Valuation
Your property is probably the largest investment you will ever make and the decision to rent it out will not be an easy one. If you decide to let your property, you need to ensure you will receive sound professional advice, our Property Managers are carefully trained to put your needs first. Your Property Manager will give you advice on every aspect of letting your property. For example, what you will have to pay for, what will be the likely order of events and what type of tenancy agreement you should use. We deal with the interviewing of prospective tenants, all issues involving current laws regarding letting property, and we will give you practical and understandable advice at all times. Our service is designed to help you let your home without stress and worry.

Property management
Our Property Management department uses modern business skills and technology for efficiency and is honest. We have an effective quality system that checks our standards. Household offer three levels of service to our clients, let only, part-managed (let and rent) or fully managed. Fully Managed service includes everything from collecting of rent to handling all legal and tenancy disputes and dealing with your tenants deposit. Household Letting Agents – the property experts with the personal touch.

Compliance with safety regulations
Every landlord when letting needs to comply with the relevant legislations, regulations and guidelines with particular regard to gas and electrical appliances and any soft furnishings remaining at the property. This means that it is the law to have an appliance inspected to ensure they meet the minimum standards of safety. Household Letting Agents can advise you on this and arrange the necessary inspections.

On the market
Our marketing mechanisms swing into action, your property is added to our core register accessed by all our staff, advertisements are placed, particulars are produced and distributed to waiting buyers and the property is automatically placed on the internet with several portals for maximum exposure.

Find suitable tennants
With their range of marketing, Household Letting Agents have thousands of prospective tenants registered at all of our three branches. We also work alongside major corporations who trust in us to find rental accommodation for key personnel. Once we have found a tenant for you, references will be carried out on your behalf. Once they have been accepted by a referencing agency we will contact you to proceed to the next stage.

Tenacy agreement
On obtaining satisfactory references, we will proceed to draw up the tenancy agreement, normally an Assured Shorthold tenancy, for a minimum of 6 months. This will be signed by the tenants and either by Household Letting Agents acting as agents on behalf of the landlord or the landlord themselves.

Inventory
An inventory and schedule of condition is produced by an independent Inventory Clerk prior to the commencement of the tenancy. This will be signed by the tenants and Household Letting Agents and a copy will be supplied to the tenant upon occupation.

Rent and deposit
Household Letting Agents collect the rent in advance on the landlord’s behalf and this is paid into the landlords nominated account within 10 days of receipt. The deposit of one and a half months rent is held by the agent as stakeholder against unfair wear and tear.

Completion
If Household Letting Agents are managing the property, all utilities will be transferred into the name of the tenant and at this stage the keys will be handed over to the tenant. Congratulations!