Our services for landlords


At Howard we are pleased to offer a range of competitive, flexible service packages designed to meet all your letting and management needs.

Our long established, industry qualified team members will ensure your property will be managed to the highest standards and fully compliant with the myriad of ever changing Lettings regulations, so you will never need to worry.

We can introduce and evaluate prospective tenants; handle all the relevant paperwork and legal requirements; inspect the property and repair and redecorate when necessary; and most importantly of all, collect your rent.  


We also offer a truly comprehensive lettings and management service to student landlords. Read on for more details!


Let Only Service

  • Market the property to the widest possible audience to find a suitable tenant
  • Accompany all viewings and provide regular written feedback.
  • Negotiate the terms of the tenancy
  • Reference the tenants and guarantors using a professional independent company
  • Draw up the tenancy agreement in line with your instructions
  • Collect the first months’ rent in advance and the deposit.
  • Set up a standing order for the ongoing rent.
  • Key hand over

For an additional cost we can also: arrange a third party inventory; arrange gas and electricity safety checks; lodge the deposit with TDS and ensure ongoing protection; negotiate tenancy renewals.

Rent Collection

  • The full ‘Let Only’ service plus:
  • Collect monthly rent and chase late payment

For an additional cost we can also: negotiate tenancy renewals; check the tenant into the property; arrange a third party inventory; arrange annual gas and electricity safety checks; check tenant out; lodge deposit with TDS and ensure ongoing protection.

Fully Managed

  • All services outlined above in Let Only and Rent Collection plus:
  • Check in meeting and key hand over
  • Update inventory** 
  • Scheduled property inspections
  • Diarise and organise annual gas safety checks
  • Handle routine maintenance.
  • Provide an out of hours online maintenance portal for tenants
  • Resolve any tenancy issues
  • Negotiate tenancy renewals
  • Manage the property and the tenancy in line with current letting regulations
  • Check out inspection

For an additional cost we can also: Arrange a new inventory; Register the deposit with TDS and ensure its ongoing protection
*Specialist insurance can be organised at an additional cost for all the above services.
** FOC update only available when original inventory was arranged by us under the 35% set up fee structure. For 4 bedroom + properties an inventory update fee of £60 applies.

 

Student Landlords

 

As a result of an exciting new partnership with an award-winning student accommodation agency, we have expanded on our already excellent reputation within property lettings and management to offer a truly comprehensive service to student landlords, with a difference. 

We can find you great student tenants

Our partner specialises in sourcing fully qualified and vetted students that fit your ideal tenant type.  With their support we will work hard to remove the stereotypes of student renters by hand selecting the best groups who are given the support and education they need to be great renters. We will work directly with universities to support students throughout their rental experience to ensure they know what is expected of them, ensure they have found like-minded housemates and a great home. 

Do you want to find out more?  Please contact our Lettings team on 0117 9238238

 

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