At The Letting Link we offer an extensive choice of properties from one bedroom flats to large family houses and from the day you first contact us, until the day you collect the keys to your new home, we make every effort to ensure that everything runs as efficiently as possible. We understand that moving can be a stressful time and we are on-hand to provide advice every step of the way. We choose to belong to Propertymark A.R.LA., Safeagent, the Property Redress Scheme and the Tenancy Deposit Scheme to prove to you that we have the ability to protect you and deal with you professionally and effectively. Quite simply, we've been doing this for over 30 years, so why would you want to go anywhere else?
We have detailed below the most frequently asked questions but if you can't find what you need to know here then please, don't hesitate to get in touch.
The best thing to do is to contact us to check that the property is still fully available and to advise us that you are interested in applying for it. Every tenant aged 18 or over will then need to complete an application form.
This form includes instructions on how to complete it and what to do next but you will then need to bring the completed forms and relevant information to prove identity and residence details into the office. You will be asked to pay an application fee at this time to confirm your interest. All the relevant information regarding this is contained within the application form. We can only accept an application on a property once you have been to view it internally, so if you haven't done this yet, please contact us and we'll be happy to arrange this.
If you have a guarantor for your application, they also have an application form to complete and these are also available at our office or you can download a copy here.
There are three ways that you can do this:-
By law your deposit must be registered with one of the three available schemes to ensure that it is protected during your tenancy and that the way it is dealt with at the end of the tenancy complies with the current legislation. We normally use TDS (Tenancy Deposit Scheme) but your landlord may use one of the others. In any event you should receive written notification within 14 days of paying your deposit, telling you exactly where it has been registered and how the scheme operates.
A tenancy agreement is for a minimum of 6 months and usually a maximum of 12 months in one term but they can be extended with everyone's agreement as many times as required. You will find an indication of the initial term that the landlord is looking to offer on our details for the property.
The most important thing is to contact either us if we manage the property for your landlord, or your landlord directly if not, as soon as practically possible after discovering any maintenance problem. Arrangements will then be made for a qualified tradesman to attend to the problem.
If it is an extreme emergency ie. a water or gas leak or mains electrical problem, it is very important that you understand how to turn off and isolate these services. The main stopcock for a property is often located in the kitchen, under the sink. This is not always the case so please make sure that you know where yours is located. The gas always has a lever to turn off the gas supply at the meter. The electricity can be turned off at the 'fuse board' or 'consumer unit'. This is often a plastic box with a flap cover or a collection of fuses on a board and is often located in the hallway on the wall near the ceiling or in a cupboard under the stairs. Again, this is not always the case so please ensure you know the location of yours.