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Guide to Letting
A step-by-step guide to letting a property.
Rated 4.4/5 by over 2020 of our valued customers
From finding the right tenants to achieving the best price, managing a let involves many different tasks.
You’re not alone: we’ve put together a list of our most useful advice to help guide you through the journey of letting a property.
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Use a realistic valuation
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Create an attractive property
Tenants often decide in the first few moments after walking into a property, so make sure it looks its best. Be objective: don’t overlook flaws just because you don’t mind them. Reduce clutter, decorate neutrally and keep it light inside, from paint colours to clean windows.
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read morelessFind your tenants
If you choose us, we’ll assign you one of our lettings agents from a local team who know everything about rentals in your area. We’ll advertise your property online, in print, and with boards, and use our own private networks to find suitable tenants to choose from. We’ll show them round for you, and can accommodate...
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Taking deposits and moving tenants in
We’ll take the deposit and first rental payment on your behalf and co-ordinate moving day with the tenants as soon as the money has cleared. The independent inventory clerk will be there to help check tenants on day one, too. Congratulations – you’re now a landlord!
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read morelessCompleting the paperwork
Once you choose your tenants, we’ll take care of the paperwork and send all the relevant documents to you and them. This is the ‘Let Agreed’ stage: we’ll check credit references, follow up other references and discuss any issues with you. We’ll also draw up the tenancy agreement that sets out the contract between you...