Residential Property Management in Warrington
Landlord Services
If you currently own or intend to purchase property for rental, you should consider engaging our full lettings and property management service. You'll find it both professional and cost-effective. As we are specialists, we know how to manage property for optimum performance, whilst ensuring smooth running tenancies and compliance with the various landlord/tenant laws. Maximize the return on your investment contact us today!
Letting your Property
We understand that letting your property, especially for the first time, can be a worrying experience and with this in mind our most important consideration is providing you, the landlord, with the best possible service and the right tenant for your property. We never forget that the property is your most important asset and we can confidently assure you that by instructing us to act as your letting and property management agents your asset will be in caring and professional hands.
A Personal Service
As we are a small, indpendent property management firm, we are able to offer a personal service with unrivalled attention to detail whilst at the same time maintaining a high standard of competence and professionalism.
Competitive Rates
Our fees are competitive and may be open to negotiation depending on the level of service required.
Carefully Selected Tenants
Drawn from a continually updated register, all prospective tenants are thoroughly referenced and credit checked. In some cases we will also require a guarantor.
We are a small, growing business and we are passionate about property. Unlike many letting agents we are independent, and our independence allows us to adapt to the market and respond instantly to the needs of our clients. Our company is based on the belief that our customers needs are of the utmost importance.
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What will it cost?
STANDARD MANAGEMENT SERVICE Adamson Lettings provides a property management service to owners wishing to let out their property. The standard fee for the management is taken as a percentage of the gross rents collected for the period of the tenancy and a set-up fee will normally be levied at the outset for taking references and arranging the tenancy.
The Standard Management Service includes:
- Advising as to the likely rental income.
- Advertising and generally marketing the Property.
- Interviewing prospective tenants and taking up full references including credit checking, employment reference amd previous landlord reference. Where necessary, additional security would be requested by means of a guarantor. In the case of a company, a full bank reference would be taken.
- Preparing the tenancy agreement necessary for the Landlord to gain protection of the relevant Rent and Housing Acts, and renewing the agreement where necessary at the end of the tenancy term.
- Liaising with a Landlord's mortgagees where necessary with regard to references and tenancy agreement.
- Taking a deposit from the tenant, dealing with this deposit under the requirements of the chosen deposit protection scheme until the end of the tenancy when the Property and contents have been checked for unfair wear and tear and handling any termination issues with the tenant and the tenancy deposit scheme provider.
- Collecting the rent monthly and paying over to the Landlord monthly (normally sent within 3 days of collection) less any fees or expenses due or incurred for the period. Payments will be made by direct bank transfer and a detailed rent statement will be forwarded to the Landlord.
- Arranging with service companies (principally electricity, gas, water and Council) for meter readings and advising them of the transfer of service contracts to the tenant at the beginning of each tenancy.
- Regular inspections of the Property are carried out on a six monthly basis. Responsibility for and management of empty property is not normally included, and will only be carried out by special arrangement agreed in writing between the Landlord and the Agent.
- Co-ordination of repair or maintenance including arranging for tradesmen to attend the Property and obtaining estimates where necessary, supervising works and settling accounts from rents received.
- Making payments on behalf of the Landlord from rents received for costs in managing the Property.
- Carrying out a full property inspection and inventory check at the end of the tenancy and, if necessary, preparing and agreeing a schedule of costs relating to any damage or unfair wear and tear prior to releasing the deposit.
- Collecting and forwarding Landlord's mail.
Additional items and other expenses will be charged according to the scale of fees defined below.
Scale of Fees
[VAT at the current rate 20% will need to be added to these fees where appropriate]
1) Standard Management Fee: 10% of rent due
2) Letting Only Service: 80% of one full months rent
3) Tenancy Set-up Fee / Renewal £200 Minimum Fee
4) Obtaining estimates and supervision of major works 10% of cost of work over £500
5) Tenancy Deposit Protection cover £ 75.00
6) Redirection of mail overseas:- cost of postage
7) Issuing Notice of Seeking Possession £25.00
8) Arranging gas safety check £25.00
9) Inventories / Schedule of Condition: £50.00 -£150.00 depending on size of property
IMPORTANT NOTE
IF THE STANDARD MANAGEMENT SERVICE IS SELECTED, THE ONLY FEES THAT WILL APPLY ARE:
1) AND 3)
