Landlord Services

We have two main services relating to letting properties,  a full management service or a let only service. Insurance services and valuation services are provided both specifically for the residential lettings industry. Tailored services can be discussed this with you when we look at the property for rent.

During a free property appraisal and valuation we will advise on how you might maximise the potential income from your property. We will also explain your legal obligations as a landlord as well as describing our services and fees. Please just contact our office on 01229 83 1111, unfortunately we cannot book these appointments via email.

Full management Letting Agent’s Service

A full management service is designed to ensure you have as little to do with the property as possible. We ensure a good rent, paid in full, on time and that property is looked after and maintained. Specifically it involves the following although listing everything we might do is impossible!

• Significant promotion of the property through various media & accompanied viewings
• Tenant vetting & referencing including significant credit and personal checks
• Formation of legal documents regarding the lease between you and the tenant
• Composition of a thorough inventory of the property and contents
• Formal agreement of condition of property with tenant at beginning of tenancy
• Collection and administration of all rents and deposits with monthly statements
• Regular property inspections with written feedback every time (12 weekly -more any agent we know)
• Organisation of maintenance and repairs upon your instruction
• Organisation of all legally required safety checks upon your instruction
• Recording of all activities relating to the tenancy on bespoke computer systems
• End of tenancy inspections to assess and agree any deposit deductions
• Arrangement of any cleaning/repairs at the end of any tenancy
• Re-direction of mail from previous tenants and other parties
• Free advice and updates on changes within property law and the market in general

Let-Only Service

This service is for landlords happy to manage things themselves just needing help finding the right tenant. Ensuring compliance is now complicated but we will ensure your legal standing is sound. We do not recommend this for people with no previous experience.

• Significant promotion of the property through various media & accompanied viewings
• Tenant vetting & referencing including significant credit and personal checks
• Formation of legal documents regarding the lease between you and the tenant
• Composition of a thorough inventory of the property and contents
• Collection and administration of any deposits via recognised deposit protection scheme
• Formal agreement of condition of property with tenant at start of tenancy

Please note that we can provide a bespoke service for landlords . Some of our clients are happy to be more involved others want no involvement at all  and we can tweak out service to suit.