Assured Shorthold Tenants

    • Most landlords use a letting agent to manage their property to avoid the stress which comes with renting a property. Others chose to manage their property without the help or service of a letting agent to avoid paying high letting agent fees.
    • Letting agents are mostly located on main high streets. Their role includes letting properties to tenants. 

     Role of Letting Agents

    • To market properties to potential tenants on the landlord's behalf.
    • To negotiate the terms of the tenancy agreement and rental value of the property.
    • To instigate legal proceedings to obtain possession of the property on the landlord’s behalf.
    • To manage the property when requested by the landlord; management can include collection of rent, repairs, disrepair, inspections of gas, boilers, electricity and annual safety checks on items in the rental property.

     

    by: tenancy solved uploaded February 1, 2018