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With Thames Valley Estates, you get a premium marketing plan. As standard.
We proactively market your property to our database of thousands of qualified tenants. Plus…
No. Thames Valley Estates includes all marketing expenses, including listing your property on our website, Zoopla, as well as printed brochures and direct email alerts.
We’ll even upgrade your Rightmove listing to appear in rotation at the very top of the search results.
Thames Valley Estates ensures all viewings to your property are accompanied by one of our highly-trained Property Negotiators, even in the evenings and on Saturdays.
No. Because renters often feel more relaxed when the owner or tenants are not present, Thames Valley Estates will ask you to supply any access codes and keys required to enter your property so we can conduct viewings independently.
Making sure your property adheres to all relevant legislation is becoming increasingly more challenging for Berkshire landlords.
Regulation and licensing differs significantly across Berkshire boroughs and keeping on top can be difficult. There have been over many regulation changes for landlords over the past five years.
It is a legal requirement for landlords to have a valid EPC (Energy Performance Certificate) before their property is let.
An EPC measures the energy efficiency of a property using a scale of A-G and is valid for 10 years.
We can arrange an EPC for you.
Prices vary depending on the size of your property.
We can organise an inventory on your behalf. Please contact us for more information or a quote.
No. Because renters often feel more relaxed when the owner or tenants are not present, Thames Valley Estates will ask you to supply any access codes and keys required to enter your property so we can conduct viewings independently.
We transfer rent the same day we receive it.
Throughout the tenancy you can manage all your finances. When we collect the rent on your behalf, not only will we transfer it to you on the same day, but we’ll send you an alert as soon as the rent lands in your account.
We conduct thorough reference and affordability checks in order to provide qualified tenants.
We successfully collect 98% of all rents on behalf of our managed landlords. Our dedicated credit control team is highly experienced in prompt rent collection whilst maintaining a proactive relationship with tenants.
At the end of the tenancy our renewals department will help you work out what the best course of action is for you.
Should you choose to renew the contract, we’ll help negotiate any rent increases with your tenants and ensure that both you and your existing tenants are happy.
If you are a managed landlord we will be looking after the move out process on your behalf.
Your tenants are required to leave the property in the same condition as noted in the inventory check-in at the start of the tenancy.
It is best practice to complete an inventory check-in and check-out report.
This record of the contents and condition of your property would then be supporting evidence for managing the end of tenancy and deposit process
A check-out report should be completed on the last day of the tenancy.
Your tenants will need to settle any outstanding utility bills they are responsible for with the provider directly as part of the moving out process
Standard checks performed to confirm the identity and authenticity of any funds involved in a transaction.
An EPC is a compulsory review of how energy efficient a property is. It is a legal requirement for landlords to have a valid EPC in place with a minimum band E rating before the property is advertised for let.
A compulsory test proving that gas appliances and supply points in the property are safe.
Portable Appliance Testing (PAT) ensures all portable electrical appliances in your property are tested and approved as safe to use.
An Electrical Installation Condition Report (EICR) assesses the safety of the existing electrical installation within a property and describes its condition. The assessment will cover consumer units (fuse boards), protective bonding, lighting, switches, sockets etc.
It is best practice to complete an inventory check-in and check-out report.
This record of the contents and condition of your property would then be supporting evidence for managing the end of tenancy and deposit process
A check-out report should be completed on the last day of the tenancy.
Your tenants will need to settle any outstanding utility bills they are responsible for with the provider directly as part of the moving out process
A form of pneumonia that is caused by inhalation of droplets of water containing the Legionella bacteria.
Rental properties must be clean when a tenant moves in, and a check-in records the state of the property at the time.
It is a legal requirement to thoroughly check a tenant’s right to rent a property in the UK.
The purpose of licensing, especially for HMOs, is to ensure that residential accommodation within the Private Rented Sector (PRS) is safe, well managed and of good quality with a particular focus on safety.
A House in Multiple Occupation (HMO) is any residential property occupied by three or more people sharing facilities like a bathroom and/or kitchen who form two or more ‘households’.
A household is either a single person or members of the same family who live together. A family includes people who are:
Married couples or couples living together as married (including people in same-sex relationships)
Relatives or half-relatives e.g. grandparents, aunts, uncles, siblings, nieces, cousins Step-parents and step-children Foster parents and foster children
Some domestic staff would be included in the household if they are living in the house as a result of the terms of their contract e.g. an adult carer and up to three people receiving care are a single household
There are three types of property licensing Mandatory licensing of large HMOs
This applies nationwide for HMOs where there are five or more occupants in a property and the tenants comprise of two or more households.
There is an exception for purpose built flats situated in a block of three or more self-contained flats.
In addition, there are national minimum sizes for rooms used as sleeping accommodation, and a requirement for landlords to adhere to council refuse schemes.
When a council imposes a policy requiring other sizes of HMOs to also be licenced. For example, a council can bring in additional licensing requiring all HMOs to be licenced.
This is at the discretion of the borough and can affect all rental properties regardless of size, number of storeys, or number of occupants. For example, a council can instigate compulsory licensing of all residential rental properties within a street, ward or the whole borough.
Before granting a licence, the local authority must be satisfied that the owner and any managing agent of the property is fit and proper to hold a licence and that the property meets required physical standards.
If you are unsure whether your property requires a licence, please contact the local council directly to obtain clarification, ideally in writing.
A licence will normally be granted where…
Appropriate fire safety measures are in place such as smoke detectors, extinguishers etc
Annual gas safety checks are up-to-date
The electrical wiring and appliances have been checked and certified as safe every five years
The property is not overcrowded
There are adequate cooking and washing facilities
Communal and shared areas are kept clean and in good repair
There are appropriate refuse storage and disposal facilities
Once granted the licence must be clearly displayed within the communal areas along with the name, address and telephone number of the licencee or property manager of the premises. A copy of the current gas safety certificate must also be on display.
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