Full Management OR Introduction Only
Strakers long-established and highly experienced lettings team members are able to offer Landlords the exact service required of us. That may be a Full Management service, an Introduction Only option, or a Bespoke arrangement tailored to your specific needs. Whichever you choose, we can provide flexibility if circumstances change, and you can be assured of our total dedication and support in every aspect of the rental process.
*Fees by Agreement
For the ultimate worry-free experience, Strakers are best placed to advise and carry out the complete lettings process in its entirety for you, ensuring our valued landlords remain fully compliant. In order to ensure every requirement is met, please see the tick list below, of all we can carry out for you:
- Free of charge rental valuation from local lettings specialist
- Detailed advice of the lettings process and ensure compliance of Statutory and Legal Requirements. Inform of amendments to legalities thereafter
- Advise and provide Legal Expenses or Rent Guarantee cover if required
- Listen to your precise requirements and ensure excellent on-going communication
- Advice on mortgage lender permission and overseas landlord tax exemption
- Energy Performance Certificate, Gas Safety, Electrical Safety, Legionella risk assessment
- Solicitor prepared Terms & Conditions of Business
- Comprehensive marketing and accompanied viewings
- Extremely thorough Reference and Right to Rent checks with Rightmove reference agency
- Secure “the right tenant” of your choice
- Legal Pack, inclusive of Reference checks, Right to Rent checks, Tenancy agreement, Inventory & Schedule of Condition and Registration / De-Registration of the tenant’s deposit with TDS
- Notify all Utility companies and Council Tax of change of names and meter readings
- Tenancy start date – Ensure full monthly rent in advance and tenant’s deposit (equal to 5 weeks’ rent) have been received in cleared funds, tenancy agreement signed and witnessed. “How to Rent Guide”, Inventory & Schedule of Condition, Gas and Electric safety certification, “What is the Tenancy Deposit Scheme” legally served, Keys photographed and signed for, and Smoke and Carbon Monoxide detectors checked in the property.
- Management keys retained safely for property management
- Register the tenant’s deposit with TDS (Tenancy Deposit Scheme)
- Routine Visit appointments made for the third month of tenancy and every 6 months thereafter with full report to the landlord
- Take all reports of maintenance works, obtain quotes and take the landlord’s instruction for repairs
- Strakers have enviable contractors in every single aspect of property maintenance, repair, or upgrade, however, landlord’s preferred contractors can be used upon request
- 24 Hour Emergency Out of Hours service provided to tenants
- Collect the incoming rent each month, subtract our fee, and pay the balance into your nominated account. Actively chase any rent arrears, make payment plans where necessary, or activate any Rent Guarantee / Legal Expenses policies in place to cover income losses and/or legal expenses
- Perform a detailed Check Out at the end of tenancy, against the original Inventory & Schedule of Condition, agree any dilapidations, obtain quotes and retain funds from the tenant’s deposit as necessary. Provide details and process adjudication through TDS, if required.
- Deal with any ad hoc queries or issues throughout the tenancy, keeping the landlord fully informed of all matters arising.
- Serve any Legal Notices, if required, and gain advice from Strakers Lettings Specialist Solicitor where appropriate.
Under this service, a Landlord will be required to manage you own tenancy from the start date of tenancy, doing your own property inspections, dealing with all routine maintenance and repairs, collecting your own rental income, deal with all utility and Council Tax account changes and meter readings, check your own carbon monoxide and smoke detectors on the start date of tenancy, and conduct the check out at the close of tenancy, negotiating on any dilapidations accordingly. Strakers will perform the following:
- Free of charge rental valuation from local lettings specialist
- Detailed advice of the lettings process and ensure compliance of Statutory and Legal Requirements
- Advise and provide Legal Expenses or Rent Guarantee cover if required
- Listen to your precise requirements and ensure excellent on-going communication
- Advice on mortgage lender permission and overseas landlord tax exemption
- Energy Performance Certificate, Gas Safety, Electrical Safety, Legionella risk assessment
- Solicitor prepared Terms & Conditions of Business
- Comprehensive property marketing with accompanied viewings
- Extremely thorough Reference and Right to Rent checks with Rightmove reference agency
- Secure “the right tenant” of your choice
- Legal Pack, inclusive of Reference checks, Right to Rent checks, Tenancy agreement, Inventory & Schedule of Condition and Registration / De-Registration of the tenant’s deposit with TDS, as required
- Tenancy start date – Ensure full monthly rent in advance and tenant’s deposit (equal to 5 weeks’ rent) have been received in cleared funds, tenancy agreement signed and witnessed. “How to Rent Guide”, Inventory & Schedule of Condition, Gas and Electric safety certification, “What is the Tenancy Deposit Scheme” legally served, Keys photographed and signed for
- Alert the tenant to set up their Standing Order direct to the landlord’s nominated bank account
- Register the tenant’s deposit with TDS (Tenancy Deposit Scheme)
- Release the Tenant’s deposit (or part thereof) in line with agreement between Landlord and tenant at the end of tenancy
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