LANDLORDS INFO

If you currently own or intend to purchase residential property for rental in Leicestershire, you should consider engaging our property management service. You will find it both professional and cost-effective. As we are specialists, we know how to manage property for optimum performance, whilst ensuring smooth running tenancies, and compliance with the various landlord/tenant laws.

Levels of Service offered:

Outlined below are the basic elements of our Service. However, we maintain a flexible attitude, and are generally able to adapt our Service to meet our client's individual circumstances and needs.

FULL MANAGEMENT
	Visiting you at your property, and providing a rental valuation and any other advice which you may require about letting your property.
	Advising you on compliance with the various safety regulations.
	Locating suitable tenants. Your property will be advertised if necessary, however we have excellent contacts with various company and other establishment personnel departments, and furthermore usually have tenants waiting.
	Accompanying tenant applicants to view the property.
	Obtaining and evaluating references and credit checks.
	Preparing a suitable tenancy agreement and arranging signature by the tenant.
	Collecting a deposit (bond) from the tenant and protecting it under one of the two types of schemes (custodial or insurance-based) in accordance with the Tenancy Deposit Scheme, which came into force on the 6th April 2007. More information on these schemes can be found at www.direct.gov.uk/en/TenancyDeposit
	Preparing an inventory and schedule of condition.
	Checking the tenant into the property and agreeing the inventory.
	Supervising the transfer of gas, electricity and council tax accounts into the tenant's name.
	Receiving rental payments monthly in advance, and paying you promptly, together with a detailed statement from our computerised management systems.
	Inspecting the property periodically, and reporting any problems to you.
	Arranging any necessary repairs or maintenance, first liaising with you in the case of larger works.
	Keeping in touch with the tenant on a routine basis, and arranging renewals of the agreement as necessary.
	Checking tenants out as required, reletting and continuing the process with the minimum of vacant periods to ensure that you receive the optimum return from your property.

LETTING ONLY

Our Letting Only Services includes marketing of the property and carrying out viewings, leading to the introduction and vetting of a prospective Tenant. This proving satisfactory, we will then go ahead and prepare the tenancy agreement, and if required an inventory.

Following this, the first month's rent and a security deposit will be collected. These will be credited to the Landlord less our agreed fee. Managing the tenancy, including the maintenance and rent collection, will then be the responsibility of the Landlord.