Landlords
Landlords, Would you like to know why you should choose BM Property Agents to let and manage your investment property? Well, here are a few reasons why to choose us.
You’ll be hard pushed to find many local estate agencies that spend as much time and effort as we do on media relations. We’re investing in social media so that the buzzing online community gets to hear about your property the moment it hits the market.
Social media – millions of people nationwide use social media. Our Twitter, Facebook, Instagram and Linkedin pages put your property in front of more people than ever before.
As with any business transaction, we feel the key to success is to keep the channel of communication completely open between our clients, tenants and ourselves. Our clients can expect regular updates with viewing feedback and market conditions from a member of the team. At BM Property Agents, we use a number of different channels to keep in contact so please inform us of the best way to stay in touch – be it phone, email or social media. We understand and appreciate the importance of always being open, honest and easy to reach in such a fast-paced competitive lettings market. This is what will make us stand out from the rest.
We know that trust is an extremely important aspect of estate agency and we want to send a clear message to our clients that we are a professional company acting ethically at all times. As well as our own stringent in-house code of conduct, we are compliant with the following governing bodies: The Property Redress Scheme; The National Approved Letting Scheme (NALS) and Safe Agent Full Endorsed (SAFE). We also comply with the Tenancy Deposit Scheme (TDS).
Our office is situated on a corner plot on London Road, overlooking Chalkwell Park, making it easy for our clients and applicant to pop in for a coffee and be updated on how their property is performing and for applicants to find the details of your property. We have gone to great lengths to create an environment that is friendly, welcoming and fully utilises the latest technology to improve the customer experience. We are constantly thinking of new ways to make our office as hospitable and efficient as possible.
A well-prepared inventory and check-in report protects landlords and tenants alike, providing an accurate description of the condition and contents of a property at the start of a tenancy.
The condition of the property and its contents at the end of the tenancy is then compared back to this report in the form of a check-out report. The inventory clerk will also provide an opinion on whether any damage that has arisen during the tenancy is attributable to the tenants, to ‘fair wear and tear’ or to the landlord as required maintenance.
It is in a landlord’s interest to ensure that inventories are prepared for properties that they own. In the worst case scenario, should you end up in court, the judge will tend to look more favourably on an impartial, unbiased inventory prepared by a third party unconnected to either the landlord or the tenants. Inventories prepared by landlords could be viewed as biased and one-sided.
Normally an inventory of the property condition, furniture and fittings and effects will be prepared by the landlord, or an independent inventory clerk instructed by the landlord prior to the tenancy commencing. The tenancy is checked and agreed between the tenant and the agent at the tenancy commencement.
