• We can provide insurance information appropriate for a let property including buildings and contents cover, loss of rent and legal fees protection, etc. Please ask for further details. Taking internal and external photographs of the property and placing the pictures and details on both our website and Rightmove, in the local newspaper and on display from our prominently positioned offices in Castle Street. • Conducting accompanied viewings by appointment, interviewing and assessing prospective tenants, contacting you with our recommendations and agreeing on a move date, subject to references and contract. • Taking up references on prospective tenants to include employer, current landlord, and a credit referencing check to ensure you have satisfactory tenants to minimise the risk of any financial difficulties. • Drawing up an Assured Shorthold Tenancy Agreement for the terms agreed, arranging for this to be signed and executed by both parties and sending you the original for safekeeping. • Preparing on request (at extra cost) a detailed inventory of fixtures and fittings and a record of the condition of the property, which includes a full set of colour photographs. Taking final readings for gas, electricity, water and where applicable, dipping the oil tank. OUR LET-ONLY SERVICE INCLUDES: • Visiting your property to assess the rental value, discuss the type of tenant you require and whether you would allow children, pets, smokers or sharers. • Advising on any pre-let works required in order to achieve the best result in terms of rent and standard of tenant and recommending suitable tradesmen if required. • Advising on the legal requirements for gas, furnishings and electrical checks, the condition of the house and the benefits of professional cleaning (including carpets), redecoration or improvement to present the house at its best.
• Arranging for all utilities to be transferred into the tenants’ names and for the final bills to be sent to you for payment directly. Ensuring a landlord’s gas safety certificate is in place for all properties with gas appliances. • Arranging for the new tenant to collect keys for the property once the legal documentation is complete and on receipt of one month’s rent in advance and a security deposit equivalent to five weeks’ rent (or six weeks’ rent if the annual rent is over £50,000). • Providing you with a statement of account and payment advice once the tenant has moved in and crediting your nominated bank account with the advance rent. • Arranging for the tenant to sign a standing order mandate for future rent payments to be made directly to your nominated account and sending this off for processing by their bank. • Registering a deposit (equivalent to five weeks rent) with the Tenancy Deposit Scheme for Regulated Agents (TDSRA). The deposit is returned to the tenant at the end of the tenancy once you have inspected the property and there is no dispute. We are well versed in property maintenance and normally proceed with works up to an agreed cost of £200 without prior instructions. You would authorise larger expenditures in advance. We will keep you informed every step of the way.
GAS AND ELECTRICITY
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An Electrical Periodic Inspection Report is mandatory This report is only due once every five years and costs between £85 and £165 + VAT, depending on the size of the property. In a furnished property, all electrical appliances should be tested and marked accordingly. Under the Gas Safety (Installation & Use) Regulations 1994, all gas appliances at your property must be serviced by a Corgi registered engineer and a Safety Certificate issued. A copy must be held on file and can be requested at any time throughout the tenancy by the tenant. All appliances must be serviced annually.
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