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We can offer a professional and helpful service to help find the right home for you. Please find below some useful information that will guide you through the process of renting with us.
Once settled on a particular property you wish to rent, we will ask you to complete a written application form. The planned commencement date shall also be determined.
At the point you submit your application, a fee of £150 Inc Vat for preparation of the tenancy documentation and lease agreement and £150 Inc Vat per applicant payable to cover the administration / referencing cost, including the cost of credit references. The fee is non refundable if you fail the reference check or provide false information or do not provide sufficient information to prove income and landlord referencing or withdraw from the application.
Reletting fee to break contract lease agreement is 1 month rent once a new tenant has been found to take over the lease. However if a new tenant is not found the existing tenant is financially responsible for the rest of the lease agreement.
Company application fee including referencing and setting up tenancy £495 Inc Vat
Guarantor fee per person £100 Inc Vat
There is a renewal fee of £90 Inc Vat for a further lease agreement.
Amendments to existing leases £50 Inc Vat
Inventory fee and check in/check out £150 inc vat
In order to take the property off the market until the planned tenancy commencement date, a holding deposit is required. The holding fee secures the Landlord against all reasonable costs incurred should you withdraw from the agreement or fail to take up the tenancy within the agreed timescales and also fail the reference check or provide false information or do not provide sufficient information to proove income and landlord referencing. This is payable at the same time as the Agency Fee and is half of the first months rent.
As part of the application, we will endeavour (with your permission) to obtain written references to support the information you provide. This will usually mean contacting your employer, current or previous Landlord and someone to give you a character reference. We will also carry out a credit search, using an independent referencing company.
Should we decide a guarantor is required before a tenancy can be granted; the same process of referencing will apply to the guarantor.
Some landlords may wish to apply certain restrictions to a tenancy. Please find below some examples of typical restrictions that may be imposed:
You should be advised of any restrictions before an agreed viewing of a property takes place.
If you are self-employed, we will require a written reference from your bank and accountant. We will also require accounts, usually dating back 3 years.
If you are a student who cannot prove a consistent and sufficient income, you will need a parent, relative or close friend to guarantee the rent and adherence to any other tenant obligation listed within the agreement.
At the start of every tenancy we collect a deposit normally equal to one and a half month’s rent unfurnished and 2 month's rent furnished or with a pet. This is used in the event of breakage or damage caused and lodged with DPS.
In accordance with the Housing Act 2004, Landlords are no longer permitted to retain a Tenant’s deposit and must select either an insured based or custodial based scheme in which to hold a Tenant’s deposit. A statutory certificate is then supplied to the Tenant advising on which approved scheme protects the deposit. This must be done within 30 days of the deposit being paid. Please speak to one of our representatives for further information.
In the event of a dispute, both parties will have 10 days to resolve the matter. If no resolution has been reached, they will be invited to make use of the Alternative Dispute Resolution process that is provided free with their chosen deposit scheme. Should the parties opt for Alternative Dispute Resolution they will be bound by its decision with no redress to the courts.
As soon as we receive satisfactory replies to our reference enquiries, we shall contact you to agree a time to move in on the planned commencement date.
We would advise that for the start of the tenancy, you arrange for Gas, Electric, Water, Telephone and Council Tax accounts to be transferred into your name. Please speak to one of our representatives who will instruct you further.
When renting a property it is very important to make sure you are covered by insurance for any damages that may occur. The landlords own insurance will not cover the tenant’s belongings. It will also exclude cover for if a tenant accidentally damages the Landlords property and therefore it could result in the loss of your deposit to cover the repairs.
Please speak to one our representatives for further details
Rents are paid in advance and by standing order unless otherwise agreed by the Landlord / Agent.
REDRESS SCHEME
Maison Properties Ltd is a member of Property Redress Scheme.
