Warrington Landlords – How to Get the Letting Agent You Deserve
As a landlord, there are many, many benefits of using a professional letting agent. But what should you be able to expect from them?
As letting agents ourselves, here are eight things we think you should be able to expect from us:
1. Prompt and efficient service: Whether you’re instructing us to let a property or want to ask some questions first.
2. Street-by-street local market knowledge: Including local rent levels – to help you achieve the optimum rent level (and the best yield) for your property.
3. A great reputation with tenants in the area: A reputation for having good quality properties to rent. And for good old fair and honest dealing.
(All this with a view to help find the very best tenant for your property.)
4. Encyclopaedic know-how on the renting process: Including tenancies, pre-tenancy checks, referencing, deposit protection, inventories and more.
5. An up-to-date knowledge of legislation and compliance: In areas such as safety regs, financial compliance, licensing, Right to Rent and of course the brand new Renters’ Rights laws.
6. Prompt attention to tenant questions, queries, maintenance requests and emergency calls.
(If you would like us to manage your property for you.)
7. A free chauffeur-driven Rolls-Royce Cullinan, a plush red carpet and a guard of honour if you want to come in and see us.
(Well, unfortunately, we don’t do that. But hopefully you get the idea. We try to treat all our landlords like VIPs.)
8. A harmonious balance between service and cost.
This, we think, is what you should be able to expect from a good letting agent. Always.
And it’s exactly what we mean when we ask: Do some landlords get the letting agent they deserve?
As a landlord, you’ve invested your time, your money (and likely your heart and soul) into your business. You’re entitled to expect a lot from your letting agent.
But it’s important to get the balance right.
Some letting agents might promise you the unattainable to get you to sign up. But can they really deliver?
Some letting agents compete aggressively on fees. They try to be the cheapest show in town. But there’s bound to be a compromise on service to be made – probably a very big compromise.
When it comes to letting your property, we think we have the balance just right.
Letting and renting the ethical way
We are proud members of the Ethical Agent Network (EAN).
A national group of independent agents who have been independently tested to ensure we meet strict standards of honesty, service, professionalism and community care.
To find out more about what we do and why we passed the EAN and are the only local agency in the network, contact us today.
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