Landlords

Your property is an important asset and it is vital that you achieve the best long term returns from your investment. With our experience and our very hands on approach, we strive to ensure that your property achieves this.

It is essential that the most suitable tenants are selected for each individual property and that in addition to providing a professional management service, we are there to provide support and guidance for them throughout their occupancy, ensuring that the property is cared for and any maintenance issues are professionally managed.

We also provide ongoing advice and guidance with regard to the legal obligations required for both the property and you as the landlord.

We offer very cost effective packages, whether you want us to provide a tenant find service or a full management service. We are committed to managing all of your costs, so to ensure that you achieve the very best return on your investment. This includes using known and trusted contractors for any maintenance work and only passing on their actual costs without any additional fees. We also qualify all reported maintenance jobs from tenants to check if a contractor is really needed, which avoids any unnecessary charges.

We strive to provide you with a service gives you peace of mind and which allows you to carry on with your busy life, leaving the day to day worries of managing your property to us.

	Tenancy Only Service 9% incl vat	Rent Collection Service 10.5% incl vat	Full Management Service 13.5% incl vat
Inspection and valuation of the property and advice on maximising the potential rental income including advice on decor and furnishings
Marketing of the property on all major portal websites including Rightmove, Zoopla and Find a Property. (Property Connexions have achieved number 1 status in most months based upon the percentage click through rate on all of our advertisements, showing how we are able to ensure your property gets the highest visibility)
Arrange and accompany viewings to the property including out of hours where appropriate
Negotiate and agree terms of tenancy with a suitable applicant(s)
Obtain a holding fee equivalent to one week’s rent
Carry out full reference checks including address history, previous landlords and current employer references
Prepare the Tenancy Agreement
Ensure that all legislation has been met with regard to a current Gas Certificate; EPC and an Electrical Test if applicable or requested, plus CO detector and Smoke alarm requirements
Prepare Direct Debit Mandate
Collect the first month’s rent and 5 weeks rent as deposit (unless otherwise agreed)
Ensure the property is prepared ready for check in and any additional items that were agreed have been actioned
Arrange for the check in with an independent Inventory Clerk
Collect the rental monies due each month
Ensure all rental payments are received on a timely basis and to chase any late payments
Credit the net rental amount to the Landlord's specified account within 5 working days of receipt
Prepare and send a monthly rental statement by email or post
Liaise with the tenants and resolve any queries
Deal with any issues relating to the tenants at the property
Manage all maintenance issues and liaise with the landlord prior to commencing any works, unless in an emergency
Provide the landlord with quotations if required for any maintenance and also copies of all invoices/receipts for works carried out
To manage any works to ensure that they are carried out to a satisfactory standard
To deal with payment of any insurances, ground rent, service charges as applicable and if requested
Carry out regular property inspections and report to landlord
Send detailed monthly statements to include copies of any invoice/receipts for works carried out and deducted from gross monthly rental income
Advise all utility companies of new tenants details, dates and meter readings as applicable
Provide detailed annual income and expenditure statements if requested
Tenancy Renewals