Why use a letting agent

• Landlords and Homeowners often have full time jobs as well as buy to let investments, it is therefore frequently the case that with so many demands on their time they cannot always be available to handle day-to-day events connected with their property.
• If this sounds like you then using a letting agent offering full property management could be an essential and economical way of ensuring the smooth running of a tenancy, while protecting the property and still making a profit.
• Whilst letting your property through a specialist letting agent is not strictly necessary, a good agent will take some of the effort out of the job of finding and selecting tenants, drawing up tenancy documents, and the day-to-day maintenance of the property.
• Because you are quite literally placing your property in their hands, the choice of a letting and managing agent is as important as in choosing any other professional such as a solicitor or accountant. Here at A.R.E.S Letting we are covered by indemnity, public and employers liability insurance. We have a full list of letting services to fit most landlords pockets.  For a price list of services please go to our services page or contact us and we will either post or email them to you along with our Landlords Information Pack, even better pop in our office for a free no-obligation chat and coffee.

Tenant Referencing and Rent Guarantee

• Tenant referencing is a crucial area that is often neglected. Yet it can be the single most significant factor in protecting you and your landlord from tenants who can't or won't pay the rent
• HomeLet Referencing provides you with the relevant information to make an informed decision on a prospective tenant's suitability.
• By offering a range of products we ensure you get the information you want in the time scale you need.

What is Rent Guarantee...

• Sometimes even the tenants with the best references fail to pay the rent through circumstances beyond their control, such as rendundancy or relationship breakdown.
• Rent Guarantee is designed to protect you, providing peace of mind to you and your client.
• With all of our Rent Guarantee products we offer Legal Expenses cover to obtain vacant possession of your property in the event that your tenant fails to pay the rent.

Insurance products to protect the landlord

• Landlords Emergency Assistance
• Landlords Low Cost Buildings Insurance
• Landlords Rent Guarantee and Legal Expenses
• Landlords Full and Limited Contents Insurance
• Landlords Legal Expenses
• Landlords Portfolio Insurance

The inventory

This is very important to resolve any future disputes between landlords and tenants an independent, unbiased and impartial inventory will give Landlords, Letting Agents and Tenants... Peace of Mind

We instruct an independent inventory company that has an industry-wide reputation for producing detailed reports, to an excellent standard, in a standardised format, and all in jargon-free language. Agents, landlords and tenants can be confident that they are getting the best report available, therefore avoiding unnecessary disputes at the end of a tenancy agreement.

The Services

An "Inventory report" report detailing the state of the property and the properties contents at the time of the inventory inspection.

An "Interim" inspection is undertaken part way through a Tenancy, at the request of an agent or landlord. The report generated is a rough guide as to the condition of the property and its contents at the time of the inspection. Its purpose is to give the reader an idea as to whether the property and its contents are being well treated. A further benefit of an interim is the noting of any dilapidations or health and safety issues needing immediate attention.

A "Check In" occurs when a tenant is shown around a property with the inventory at hand. All items and their condition are pointed out to the tenant and any amendments to the inventory, if any, are made. The tenant then agrees to the draft inventory and signs accordingly. The inventory is then altered (where necessary) and submitted, with the signed check in document, as a final report to the landlord or agent.

A "Check-out" is an inspection and report produced at the end of a tenancy. The report identifies whether the state and or contents of the property have changed in any way from that listed on the original inventory. From this an assessment can be made as to whether a dilapidation claim against the tenant’ deposit is required.

We provide a range of other inventory based services by arrangement, such as snagging lists and asset management lists.