Lettings & Property Management Department
Introduction
Finding the right tenant quickly through Verity Frearson´s fast and efficient Let Only service means that your investment property produces the maximum return. Furthermore, having it cared for through our "Fully Managed" service means that owning investment property can indeed be hassle-free.We endeavour to guide you through a trouble-free tenancy and give you a service second to none.
Landlord Services
FINDING THE RIGHT TENANT QUICKLY
- Internet advertising
- Prominent Albert Street office
- Busy self-selection showroom
- Open seven days a week
- Regular newspaper advertising
- Rental list updated daily
- Distinctive To Let boards
- Regular contact with relocation agents
- Working relationship with Menwith Hill
- Accompanied viewings
- Interview prospective tenants
- Professional referencing through Homlet
Let Only Service
Our professional "Let Only" service includes the following:- Professional assessment of the rental value
- Preparation of full property particulars with colour photographs
- Marketing within our office, window display and our website
- Distinctive To Let board at the property
- Advertising in the Harrogate Advertiser newspaper
- Contacting local relocation agents and applicants on our mailing list
- Accompany applicants to view the property
- Interviewing prospective tenants
- Obtaining references via the established independent Secure-Let referencing service
- Negotiation and preparation of an Assured Shorthold Tenancy agreement
- Collection of the first month´s rent and security deposit (bond)
- Checking of meter readings and informing utility companies of the new occupier
- Forward to Landlord first month´s rent and tenant´s security deposit
Fully Managed Service
In addition to the Let Only service, our Fully Managed service includes the following:
- Preparation of a detailed inventory with photographs
- Collecting the monthly rent and payment into Landlord´s bank account within 14 working days
- Sending the Landlord a monthly statement showing income and expenditure
- Hold the tenant´s security deposit (bond)
- Regular property inspections: after one month and then each quarter
- Carrying out good quality repairs with reputable contractors up to an agreed limit
- Ensure the utility suppliers are informed of Tenancy changes
- Deal with any breaches of Tenancy
- Advise when the Tenancy is coming to an end
- Negotiating Tenancy renewals
- Carry out full inventory check at the end of Tenancy
- Agree dilapidations with tenant (over and above fair wear and tear)
- Carry out any cleaning and minor repairs, deducting costs from the tenant´s deposit where applicable
Helpful Hints for Landlords
- Apply for mortgage lender´s consent
- Where necessary, obtain the freeholder´s permission
- Notify insurance company
- Obtain gas and electrical appliance safety certificates
- Decide what furniture and fittings you intend to leave. It is not advisable to leave bedding, televisions and personal items
- Ensure furnishings comply with fire regulations
- Carry out necessary repairs and remove anything potentially dangerous
- Ensure property is in a clean and tidy condition
- Overseas landlords should apply for a Tax Exemption Certificate
- Remove all personal items and any unwanted or non-compliant furniture
- Arrange redirection of your mail via Royal Mail
- Inform telephone and utility companies whose services you will not be requiring after the commencement of the tenancy
- Ensure you have three sets of keys: two for the tenant and one for Verity Frearson
- Ensure the central heating pilot light is lit
- Leave any instruction manuals in the property
Lifestyle Lettings
We have extended our distinctive Lifestyle marketing initiative to executive letting accommodation. Therefore, clients with luxury town-centre apartments or country houses available to let can have Lifestyle Letting particulars of their property. These brochures, incorporating a floor plan and a selection of colour photographs, are professionally printed and then sent to relocation agents in the area and direct to major employers in the locality.
Free Rental Valuation
Contact us here or write to us at:
Tudor House,
Albert Street
Harrogate
North Yorkshire
HG1 1JT
Tel: 01423 530000
Fax: 01423 568711
Email: lettings@verityfrearson.co.uk
