Landlord Services

1Let Only

Our Let Only Brochure

Why Choose Route Estates' Let Only Service?

Simplicity: A single, transparent fee covers the entire Let Only service, eliminating any confusion about costs.

Quality Tenant Placement: Our service focuses on efficiently placing reliable tenants in your property, ensuring a smooth and secure tenancy.

Legal Compliance: The tenancy agreement is carefully drafted to comply with all legal requirements, providing a solid foundation for a lawful tenancy.

Communication: We maintain transparent communication throughout the process, keeping you informed about progress and key developments.

Flexibility: This service is tailored for landlords who prefer direct involvement in ongoing property management.

Choosing Route Estates for our Let Only service means you can confidently entrust the tenant placement process to our experts. Experience simplicity, transparency, and quality service with a fixed fee. Contact us today to discuss your specific requirements and take the first step toward successful tenant placement.

Property Valuation and Marketing:
Our process begins with a meticulous property valuation to assess its unique features and market dynamics. We then craft a targeted marketing strategy to ensure your property gains maximum visibility in the competitive London rental market.

Tenant Find and Referencing:
We handle the entire tenant placement process, from advertising on prominent platforms such as Rightmove & Zoopla to conducting property viewings. Rigorous tenant referencing checks ensure that selected tenants meet essential criteria for reliability and financial stability.

Tenancy Agreement Drafting:
To safeguard your interests and comply with legal requirements, we draft a comprehensive tenancy agreement that covers crucial clauses, terms, and conditions, providing clarity for both you and your tenants.

Inventory and Check-In:
A detailed inventory report is created to accurately document the property's condition at the beginning of the tenancy, promoting transparency and minimizing potential disputes.

Handover of Tenancy:
Once the tenancy agreement is signed, and initial payments and deposits are collected, we facilitate the handover process. This includes providing keys to the tenants, explaining specific property details, and ensuring a smooth transition into the tenancy.

For more information, please contact us

2 Property Management

Our Management Brochure

Why Choose Route Estates Full Property Management Service?

Choosing Route Estates for our Full Property Management service means you can confidently entrust your property to our experts. Experience a new level of property management excellence with our comprehensive and hassle-free service. Contact us today to discuss your specific requirements and elevate your property investment experience with Route Estates.

 

Our business is driven via our property management portfolio and recommendation we have built up over the years. Our healthy portfolio of properties is a proof of our strong building long term relationships with our landlords and this reflects on every part of our job. From finding good quality tenants to good quality contractors will ensure that the problems are kept to a minimum and a smooth-running tenancy.

Comprehensive Expertise: Our experienced team oversees every aspect of property management, providing you with the expertise needed to optimize your investment.

Peace of Mind: With our team handling day-to-day responsibilities, you can enjoy the benefits of your property without the stress of managing it yourself.

Quality Tenant Placement: Rigorous tenant referencing checks ensure reliable and responsible tenants for your property.

Legal Compliance: Our tenancy agreements are carefully drafted to comply with all legal requirements, providing a solid foundation for a secure and lawful tenancy.

Transparent Communication: We maintain open and transparent communication throughout the process, keeping you informed about progress, key developments, and any necessary decisions.

Having a well-maintained property is the key to a successful tenancy. Properties that are managed professionally where problems are solved in good time will stop further stress and costs. Effective property management will draw the quality tenants for your property and will ensure longer smooth-running tenancies.

Property management is the backbone of our business. We get most of our new landlords through recommendations from our current landlords. We are proud to say that we have a high client retention and this is due to the reliable and pro-active service we provide to our clients.

We solve problems by being proactive and communicating effectively to resolve and oversee issues. We bring the right people together; this is what we do best. From tenants, landlords and contractors to dealing with all organisations to make sure all tasks are done legally and on time. We understand investing in a property is one of the biggest decisions you can make as a landlord. It can be overwhelming as there is a lot of information to understand and a lot of legal issues to comply with.

It can be very time consuming and tricky to deal with tenants directly, by handing over the management of your property to Route Estates you can sit back and relax. We will be the point of contact for the tenants throughout the tenancy and will make sure your property is fully compliant and up to date with all legal matters. We a have great team property managers who have years of experience dealing with tenancies and will advise the best way forward with any issues that may arise.

Please ask for one of our property management Guides for more extensive information on what we do. Our all-inclusive monthly management fee covers everything on our let only service as well as a range of ongoing property management tasks, including rent collection, regular property inspections, coordination of maintenance and repairs, and responsive communication with tenants.

See below some extra services included in our full property management service:

Renewal of Tenancy agreements
This service includes the negotiation and drafting of renewal agreements, ensuring a seamless continuation of the tenancy when appropriate.

