Landlord - Letting your property | Pocock & Shaw Estate Agents

Renting

Letting and renting a property can sometimes be a minefield. Most of our team have experienced it at one time or another. Whether it’s an individual property or a large portfolio, we’ll tailor our service to your specific needs, providing a knowledgeable approach to valuing, letting and managing your property to ensure that you are matched with a suitable, high-calibre tenant.

Letting a property

In a competitive lettings market, where prospective tenants have plenty of choice, it’s vital that your property is presented, let and managed in a professional way.

Pocock & Shaw’s lettings department has become one of the most successful of any independent estate agent in the area, bringing together thousands of landlords and tenants looking for both short and long-term lets in Cambridge, Ely, Newmarket and other areas of Cambridgeshire every year.

Our strong brand and network of offices combined with our professional attitude and down-to-earth approach has led to an increasing number of landlords choosing us as their sole agents, either for an individual property or a larger portfolio.

The team will tailor our service to your specific needs, providing a knowledgeable approach to valuing, letting and managing your property and offering relevant guidance on all commercial and legal aspects of the rental market – ensuring that you receive a good return on your investment and providing you with peace of mind.

In choosing to rent your property through Pocock & Shaw, we can provide you with the complete lettings and property management service, or just the parts that you, your circumstances and your property require.

Full inspection and evaluation to prepare a detailed inventory;
Property marketed through email, advertising in the local media and through our interactive website;
Advice on up-to-date legislative issues;
Comprehensive vetting and credit reference procedure for tenants;
Monthly rent collection and transfer of payments to owners;
Regular financial statements;
Enforcement of your rights, including arrears collection;
Advising on compliance with Safety Regulations for gas and electricity supplies;
Arranging annual gas checks;
Inspection visits and condition reports during the tenancy and throughout any void periods;
Obtaining competitive quotes for minor maintenance and repairs and arranging for the work to be carried out;
Problem handling and emergency repairs;
End-of-tenancy inspection and deposit repayment (less any negotiated sum for dilapidation); re-marketing of the property towards the end of a tenancy term in order to minimise any void periods.

Ely Office Landlord fees

Full Letting and Management Service - 15% of the monthly rent inclusive of VAT plus an admin fee of £144 inclusive of VAT

Let Only Service - 60% of first month's rent or a minimum fee of £600 including VAT

Preparation of Tenancy Agreement or extension - £120 inclusive of VAT

Duplicate Statements and Annual Tax Statements - £60 inclusive of VAT

Void Period Visits - £30 inclusive of VAT

Cambridge Office Landlord fees

Full Letting and Management Service – 12% of the monthly rent inclusive of VAT (10% plus VAT)

Let Only Service - 60% of first month's rent inclusive of VAT, subject to a minimum fee of £600 inclusive of VAT (£500 plus VAT)

Duplicate Statements and Annual Tax Statements - £60 inclusive of VAT

Void Period Visits - £30 inclusive of VAT

Renewal agreement when requested by the landlord - £120 inclusive of VAT (£100 plus VAT)

Additional property inspections (over and above the scheduled 6 monthly inspections for managed properties) - £65 including VAT (£50 plus VAT)

End of tenancy deposit return negotiation for non-managed properties - £100 including VAT

Please note: we do NOT charge a commission on any third party contractor bills. All contractors used are independent and the Landlord pays what they charge without any additions. This applies to EPC’s, Gas and Electrical checks, inventory and check out reports as well as scheduled and responsive works.

Newmarket & Burwell Office Landlord fees

Full Letting and Management Service – 12% of the monthly rent inclusive of VAT (10% plus VAT) plus tenancy administration charge of £144 inc Vat (£120 plus Vat)