Letting Your Property?
When considering letting your property there are many factors you should
consider bearing in mind this is potentially your most valuable asset.
At Dean & Co we use our experience as well as thorough procedures to
ensure that the letting procedure is as stress free as possible.
As a client you can opt for either a full Management & Letting Service
or Straight Letting/Tenant Finding option should you wish to manage the
property yourself, once we have secured suitable tenant(s).
Full Management & Letting Service is charged at 10% plus VAT of the
monthly rental figure and these charges are deducted upon a monthly basis.
Straight Lettings/Tenant Finding is charged at two weeks rent plus VAT.
The only other charge we make is an Agreement fee of £50.00 plus VAT
which becomes payable at the commencement of a new tenancy and at the
commencement of any renewal contract which is usually every six months.
All staff at Dean & Co are experienced in providing a first class
service and should you have any queries regarding our services please do
not hesitate to contact us with any queries that you may have. Full
terms and conditions are available upon request.
Letting your property through Dean & Co
Once instructed to let your property, we will commence a full marketing
campaign to secure suitable tenants as soon as possible and in order to
do this we undertake the following:
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Weekly advertising in the local property papers/magazines
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Web site advertising
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Advertising on our 42" colour projector screen as well as property
listing in house
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Distinctive "To Let" board will be erected outside your property
(subject to consent)
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Accompanied viewings by a member of our enthusiastic experienced staff
What do we request from a tenant?
Any prospective tenant looking to rent a property from our Agency will
be required to provide information for us to undertake references from
the following parties:
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Current employer
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Bank/Building Society
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Current/previous Landlord/Character reference if prospective tenant has lived at home.
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Rental guarantor (if required)
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Copy of Passport
Completion of letting
Once satisfactory references have been received and an agreed moving in
date established the prospective tenants will come to our offices and
sign an Assured Shorthold Tenancy Agreement for an initial period of six
months, and at the same time pay one month's rent in advance as well as
a security deposit of the equivalent of one month's rent plus £100.00.
If you have decided to instruct us upon a Full Management Service we
will then account to you initially and thereafter upon a monthly basis.
If you have opted for the Straight Letting arrangement our fee will be
two weeks rent plus an agreement fee of £50.00 plus VAT will be deducted
and the remaining balance forwarded to you with a completion Statement.
Contract details
At Dean & Co we use an Assured Shorthold Tenancy Agreement which has
been written in conjunction with a local Solicitor in the town (a copy
of the Tenancy Agreement is available upon request) we always advise our
clients to agree an initial contract term of six months and after
approximately 3 and a half months both the Landlord and the Tenant are contacted
by our Agency to enquire as to whether each party wishes to extend the
contact for a further term, and if so a supplemental agreement is
prepared and signed by the tenants and the Landlord/Landlords Agent.
Tenant vacating
Should your tenant decide to vacate the property at the end of their
existing contract they would be required to provide one month's written
notice in order to do this, we then contact you to take instructions as
to whether the property is to be re-let, and if this is the case we
place the property on our available register immediately, and by having
approximately one month prior to the tenant vacating to market the
property, this should enable us to find suitable replacement tenants,
thus avoiding any potential costly void periods.
For a copy of our full terms and conditions please contact us.
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