Landlords Guide
Next Property aims to provide the highest quality service to our clients in all aspects of Estate Agency. To this end, we will endeavor to ensure that our staff are trained to the highest standards and are able to meet the clients most exacting requirements. We are a licensed member of the National Association of Estate Agents, Association of Residential Lettings Agents, a member of the Property Redress Scheme, and are a part of the National Federation of Property Professionals Client Money Protection Scheme, giving you the peace of mind you are dealing with qualified estate agents for sales, lettings and property management.
Embracing creative marketing strategies, we expose our clients’ assets to a wide number of audiences. We ensure that properties receive maximum exposure and a constant presence across a variety of different media, including key property titles, email marketing, SMS, PR and online marketing on all the top property portals, Primelocation, Rightmove, Zoopla and many more. At Next Property we are experts in marketing luxury residential property. We understand that the most exclusive and most expensive properties require a more sophisticated and unique marketing approach. We also use our database of registered high net worth individuals and our unique contacts with investments companies, businesses, local embassies, and institutions which have been built over the years to market your property to a truly global high net worth community.
Presentation is everything: our specialist photographers take professional photographs, produce floor plans and write comprehensive property descriptions all in just one visit, using the latest digital photographic technology to capture stunning pictures for maximum impact on the Internet, multimedia or printed media
Our qualified property surveyors, using their expert market knowledge of the local area, undertake valuations consistently. We strive to maximise the return you receive on your assets and help our landlords ensure the highest possible price for their property. Close scrutiny of the relevant information linked through market awareness is the hallmark of our service. We offer a complementary in-house advisory service which helps our landlords generate the maximum income from their property.
Our comprehensive Property Management department is an essential part of our lettings service. We offer around the clock property management and we look after your property as if it were our own. Our property management department provides a full management service incorporating the collection of rent and service charges as well as dealing with the numerous minor issues that can occur on a daily basis. Our experience and contacts in the business allow us to arrange repairs and maintenance using approved contractors for you to receive the best services.
As a landlord, you have an obligation to ensure that your property complies with the current regulations. All furniture must comply with the Furniture Regulations 1993 (fire, safety amendments) and Statutory Instruments 1993 number 207 (soft furnishings and beds). A valid landlord’s gas certificate every 12 months is also a legal requirement and we strongly recommend that you opt for the dual certificate which covers gas and electrical appliances. We can arrange either of these on your behalf at an attractive cost and put you in contact with experts we have worked with for years.
Client Money Protect (CMP) is a client money protection Membership designed to protect client money held by Property Agents and Professionals. The Member’s clients are protected in the event that the Member misappropriates the client money held in the course of running their business.
Next Property is a member of the Deposit Protection Scheme, which means that in the event that there is an unresolved issue over the allocation of a deposit, it can be referred to the scheme for an independent third party adjudication, which will provide a resolution fair to the landlord and tenant. We can also advise on deposit deductions, to ensure you don’t lose out financially
As an estate agent, Next Property has the legal expertise to produce bespoke tenancy agreements that will fit with the current regulations for your property and the type of letting that has been achieved. Having dealt with all types of tenants daily for years, we can provide our landlords with high quality documents. Once you have confirmed that you would like to proceed, we will draw up the relevant paperwork which is signed by both parties. If Next Property acts as your managing agent we are able to sign the Tenancy contracts on your behalf
All homes bought, sold or rented require an Energy Performance Certificate. An EPC can also help reducing your insurance premiums through improved environmental practices. As an estate agent, we work with EPC experts that can produce reports for your property at preferential rates on your behalf. The reports suggest improvements in order to provide landlords with up to date information on a building’s efficiency and environmental impact.
With landlord insurance you can protect your property against risks including fires and floods and add cover for accidental damage. Contact us and we can provide reliable landlord insurance on your behalf and at attractive prices, whether cover is required for just buildings or contents or a combination of both.