Why choose AP Residential Lettings?

Alex Pittaway MARLA (member of the association of letting agents) is the new Director of AP Residential/Lettings. His aim is to offer the most competitive prices around and to give excellent customer service that will include giving clients a mobile phone number with which they can easily contact one of our agents should they have a concern. We understand that good communication is very important to our clients and we aim to be available all day long.

We will look to match the most suitable tenants for our clients and achieve the best rent for the property in the current market conditions.

We are a professional, family run business, whose aim is to offer you an effective and efficient service in the letting of your property.

AP Residential offer free valuations and professional lettings advice. We can be found on RightMove, the leading website in residential property, and our own new website, AP Residential.co.uk, through which we can offer the best service and advice to our clients.

We will obtain full professional referencing on all tenants and have built up excellent relations with all the most reliable contractors in the area if required. Professional inventories and EPC’s can be arranged by us on request.

AP Residential are registered with the DPS, the Deposit Protection Scheme, to make sure all deposits are kept safe and can be disputed, if deemed necessary, at the end of a tenancy.

Tenant Find Only Service:

The Let Only Service will provide you with the following benefits:

• Providing free rental valuation of your property.
• Carrying out accompanied viewings with prospective tenants.
• Free advice on the presentation and preparation of your property.
• Considering applications from prospective tenants to assess suitability.
• Preparing the tenancy agreement in accordance with current law.
• Ensuring that service suppliers details are given to the tenant
  (i.e. Gas safety and DPS registration)
• Advice on insurance i.e. rental guarantee, fire, contents, Landlords.
• We can arrange gas and electricity safety certificates as well as EPC'S on your behalf
• Our Let Only service fee is 50% of the first months rental
• No VAT charged

Rent Collect Service:

Rent Collect Service offers the same benefits as our Tenant Find Service but in addition the rent will come through us and is passed on to the landlord. AP Residential will keep an eye on the property to make sure rent is paid on time.

Our Rent Collect Service would be 7% per calendar month with no set-up charges. No VAT charged.

Fully Managed Service:

In addition to the Let Only Service, the following are included:

• We can arrange an Inventory for you for the properties general condition and contents and we will check the inventory at the termination of the contract, prior to any deposit being repaid to the tenant. Photographs will support the inventory.
• AP Residential will collect ongoing rental payments and forward them by bank transfer to your chosen account; we will also forward monthly statements.
• We will inspect the property quarterly and send our reports to the landlord. AP Residential can instigate action against the tenant on behalf of the Landlord in the event of rental arrears or any other breach of condition within the tenancy agreement.
• We can organise the repair or maintenance of a property, instructing a trusted tradesman to attend the property, obtaining estimates where necessary, supervising works and settling accounts. This will be subject to agreed cost limits set by the landlord.
• A full property inspection will be carried out at the end of each tenancy. Matters relating to unfair wear and tear will be resolved before releasing the tenant's deposit (deposits retained by a government approved deposit scheme - the Deposit Protection Service).
• AP Residential will be looking to re-let the property within the shortest period following its vacancy, unless otherwise instructed by the landlord.
• Our Fully Managed package attracts a 10% per month fee with no set-up charges (no VAT charges).