Brief overview of the Service we can provide to landlords
We cover the whole country from Lands End to John 'O Groats as all our business is internet based. We place the property advertisements on 7 websites and take enquiries from prospective tenants via phone and email..
In most areas we can offer a 3% Let Only Service which means that we would find a tenant, get them credit checked, collect the deposit and one month's rent in advance, and issue the Assured Shorthold Tenancy Agreement. We use an independent company for credit checking and they are very thorough - it takes between 5 and 7 working days to complete the credit check. When a suitable applicant wants to view your property, we negotiate with you for a suitable time for you to meet them to show them the property.
In Ascot, Aylesbury, Bagshot, Basingstoke, Bracknell, Burnham, Camberley, Cambridge, Cheltenham, Crowthrone, Egham, Eton, Gloucester, Henley on Thames, High Wycombe, Hounslow, Huddersfield, Iver, Kingston Upon Thames, Ledbury, Maidenhead, Marlow, Newbury, Oxford, Reading, Sandhurst, Slough, Staines, St Ives, Sunningdale, Surbiton, Tadley, Thames Ditton, Thatcham, Twyford, Uxbridge Windsor, Wokingham, Yateley and immediate surrounding areas/towns we can offer an 8% Fully Managed Service or 6% Let Only Service with tenant viewings (click on your nearest town to find out more about our local representative and how they can help manage your property(s).
We make absolutely no charge whatsoever unless one of our applicants actually moves into your property. When the tenants move in we deduct our fees for the term of the tenancy (either 6 or 12 months) from the one month's rent in advance, and then forward the balance to you. Thereafter the tenant would be responsible for paying the rent direct into your bank account by Standing Order.
All you have to do is call us on 0800 183 0070
Just remember that you have absolutely nothing to lose by letting us find you a tenant. We will not hold you to an exclusive arrangement - you are free to use any other Agents or advertising you wish. We only charge you IF we find you a tenant who moves into your property.
Why do I need LettingAgent.com?
Today’s landlords are an incredibly varied bunch. At a recent property show I spoke to a company director, a beautician, a flight attendant, a pharmacist, an IT worker and a gym instructor. All of them were keen buy-to-let investors and amateur landlords. I also spoke to several people who had given up their former professions to run their property empires full-time. And none of these people are alone. The Council of Mortgage Lenders says that the number of buy-to-let mortgages has been rising every year since the mid 1990s. And despite a slowdown in the property market that trend shows no sign of ending. Banks and building societies continue to compete for investors’ business, with many buy-to-let interest rates broadly similar to those charged on ordinary residential loans.
Meanwhile demand from tenants seems to be holding up. That’s partly because high prices mean many young professionals are forced to rent for far longer than in the past before climbing on to the property ladder. The average age of first-time buyers in Britain is now 34, the highest level in many decades.
Meanwhile families, people whose jobs move them across the country for a while, or people working in the UK for a temporary period all need places to live as well.
At first glance this suggests that life is good for Britain’s new generation of landlords. But renting out a property can be a lot harder than it looks. Long term landlords say you need to treat your homes as a business and run it professionally. You also need to be ready to tackle four distinct challenges – and a company such as LettingAgent.com can help you overcome each of them.
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