Landlord Guide

We offer a free no obligation market appraisal to our clients, please contact us for further information. Detailed below are the standard services we offer, however we can provide variations to these:

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Let Only Service:

  • Free Market Appraisal
  • Advice on all aspects of lettings
  • Advertising and marketing
  • Accompanied viewings
  • Referencing
  • Preparation of tenancy agreement
  • Collect the first month’s rent and deposit
  • Serve legal notices if required
  • Arrangement of standing order and utility bills

Rent Collection Service:

  • Free Market Appraisal
  • Advice on all aspects of lettings
  • Advertising and marketing
  • Accompanied viewings
  • Referencing
  • Preparation of tenancy agreement
  • Serve legal notices if required
  • Arrangement of standing order and utility bills
  • Collect the monthly rent
  • Pursue Arrears
  • Provide a monthly statement of rent and expenditure

Full Management Service:

  • Free Lettings Appraisal
  • Advice on all aspects of lettings
  • Advertising and marketing
  • Accompanied viewings
  • Referencing
  • Preparation of tenancy agreement
  • Serve legal notices if required
  • Arrangement of standing order and utility bills
  • Collect the monthly rent
  • Pursue Arrears
  • Provide a monthly statement of rent and expenditure
  • Manage all maintenance issues
  • Property Inspections
  • Manage day to day tenant issues

Inventory & Check Out:

Deposit protection schemes do not deem inventories compulsory. However, in practice, independent inventories are essential. Independent inventories protect landlord and tenants alike. Not only will you need an inventory detailing a list of items included in the tenancy (e.g. sofas, curtains etc) but the inventory will have to record any damage/the condition of each item.

If an item of furniture is new or if the property has been recently decorated/refurbished this will need to be recorded in your conditions schedule.

If your deposit is intended to cover damage to the property itself you will also need a schedule of condition. Any existing defects or damage to any part of the property or its contents included in the tenancy, will need to be recorded when the tenancy starts.

The checkout report should then be compiled at the end of the tenancy to show any differences to the initial inventory report. This then enables the landlord (if necessary), to request from the scheme any deductions from the tenants deposit, by providing an impartial report as evidence.

Deposit Schemes:

The landlord or letting agent must register the deposit in a government backed scheme within 30 days of receiving it. The scheme information must be detailed in the tenancy agreement.

Deposit Returns:

The landlord or letting agent must return the deposit within 10 days of both parties agreeing to how much will be released.

If there is a dispute between landlord and tenant, then the deposit continues to be protected in the deposit protection scheme until the issue has been resolved.

Tenancy agreement and Renewal:

Our Assured Shorthold Tenancy agreement is a legally drawn document providing all terms of the tenancy relating to the proposed property. This outlines all of the tenant and landlord obligations. On signing this agreement you should have a full understanding of all the terms detailed.

Our tenancy agreements are usually a term of either 6 or 12 months. Upon the landlord’s instructions, at least two months prior to the end of the tenancy term, we shall write to the tenant to acquire as to whether or not they wish to renew their tenancy. We shall then liaise with the landlord to consider the rental and arrange the required documentation.