Landlords
Why choose us?
Whilst legislations for landlords has become more and more of a challenge to keep up with over the last 10 years, we passionately believe that instructing a managing agent to look after your property should be the simplest part of being a landlord.
It now seems common place for landlords to be charged for every little thing that goes on behind the scenes with your property. Whether that be £50 here for a new tenancy agreement or £30 there for carrying out an inspection of your property.
Call us old fashioned, but this was not what full management was about when we started lettings some 30+ years ago and we don’t think it should be now.
Our Service
We understand the value of your rental property, and how important it is that it is managed properly. Finding the right tenant is of course therefore, the number one priority.
Whilst we understand it is paramount to minimise a void period, it is also key to find the right tenant for your property.
New landlord incentives
We are confident that given the chance to manage your property we will convince you that your investment is in the best hands. But we understand there is a lot of choice out there, and it’s easy to talk the talk! As a thank you for trusting us to look after your property, we are pleased to be able to offer a choice of offers to any new landlords. As a warm welcome and thank you from us, you can choose from one of the following welcome presents.
Complimentary EPC certificate
Before letting a property, it needs a valid Energy Performance Certificate (EPC). Legally your property currently needs to be above an E rating. Should your property not have a valid one, we will arrange for this to be carried out for you. They are valid for 10 years.
Complimentary Inventory
Whilst a lot of landlords haven’t always seen the value of having a full inventory carried out prior to a tenancy starting, it is now more important than ever. Any claim against a tenants deposit is near on impossible without an impartial inventory from before the tenants enter your property. We’ll arrange a full inventory report for you!
Complimentary Month’s commission
If you’ve already ticked all your boxes and have your certificates and checks, then as a welcome on board with us we would like to offer you a month without our usual commission charge.
Complimentary Annual Gas Safety Check
All properties need their gas appliances checked annually by a qualified Gas Registered engineer. A new tenant will need to be given a copy of the most recent certificate at the beginning of any tenancy. Whilst we can of course arrange these annual checks for you as the tenancy goes on, if you need one, the first one is on us!
Existing Landlords
Over the years, many of our existing landlords have referred our services to others and we want to pass on our thanks to them by offering a months’ commission free to any new landlord they introduce to us.
A guide to renting your property.
Becoming a landlord and letting your property for the first time can be a daunting prospect, particularly with all the legal requirements landlords now face. Happily, we can help you with most of those.
Landlord journey
We thought it might be helpful to see the process your property takes from the moment you have that conversation with ourselves to trust us with your property.
You can also take a look at our landlords guide for more information on getting your property ready for let.
Whilst it’s likely we will have spoken to you on the phone about what your property, it is still important we see the property as soon as possible to confirm what rent it can achieve and also to advise you on any potential areas that need working on (such as arranging an EPC or gas safety certificate).
We will take photos and market the property online and in our shop window. We also hold a list of waiting tenants and we will reach out to anyone on this list that we think could be suitable.
Over the next couple of days, we can arrange for anyone that needs to access the property to do so, this could include getting a Gas Safe Registered engineer or electrician round to the property to carry out a Gas Safety check or complete an EICR check. Or getting it cleaned or inventory checked. We will also conduct viewings.
Some viewings are now taking place virtually in first instances, a common change we’ve seen since 2020. But we still always insist on meeting someone face to face before offering a tenancy agreement, as we believe it is important to get a feel of the person.
FAQs
Here is a selection of our most commonly asked questions.
If you still have any questions, please don’t hesitate to get in touch with us and someone will get back to you within 48 hours.
Testimonials
Don’t just take our word for it, see what our wonderful landlords say about us!
Get in touch.
Please feel free to send us a message/enquiry using the form to the right and we will get back to you as soon as possible.
