I’m a Landlord
What should you expect from your Letting Agent?
An Agent who listens, and keeps YOU informed at every step of your letting and management journey, this is, for most of us, one of our biggest and most expensive assets, your property. A respected trusted agent will provide peace of mind that your property is not only performing as an asset to the best of its ability but it is being treated with the respect that you would expect, the same as the property you live in.
If you’ve got an empty property that you’re unsure what to do with, but don’t want to sell, a great way of using it as a source of extra income can be to rent it out. However, there are a lot of different aspects to renting out a property as a private landlord and there are lots of traps that you could fall into, which could end up costing you a lot of money.
To alleviate the issues you may encounter you may consider using our extensive lettings services, tailored to suit YOUR requirements.
Beginning your journey
Please contact our office to book a FREE valuation and full lettings appraisal of your property/ies. This is a no-obligation meeting where we will advise you of the potential of your property and provide all the information you will need on the rent, demand, suggestions of improvement if required to maximise potential, and ongoing services.
Insurance
Renting your property out is a specialised business, and many standard home insurance products will NOT cover you if the property is rented by tenants. In many cases you will need a bespoke Landlords Insurance tailored to meet your requirements.
For more information on tailored Landlords Insurance to suit you Residential Estates can point you towards Let Alliance.
Click the link below for more information.
Finding A Tenant
Once you instruct Residential Estates our initial finding/letting service includes the following:
ERECTING A TO LET BOARD – Many potential tenants will visit an area of interest to them looking for TO LET boards to enquire about, rather than visiting the property portals, and many of our properties are let before even reaching the internet
MARKETING – Our marketing includes taking professional photos of your property, the quality of these photos are very important, like any kind of advertising, the better the ad or photo the more likelihood of enquiries. We will help ‘stage’ the property for these photos, making sure it looks its best! It must look like a ‘home’ for someone, inviting!
ADVERTISING – Making sure your property is seen by as many potential tenants provides the best chance of getting the ‘right’ tenant/s for your property, again this is obviously incredibly important. So your property will be added to the property portals such as Rightmove & Zoopla, but will also be marketed via different social media and our mailing list.
VIEWINGS – Let us conduct viewings for you, we can assess the potential tenants, and take the hassle away from you.
FEEDBACK – One important key in lettings is listening to feedback, if your property is getting viewings but no takers, why? We will give you all the feedback and advice at every step of the way.
Interested parties will be referenced and you will be kept up to date with the process at every step of the way. Once the perfect tenant has been found, referenced and agreed with you then we will organise all the relevant paperwork and details relating to the legislation, such as protecting the deposit, checking the relevant safety certificates are in place for the gas and electric. A full detailed schedule of condition and inventory will be taken, contracts drawn up and signed and the keys handed over.
Our Services
Fully Managed
Our fully managed service includes everything and is ideal for landlords with limited time. We market your property and organise viewings.
Our fact finds are thorough to make sure the tenant would be well suited to your property. Once a tenant has been found, we do the necessary checks and complete the move in, notifying all utilities and local council.
The deposit is lodged into a deposit scheme. We collect the rent monthly and carry out periodic inspections that are sent to you for your piece of mind. We manage all maintenance queries and will help with the checkout at the end of the tenancy.
Rent Collection
Rent collection can be time consuming and a worry. This service is ideal for landlords who like to be more hands on with their investment but, without the stress of collecting the rent each month.
With our rent collection service, we market your property, carry out viewings and complete the paperwork for you and your tenant. The big plus is, we take the stress away by collecting your monthly rent.
Let Only
Our let only service is great for experienced landlords. We market your property, do all the checks on your tenant, and create the necessary documents for their move in.
We can also lodge the deposit in a scheme if required. We collect the first months rent and deposit and then pass the tenancy to you to manage. We are always here for advice if you need us but, you take full control of the management and rent collection.
Rent Guarantee
Rent guarantee is a great way to secure your monthly rent. Simply pay a pre-agreed fixed Fee on us finding and securing a Tenant for you and no further fees will be taken during the first 12 months.
We will efficiently, professionally and proactively deal with all aspects of a Management Service. Rent Guarantee is perfect for landlords who need more time for themselves. We take care of everything for you.
Still unsure what service is right for you? Call us today on 01244 343 355 or fill in the form below to speak to a member of our team today.