End of Tenancy Checkout:
Our team conducts a thorough final inspection, manages the check-out process, and handles the return of the deposit in accordance with legal requirements, making the end of a tenancy hassle-free for both landlords and tenants.

24/7 Emergency Support:
We provide around-the-clock emergency support for both landlords and tenants, ensuring that urgent issues are promptly addressed and resolved.

For more information, please contact us

3Rent Guarantee

Guaranteed Rent Brochure

Landlords, would you like your rent Guaranteed.

Would you like to have a complete peace of mind? Why not go for our Rent Guarantee option. It can be very scary and costly when tenant’s stops paying rent or the property is empty for some time for any given reason. When money stops coming in you will still have to pay all expenses associated with your property investment and these costs can very easily accumulate to unmanageable levels very quickly.

As Route Estates we are happy to offer a rent guarantee service where we take over all risks associated with the rental payments. You will receive your rental income on an agreed date whether if the tenants have paid or not. Even if there are void periods during tenancy changes, we will continue to make rental payments on time without impacting your finances. In worst case scenarios where tenants need to be evicted you will continue to get your rental payments on time and all costs involved with eviction process will be covered by us.

Once the property is empty we will make sure all maintenance is issues if any will be taken care of and depending on your requests we can carry on with the rental guarantee agreement.

Benefits of Route Estates Rent Guarantee Service:

  • Financial Security: Protect your rental income and ensure a steady cash flow with our Rent Guarantee Insurance.
  • Risk Mitigation: Rigorous tenant vetting and referencing reduce the risk of rent arrears and potential financial losses.
  • Legal Protection: In case of eviction, our service includes legal assistance to protect your interests and expedite the process.
  • Time and Resource Savings: Let us handle the complexities of tenant management, freeing up your time to focus on other aspects of property investment.
  • Comprehensive Support: Our Rent Guarantee Service seamlessly integrates with our property management services, providing a holistic solution for landlords.

Choosing Route Estates for our Rent Guarantee Service means you can confidently protect your investment and enjoy financial security in the ever-changing landscape of the rental market. Contact us today to discuss your free no obligation quote.

  • A guaranteed rental income on time, every month
  • You still get paid even if the property is empty
  • No set up fees, monthly commissions or hidden extras
  • We deal with all the tenant’s queries, questions and complaints
  • A guaranteed contract start date - no worrying about how long it will take to find a tenant
  • If ever needed, we cover the court costs & the eviction process
  • Regular property inspections and maintenance management
  • Internal condition guaranteed, subject to fair wear and tear
  • Free annual Gas Safety Certificate & Energy Performance Certificate (EPC)

For more information, please contact us

4Sales

Sales Brochure

Sell your property with us

You can trust us to get you the highest value for your property in the current market. We have a database of buyers and investors who are ready to buy. Please call us to make sure you have the best exposure for your property.

For more information, please contact us

5Renovations & Maintenance

Let us renovate your property

We have years of experience within the industry dealing with rental properties. We will advise and plan our refurbishment projects according to our landlords needs and what we think should be done for a rental property in order achieve the maximum quality whilst staying within the budget set. We have excellent builders and tradesmen who are fully qualified and vetted by us. We are very competitive in our prices and will make sure you are happy with the end result. We understand any type of building work is stressful and we are here to make that process run smoothly for you . So why not hand over your building project to us and sit back and relax.

We offer a range of services, including:

  • Free consultation, estimates and planning advice
  • Compliance with building regulations
  • Loft and Extensions
  • Kitchen and Bathroom Renovations
  • Plumbing & heating
  • Electrical works, including lighting
  • Compliance checks and certification Gas / Electric /EPC
  • Carpentry
  • Roofing
  • Tiling
  • Plastering
  • Flooring
  • Windows
  • Bathrooms
  • Kitchens
  • Painting and decorating
  • Fitting or repairing doors and windows

Please get in touch with our Property management team in regards to your requirements and we will be more than happy to advice accordingly.

Fees

Refundable Holding deposit - Capped at 1 weeks rent

Security Deposit - Capped at 5 weeks rent for annual rental under £50,000, or 6 weeks rent for annual rental over £50,000

Rent - The agreed monthly rent

Changes to tenancy - Capped at £50 inc VAT

Early termination charge - Not exceeding the landlord’s financial losses

Late payment of rent - Interest of 3% above BoE base rate for each day the rent is late, once it is 14 days overdue

Replacement keys - Reasonable costs or give the tenant the option to purchase themselves

Utilities, council tax, communication services, TV Licence etc - Tenants own responsibility unless otherwise stated in contract

Client Money Protection Scheme Membership details - UKALA No: 12718 | Provided by UKALA Total Loss Client Money Protection for Landlords and Tenants

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