Guide to letting property

Renting made easy with our useful letting guide for landlords

Our letting guide provides first time or experienced landlords some useful advice when renting property.

Firstly it is important to understand current rental values for your type of rental property. By speaking to local property experts they will provide you an up to date rental valuation of any property.

Discover your income potential

The rental figure is based on factors such as recent demand, location and property condition. Additional considerations include transport links, shops and schools.

In addition landlords should do plenty of research on general market conditions, current demand and any new legislation.

The First Impression

To create a strong first impression use high quality digital photography.

benefit from letting agents considerable marketing resources to find the right tenant for your property.

The first place most people look these days for properties to rent is on the internet.

Letting made easy

Letting agents use high traffic portals to reach many potential tenants for your property.

For example in addition to featuring your property on kandiproperty.co.uk, we broadcast it to all of the leading property portals such as Zoopla and Prime location.

Viewings

Viewings provide tenants with all the information to make a decision.

Landlords can carry out viewings however the vast majority prefer using letting agents to complete this process.

Letting agents will accompany all suitable applicants around your property.

Letting Guide for Landlords

Describing its benefits and answering any of their queries about location, schools, shops and transport links.

It is important to ensure the property is tidy and in good order to show it at its best.

Landlord Insurance

There’s no legal obligation for you to have landlord insurance.

Many buy-to-let mortgages come with the condition that you have it.

Landlord policies can help protect your property from all sorts of risks during a tenancy.

Damage from careless tenants, general maintenance, emergency household faults and loss of rent.

Many comparison sites such as GoCompare can provide quotes for suitable cover.

Deposit Protection

It is now a legal requirement that all damage deposits are secured by a Deposit Scheme.

These schemes provide peace of mind to both tenant and landlor

Free custodial schemes offered by DPS protect deposits throughout the period of the tenancy.

Some landlords choose to use insured schemes and keep the deposit but pay for it to be protected.

Your letting agent will attempt to resolve any disputes that may arise at the end of a tenancy.

FFHH Legislation

All landlords must ensure that their rental property is fit for human habitation.

Properties should comply at the beginning of the tenancy and throughout.

Where a landlord fails to keep property habitable, the tenant can take legal action.

Property maintenance and carrying out reported repairs are important during the tenancy to ensure the property complies with FFHH.

EPC’s

All properties for rent require an Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) by law in England and Wales.

The EPC is only required for self-contained properties and is valid for 10 years.

An EPC provides an indication of the potential cost to heat and power a property.

It also includes recommendations of energy-efficient improvements, the cost of carrying them out, and the potential savings.

Safety Checks

There are a number of checks and certificates required to be in place before you can let your property.

If renting fully furnished soft furnishings must comply with Fire Safety Regulations.

Gas appliances must have a gas safety certificate & checked annually by Gas safe registered plumber.

Electrical Installation Condition Reports (EICR) should be undertaken every 5 years or at the start of all new tenancies by a registered electrician.

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northbriton264

20:55 17 Jan 22

I have been nothing less than impressed with the team at Kandi. It has been a stressful year for everyone, and letting my house just added to that. I shouldn't have worried because they ensured that the whole process was smooth and professional. The property was let very quickly, and the things I couldn't get sorted in time for the let were handled by the team. I would unreservedly recommend Kandi Property Lettings to anyone with a house to let.

Tope A

19:17 17 Dec 21

I have been SUPER IMPRESSED with the services of Kandi property to date. Beyond the exceptional service that comes as standard, they have assisted with my property purchases with helpful advice and property assessments.Transparency of service and fees is a huge plus especially as I am based a fair distance from the properties they manage on my behalf. I'll gladly recommend Kandi property in a heartbeat!

Angela Crossley

13:13 13 Oct 21

Always fantastic, prompt, professional and supportive service from Kandi. I wouldn’t hesitate to recommend them.

Sarah Gallagher

14:19 02 Jul 21

Alan is a pleasure to work with, he takes complete control of every property we have therefore never a stress or worry for us to deal with.I would 100% recommend him to anybody who is looking for a professional easy going guy to look after any properties you have.I look forward to many more years of business togetherSarah and stu S & S property

Gavin Gilmour

09:16 30 Jun 21

I thoroughly recommend Kandi Property for tenant find or fully managed service. Alan and Anna fully understand the lettings business and keep you notified at all times. I have several BTL properties in other areas of the UK some fully managed others tenant find via high street agents. I recently used Kandi having bought my first property in this area and found them to offer the highest quality service and will certainly use them again.

northbriton264

20:55 17 Jan 22