Rent a property
We help clients find properties to rent across London and surrounding areas, in Berkshire and Surrey, for example.
Many of our clients are relocating to London from overseas for work purposes and some from other parts of the UK and don’t “ know” London or how the rental property market works here. So, they may prefer to rent before buying a property in London.
RENTING A PROPERTY IN LONDON:
“Sir, when a man is tired of London, he is tired of life; for there is in London all that life can afford.” – Samuel Johnson
After our initial complimentary call to discuss your needs, the below outlines what is involved in finding a property to rent in London.
Some clients have also benefitted from orientation and getting to know London to help identify their favourite parts of London.
Accompanied Home Tour
Having discussed your home needs in detail and identifying your preferred area(s), we will confirm in writing your search criteria and send your search out to our network of trusted agents and landlords.
From the properties returned, we will forward you the properties that most closely fit your criteria for you to pre-select to view.
On a 1-day accompanied home tour, we aim to see up to 10 properties in one day.
Negotiating the offer: We will help you with the terms of your offer and negotiate on your behalf until the offer is agreed in writing by both you, the client, and the landlord.
Remote Home Tour
Increasingly in 2020 and 2021, due to the pandemic, many clients relocating to London have found their home remotely via live video viewings . The process is the same as a face-to-face Home Tour apart from the viewing is done over WhatsApp or FaceTime.
Any questions you may have about the property can be answered at that time by myself or the agent.
Many agents have also prepared videos of each property in addition to the on-line brochures so that clients can view the property before the live viewing.
This helps to filter out properties that would be unsuitable.
Checking the AST
The Assured Shorthold Tenancy (AST) is the tenancy agreement.
Once signed, it is legally binding, with no cooling-off period, so it is important to ensure that all terms are clear and correct before signing.
Depending on the needs of the client and the number of areas they are interested in, additional home tour days are needed.
Settling-in services
Once your tenancy has started, you will need to set up your utilities, council tax and various other services.
We can support you in registering for all services and utilities.
End of Tenancy support
At the end of your tenancy you may need support in giving legal notice, moving your goods, the end-of-tenancy professional clean, closing your utilities accounts and check-out inventory as well as the full return of your damage deposit.
“A person who is tired of London is not necessarily tired of life; it might be that he just can’t find a parking place.”– Paul Theroux
For each service, there is a 50% non-refundable retainer fee paid before service commences.
Please note: We do not receive any fees from letting or sales agents, landlords or schools for our services. Our sole fee is paid by the client.
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