Landlords

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We offer a fully comprehensive Letting & Management service to property owners, which includes the following:

  • Advice on rent levels
  • Market your property
  • Accompanied viewings
  • All applicants fully vetted
  • Free Inventory
  • Free check in and check outs
  • Rent & Legal Protection available
  • Carry out periodic inspections
  • Handle all maintenance issues
  • Collection of rent
  • Arrange for Gas Safety Checks
  • Arrange EPC’s
  • Inform Utility Suppliers
  • Advice on annual rent increases offered
  • Letting with Management Service
  • Arrange EICR’s’

Our letting & management fee is 60% of the 1st month’s rent (inc VAT) and 12% of the monthly rent thereafter (inc VAT), but this is negotiable depending on the rental income.

The finder’s fee includes advertising, negotiation of the tenancy, notification to utility companies of the change of occupier with meter readings, preparation of an inventory, conducting quarterly inspections, collection of rent and dealing with any maintenance issues, sending monthly invoices and statements.

We hold the dilapidation deposit in our deposit account on behalf of the tenant/s and protect it with ‘mydeposits.co.uk’ (a charge is payable for this). We also belong to a client money protection scheme.

An additional £72.00 (inc VAT) is charged for the preparation of the Assured Periodic Tenancy and notices served upon your tenant to protect your legal rights as a landlord. The tenancy agreement is signed by Dixsons on your behalf unless otherwise stipulated. A copy of which will be forwarded to you upon completion.

Letting Only Service

Our Letting Only Service includes:

  • Finding and introducing the tenant to the property in the same manner as with the letting with management service.
  • Preparing our statement of account, along with our invoice for your retention.
  • Notifying tenants of your address and telephone number to enable them to contact you quickly when necessary.
  • Holding the dilapidation deposit in our deposit account on behalf of the tenant/s and protect it with ‘mydeposits.co.uk’ (a charge is payable for this), or with the tenants permission, this can be passed to the landlord, but you must protect it under the relevant schemes.
  • Returning said deposit to the tenant/s upon the landlord’s instructions at the end of the tenancy. (We do recommend the landlord prepare an inventory albeit sparse).

Our Letting Only fee is 90% of a month’s rent inc VAT.

The Property Ombudsman

Because we are a registered with The Property Ombudsman for Lettings we have to follow their strict Code of Practice. This sets out the framework within which we must operate and the standards of service we must provide for both tenants and landlords. The Code is compulsory and is rigorously applied by The Property Ombudsman in their complaints handling. We are required and have agreed to have Professional Indemnity insurance to ensure that any compensation awarded to you can be paid. We are also required and have agreed to have an in-house complaints system with written procedures which inform you how to refer any unresolved dispute to the Ombudsman. We will then co-operate with any investigation and agree to pay compensation, in full and final settlement of a complaint, if this is awarded by the Ombudsman and is accepted by you as the complainant. This award must be paid promptly to a maximum of £25,000. If we repeatedly fail to follow the rules of the scheme, we can be reprimanded, fined or expelled from The Property Ombudsman.