Property Management and Lettings

Chaneys is an established firm of chartered surveyors who offer property management of residential letting. The letting of any residential property is a major decision and the success of the letting will almost certainly depend on the choice of the agents and the way in which the letting is handled.

Our residential letting team consists of surveyors who have many years experience, they will advise prospective landlords as to the rental value of the property and suitability for letting purposes, they will gladly guide you through all intricacies of letting residential property.

We already have an established residential letting portfolio of Regulated, Assured and Assured Shorthold Tenancies.

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Our full property management of residential letting provides the following services:

Advertising the property for letting
Selecting the prospective tenant
Arranging and accompanying tenants to viewings
Applying for and checking references
Arranging all tenancy documentation
Registration of deposit
Arranging an independent inventory clerk to prepare inventories and check out reports (separately charged)
Check in meeting where the tenants pay the deposit and first months rent, sign agreements and are given information regarding the tenancy
Preparation of landlords tenancy agreement
Preparation and submission of monthly rent statements for assured shorthold tenancies. Quarterly rent statements for assured and regulated tenancies
Handling day to day repair work required for maintenance of the property
Arranging annual gas safety checks
Payment of contractors invoices where the management account holds sufficient funds
Periodic inspections and reporting of findings to landlords where necessary
Dealing with notices to end a tenancy
Arranging the independent inventory clerk to carry out a check out report, on receipt of the report if dilapidations have occurred during the tenancy we negotiate between the landlord and tenant over cost, before agreeing level of deposit to be returned

Sales and Acquisition Service

We will act for our retained landlords in the sale and purchase of both residential and commercial property.