Renting Property

Our Letting Services

At David Robinson Estate Agents, our wide range of letting services, from marketing, tenancy qualification and management, has been carefully created to ensure you are provided with complete assistance and support to achieve the value and confidence required to be a successful landlord.

Our most popular service level being a Fully Managed Service, offering Landlords peace of mind with a competitive fixed monthly management fee. We can also offer a tailored package to suit your needs, for example Tenant Find only service, along with Tenancy Renewals, Adhoc Inspection Reports.

For more information on our services contact us

Marketing and Management Services

  • Market Rent Valuation
  • Online Exposure via Rightmove, Zoopla
  • Social Media Advertising
  • Regulatory Certifications
  • Tenancy Renewals & Rent Increases
  • Rent Protection Insurance
  • Eye Catching To Let board
  • Accompanied Viewings
  • Tenant Referencing
  • Rent Collection
  • Key Holders
  • Maintenance Handling
  • Preparation of Tenancy Documentation
  • Collection and Security of deposit
  • Inventories and Quarterly Inspections
  • Supplier & Utility notifications
  • Out of Hours Assistance

Important Information

Landlords

Standard schedule of fees
Set up Fee £300 including VAT
Management Fee (unfurnished) 12% including VAT **
Management Fee (furnished) 18% including VAT ***
Administration Charge & Re-Let £168 including VAT
Minimum Fee (in case of early termination) £300 including VAT
Tenant Find Service (ONLY) £594 including VAT
Energy Performance Certificate £90 including VAT
Photographic Inventory £120 Including VAT
Reports To Deposit Protection Scheme £180 Including VAT (minimum)
Electrical Safety Inspection £144 Including VAT
Legionnaires Risk Assessment £102 Including VAT

** If the monthly rental is £600PCM then the fee’s would be £72.00 Including VAT
*** If the monthly rental is £600PCM then the fee’s would be £108.00 including VAT

Should the agreed rental be higher or lower than the example price, our commission fee will be correspondingly higher/lower.

Permitted payments
In addition to monthly rental payments, for properties in England, the Tenant Fees Act 2019 means that in addition to the rent, lettings agents can only charge tenants (or anyone acting on the tenant’s behalf) the following permitted payments:
– Holding deposits (a maximum of 1 week’s rent);
– Deposits (a maximum deposit of 5 weeks’ rent for annual rent below £50,000, or 6 weeks’ rent for annual rental of £50,000 and above);
– Payments to change a tenancy agreement eg. change of occupier (capped at £50 or, if higher, any reasonable costs)
– Payments associated with early termination of a tenancy (capped at the landlord’s loss (to include relet and remarketing charges) or the agent’s reasonably incurred costs);
– Utilities (gas, electric, water), communication services (telephone, broadband), Installation of cable, satellite, TV licence and council tax;
– Interest payments for the late payment of rent (up to 3% above Bank of England’s annual percentage rate);
– Reasonable costs for replacement of lost keys or other security devices;
– Contractual damages in the event of the tenant’s default of a tenancy agreement; and
– Any other permitted payments under the Tenant Fees Act 2019.

As well as paying the rent, you may also be required to make the following permitted payments:

David Robinson Estate Agents Limited of 77 Main Street, Broughton Astley, Leicester, LE9 6RE are a member of the Propertymark client money protection Scheme and The Property Ombudsman and The Deposit Protection Scheme. 

Propertymark client money protection Membership number C0141432

Arbon House
6 Tournament Court
Edgehill Drive
Warwick
CV34 6LG

The Property Ombudsman – Membership Number – D02112

The Property Ombudsman
Milford House
43-55 Milford Street
Salisbury
Wiltshire
SP1 2BP

The Deposit Protection Scheme – Membership Number – 1216154

The DPS
The Pavilions
Bridgwater Road
Bristol
BS13 8AE

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