RESIDENTIAL LETTINGS

If you're thinking about renting out your own home or a property that you own, it's often the case that the most cost-effective and time-efficient solution is to hand over the letting and management process to experience letting and management agents with an in-depth knowledge of home rentals.

The question is, though - who can you trust to look after your tenancy on your behalf and be certain that your property and your interests will be properly looked after?

Lawrence Copeland can provide you with that very reassurance. Based in Manchester City centre we are a well established home letting and management company and have built an enviable reputation for being a friendly, approachable and utterly reliable company which always acts for the benefit of its client.

Some estate agents offer a pressurised approach Lawrence Copeland Estate Agents pride ourselves in offering professional and constructive marketing advice.  During the appraisal we will give you advice on the present market conditions relating to lettings, we will provide you with comparable evidence based on achieved lets and other relevant factors.

We will give you realistic advice with regard to suggested asking prices however the final decision on the relevant asking price will inevitably be yours.

The market appraisal will take approximately 30–60 minutes depending on the size of the property and full details will be taken together with measurements so that if you decide to proceed we can move quickly.

Letting your property

Our comprehensive advertising campaign will include luxury letting particulars and window displays with five colour views.  There is a weekly updated bulletin produced in-house.  Our website is www.rightmove.co.uk provides you the customer and potential applicants with the widest coverage from the UK’s largest property internet site reaching all corners of the country, indeed the world!  We will provide our clients with an accompanied viewing service (optional).  Advertising will be carried out through the Manchester Evening News Urban Life publication and The Manchester Evening News City Centre Editorial.

The branch itself has a dynamic frontage with maximum display for all our customers.

Feel sure that once we have appraised your property you will notice the difference between ourselves and the competition and we look forward to seeing/reporting to you in due course

Director:		Lawrence Copeland Chartered Surveyor
Secretary:		Nigel Copeland
Bankers:		National Westminster Bank Plc
		11 Spring Gardens
		Manchester
		M60 2DB
Auditors:		Leon Herman
		Wilbraham House
		28-30 Wilbraham  Road
		Fallowfield
	Manchester,  M14 7DW
	Tel: 0161 224 7312
E-mail:	lcopeland@btconnect.com
Website:	Rightmove.co.uk
Members of:	Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors
	Residential Landlords Association
	TDSRA
	Tenancy Deposit Scheme
	For Regulated Agents

 

Letting your Property

How we will market your Property

Our success in the letting of properties is due to the extensive advertising and marketing service we offer our landlords.  Every property is made available through our office, on our web site and in various property magazines and newspapers.  Our computerised system enables our negotiators immediate details on all our properties so that we can match a suitable property to the applicant’s requirements.

After discussing specific requirements with prospective tenants arrangements to view appropriate properties are made.  All prospective tenants will view properties with one of our experienced viewing agents.

Inventory and Schedule of condition

Before tenants move in we will prepare a detailed inventory and a detailed schedule of condition.  At the end of the tenancy

The Tenancy Agreement

Lawrence Copeland tenancy agreement has been drawn up in conjunction with specialist property lawyers and is carefully worded so as to protect the landlords rights and interests.  The tenancy agreement complies with the current requirements of the housing acts, in instances where the letting is arranged to a company the tenancy agreement follows contract law.  Following the signing of the tenancy agreement the first months rent and security deposit is collected prior to the tenant moving into the property.

Market Appraisal and Advise

One of our experienced lettings managers will visit your property and make a professional rental assessment taking into account current statutory regulations, the property’s size, age, condition, location and fixtures and fittings.

As a client of Lawrence Copeland, the first thing you will discover is that we’ll take time to find out what you want from your lettings and Management service.  Do you simply want us to find a tenant for you or do you want us to undertake a full lettings and management service, in which we also collect the rental monies and attend to all matters arising during the tenancy.   How long do you wish to rent out the property
for?  And what conditions do you wish to attach to the letting.

LETTING ONLY

If you wish to manage the property and supervise the tenancy yourself, this is the ideal service for you-and you can leave us to advertise the property, find tenants, set up the rental agreement and carry out all necessary administrative duties.

Finding a tenant

Finding the right people to live in your property is crucially important to you and to us- so we take the greatest trouble to secure responsible, careful tenants who pay their rent regularly and in full, whilst looking after your property with care and consideration.  We carry out in-depth checks on prospective tenants, including credit searches, references and employment details.

Carrying out the necessary administrative duties

Before the tenancy begins we will:

• Carry out credit searches and references
• Draw up and execute the appropriate tenancy agreement and statutory notices
• Prepare a detailed inventory and schedule of condition for the property
• Ensure all the meters are read and the responsibility for the services is transferred to the tenant
• Collect initial rent and deposit
• Advise you on regulations governing gas and electrical safety, as well as furnishings
• Provide advise on law, tax and insurance if required