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Landlords

• Introduction
• How Long Will It Take to Let My Property?
• Legal Requirements for Landlords
• The Letting Check List
• Information for Overseas Landlords
• Register Your Property With Us Today

Introduction

Renting your home? Let us help you find the right tenant for you.

If you decide to let your property you want to be sure that it is left in good hands.

Whether it's your own home, or an investment property, finding the right tenant/s is the key to successful renting. Let us help you find the right tenant.

We tailor our various levels of service according to our Client Landlords' requirements. Basic details are below, but please do contact us for more detailed information:

LETTING AND SETTING UP SERVICE

A CHARGEABLE service (currently 50% of one month's rent plus VAT) for which we will:

• Place your property details as supplied by you on our website
• Visit your property and advise on potential rent
• Erect a To Let Board
• Advertise your property in the local newspaper in rotation with other available properties
• Arrange viewings with prospective tenants
• Accompany viewings
• Reference tenants (with full Credit History)
• Draft and sign on your behalf, the Tenancy Agreement
• Collect the first month's rent and deposit and account to you for monies collected less our fees and expenses due
• Please note that should you withdraw the property once we have notified you that an application is being processed an administration charge of £150 plus VAT will become payable

We do not prepare Inventories but can refer you to an Independent Inventory clerk.

FULL MANAGEMENT SERVICE

A CHARGEABLE service (as per our Contract with you) for which we will:

• Place your property details as supplied by you on our website
• Visit your property and advise on potential rent
• Erect a To Let Board
• Advertise your property in the local newspaper in rotation with other available properties
• Arrange viewings with prospective tenants
• Accompany viewings
• Reference tenants (with full Credit History)
• Prepare Tenancy Agreements and sign them on your behalf with any amendments being agreed with you beforehand
• An independent inventory clerk will prepare a full descriptive inventory of all items left in the property, this will be charged at 10% of one month's rent for checking in, the outgoing check will be paid by the outgoing tenant.
• Collect rents on a monthly basis, deducting any expenses etc and you will be paid by the 15th of each month either by BACS or Cheque whichever you require
• Pursue any arrears up to, but not including, issue of summons for recovery of debt
• Visit the property on a regular basis, advising you of any repairs or maintenance that may be required
• Attend to repairs and maintenance issues as specified in our Contract with you
• Undertake to respond to all emergencies within 12 hours and all non-emergency work within 48 hours
• Liase with any mortgage company or other lender regarding the tenancy agreement; however, consent to let the property must be sought by you prior to the signature of a tenancy agreement
• Ensure that the property complies with all applicable safety regulations
• Keep you informed of new legislation or material changes to existing legislation which will affect your property
• Arrange insurance for contents and buildings if requested
• Hold tenant deposits (of at least the equivalent of 1 months' rent plus £100) in a separate non-interest-bearing account
• Have prepared written inventories and schedules of condition at the start of each tenancy. These are performed by an Independent Inventory clerk who will also check the tenants in and out of the property and advise on any dilapidations. The cost of this service being borne by the Landlord on the ingoing and the tenant on the outgoing

We do not manage empty property, however we can arrange regular visits on a chargeable basis.

Join the Club

Over half a million people in the UK currently let residential property. These days, work can take you abroad, or to another part of the UK and the move can happen quickly.

Selling your home is not always desirable, but letting is a practical option. You can retain and benefit from the potential capital appreciation on your home whilst realising a steady income to help cover mortgage repayments and other outgoings.

If you decide to let your property, you want to be sure that it is in good hands. We will endeavour to obtain the highest calibre tenants for your property and aim for constant occupancy so as to maximise your income.

Accommodation Unlimited can help you successfully let your property. Our whole business is dedicated to letting property. From apartments to country retreats, from detached to terraced houses. For the past decade our minds and our resources have been focused solely on letting and managing property.

This single-minded approach has allowed us to develop a national and international network of contacts. Single occupiers, government departments and blue-chip companies all use our services on a regular basis.

If you're looking for a suitably reputable tenant, we can find them. And whilst you're away we will care for your tenant and your home as if it were our own. Our clients call it the "phew" factor. We call it a single-minded, professional approach to property letting.

We have included a guide to the length of time it will take to let your property with Accommodation Unlimited.

Read on for your obligations as a good Landlord.

Read on for our Landlords Checklist, a handy list of pointers to help you make the best of your home.

Read on for Information for Overseas Landlords.

Register your property with us today! Click here to complete the registration form.