SME deserves a professional and accessible online présence.