Let Only- Tenant Find
Finding the best tenant for you is essential. Leave us to organise the marketing and set up the tenancy. This is perfect for you if you like to look after the management of your property.
We will-
- Carry out a rental evaluation of your property
- Market your property
- Attend all viewings
- Interview the tenant
- Carry out full tenant referencing (obtain a guarantor if necessary)
- Make sure you understand all the legal requirements and that they are met
- Ensure all legal documentation is agreed by both parties and signed
- Set up the standing order
- Collect the first months rent and deposit
Landlord’s Checklist- Legal Requirements
- Energy Performance Certificates
As of 2008 landlords are legally required to produce an EPC summarising the property’s energy performance. The EPC rates the energy efficiency and environmental impact of a property, ranking it from A-G. The certificates are valid for ten years.
- The Gas Safety (Installation and Use) Regulations 1998
The Landlord must make sure the property has a Gas Safety Certificate, carried out by a Gas Safe Registered engineer. This must be repeated yearly. The certificate must be available to the tenants before or at the points of signing the tenancy agreement.
- The Electrical Equipment Regulations 1994
All electrical appliances in the property must be checked annually by a qualified engineer who will give you a PAT certificate.
- The Furniture and Furnishing (Fire Safety Amendment) Regulations 1993
This regulation states that all furniture has to meet all the current fire resistance requirements. They must all have the appropriate labelling. This applies to beds, head and footboards, mattresses, sofas, pillows, scatter cushions and loose covers for furniture and garden furniture.
Since new legislation in 2007 any deposit taken needs to be held in one of the three Government approved schemes. Failure to do so could lead to court proceedings. The court will order you to reimburse the deposit to the tenant or The Deposit Protection Scheme. Further you would have to compensate the tenant with three times the deposit. If a Landlord does not comply with the new regulation they will not be able to regain possession of the property using the ‘notice only’ ground. All schemes rely heavily on written evidence, therefore we ask all landlords to make sure they have a comprehensive inventory completed. This can be compiled by yourself or by WilsonCleeves Letting and Management.
Full Management- The Whole Process
This service is our most popular with our landlords as we will deal with everything, it leaves you stress free. We will find you a tenant, collect the rent and deal with any issue, problem or enquiry every single day of the year. This is perfect for you if you want your property rented with the best level of service and want little involvement in the process.
We will-
- Carry out a rental evaluation of your property
- Market your property
- Attend all viewings
- Interview the tenant
- Carry out full tenant referencing (obtain a guarantor if necessary)
- Make sure you understand all the legal requirements and that they are met
- Ensure all legal documentation is agreed by both parties and signed
- Set up the standing order
- Take the meter readings with the tenant and notify the appropriate services
- Collect the first months rent and deposit
- Deal with the monthly transfer of the rental income into your account
- Send you a monthly statement
- Hold the tenants deposit in a bond scheme
- Negotiate extensions of the tenancy at your request
- Liaise with your tenants if there are any late rental payments
- Send copies of your statements to your accountant
- Carry out tenancy inspections
- Arrange for annual gas/electrical checks to be carried out
- Act as the first point of contact for all maintenance issues
- Deal with maintenance issues
- Carry out an inventory check
- Check out tenants at the end of the tenancy
- Liaise with the Landlord, deducting the agreed amounts for any damage from the returned deposit
Extras
- Inventory Preparation
- Energy Performance Certificate
- Gas Safety Certificate