Landlords

We are independent privately owned firm specialising in all aspects of property market. We understand that letting your property, especially for the first time, can be a worrying experience and with this in mind our most important consideration is providing you the Landlord with the best possible service and the right tenant for your property. We never forget that the property is your most important asset and we can confidently assure you that by instructing us to act as your Letting and Management Agents your asset will be in professional and caring hands. At DOM UK Properties we keep our clients as much informed as possible during all process of letting (read more here ).We don't have any hidden charges or extra costs- you always know what to expect : the best quality service.

Competitive Rates
Personal Service
Carefully Selected Quality Tenants
Maximum Exposure
Full Lettings Service
Guaranteed Rent Scheme

Competitive Rates
Our fees are competitive and may be open to negotiation dependent on the level of Service required. We are particularly committed to investment Landlords and savings can be made on the smallest of portfolios.

Personal Service
We pride personal and friendly Service, whilst at the same time maintaining a high standard of competence and professionalism. When you instruct us to let your property you will have one point of contact throughout the process which helps everything run efficiently without re-relaying information. You will receive the mobile number and direct line to reach that person at all times.

Carefully Selected Quality Tenants
Drawn from a continually updated register, all our potential tenants are fully vetted prior to viewing your property and should agreement be made with you regarding price they are fully referenced - this costs you nothing but offers you peace of mind. Our referencing includes employment references, previous landlord references, personal references, earnings to rent cost and credit score and surpasses other agents offerings.

Maximum Exposure
Not only do we have high-quality details, we also advertise these as widely as possible to achieve maximum exposure of your property. That’s why we advertise on many websites including Findaproperty, Globrix,, Hotproperty, Surf4aproperty and many more. We also keep a constantly updated  database of tenants looking for a variety of different properties.  

Full Lettings Service
From October 2008 all lettings properties will require ‘Energy performance certificates’ which we can offer for free. We have well established and reliable contacts for gas safety certificates and electrical certificates as well as a refurbishment/design companies. We prepare the latest ‘Assured Shorthold Tenancy’ on your behalf and can carry out inventory check in/ outs and arrange for industrial cleaning prior to the new tenancy. We also offer full management including rent collection, maintenance and anything else that may be required during the tenancy.

Landlord Rental Packages

A Tailored Service
Outlined below are four landlord rental packages we offer. However, we maintain a flexible attitude, and are generally able to adapt our Service to meet our client's individual circumstances and needs, for example by providing a part only Service, or occasionally by taking on additional tasks and duties.

Let Only
Rent Collection
Full Management
Guaranteed Rent Scheme

 Let Only

* We will carry out an initial inspection of the property and provide our opinion of the expected rental value, furnishings and other pertinent matters.
* Advertise the property as necessary or appropriate.
* Arrange appointments for prospective tenants to view the property and accompany them where necessary or advisable.
* Introduce prospective tenants.
* Take up references on prospective tenants for your approval or rent guarantee.
* Instruct properly qualified engineers to carry out gas and electrical safety checks when requested by you or where you have failed to do so, the cost to be debited to your account.
* Prepare, execute (if necessary) and complete the tenancy agreement together with appropriate legal notices.
* Collect the first month’s rent and a six week security deposit from the Tenant.
* Before the commencement of the tenancy our company will collect a security deposit as agent for the landlord, and will register the deposit with the Tenancy Deposit Solutions Ltd (TDSL) scheme on behalf of the landlord within 14 days of receipt of the deposit
* Extend or renew tenancies and execute any Extension of Tenancy Agreement on your behalf.
* We can instruct at cost an inventory & check in agent or use in-house inventory service.

Rent Collection
In addition to the 'let only' service described in we will:
* Hold the Deposit as stakeholder during the tenancy.
* Demand and make reasonable efforts to collect the rent from the Tenant, short of issuing court proceedings.
* Transfer the rent, net of disbursements, directly to a nominated bank account. Payments are made every Friday/Monday for the rent collected previous week, except the last week of the month we pay on the first working day of the month. When payments are made we send an email with statement attached.
* Prepare and email monthly remittance statements to you and/or your accountant.

Full Management

In addition to the 'let only' and 'rent collection service' we will:
* Inventories; Arrange for the preparation of an inventory and schedule of conditions by a professional inventory clerk or our own property manager.
* Outgoing; Pay your regular outgoing for the property out of available funds held by us including bills for ground rent, service charge, water charges and maintenance charges but to exclude mortgage payments, buildings insurance and contents insurance (Except if building insurance and contents insurance is done through us). You must instruct the relevant authorities to forward the bills to us for payment and although we will do our best to query any obvious discrepancies it must be understood that we are entitled to accept and pay without question demands and accounts that appear to be in order.
* Repairs; Deal with day to day repair/maintenance matters. We will always endeavour to inform you of the repair/maintenance issues by email or post and get your approval before we do any work, except in an emergency we may go ahead and do the work if we can not contact you. We have a well established relationship with many maintenance companies this way we can resolve all issues quickly and effectively.

* Property Visits; Carry out visits to the property every 3 months. These visits will include non-expert investigation of apparent damage or defects that are noticed or brought to our attention by the Tenants. It should be appreciated that these visits can only extend to apparent and obvious defects and would not in any way amount to a structural survey of the property.
* Check Out; Arrange for a professional inventory clerk or Property manager to check the inventory and prepare a schedule of dilapidation (if required) at the end of the Tenancy. We will negotiate and agree dilapidation with yourself and the tenant as Stakeholder and make appropriate deductions from the Tenants Deposit once it is agreed.

Guaranteed Rent Scheme

The scheme works in conjunction with the other services and is an additional scheme that is worth considering:
We will take your property on at an agreed rent and guarantee to pay you the full rent monthly into your bank account. If the property is vacant you will still receive the full rent for the agreed rent guarantee period. This is a great scheme for landlords and where you as the landlord want to minimise void periods. The tenants we introduce to the property may be on 'short term lets' or 'corporate tenants' but will be professional working people and they will all undergo full referencing through respected credit check companies. Six week deposits will also be collected and both inventories and check in/out reports compiled. You will need to give two months notice if you wish to cease the agreement after the fixed period.
PROFESSIONAL TENANTS
FULLY REFERENCED
NO LOSS OF INCOME FROM THE PROPERTY
YOUR MONEY WITHIN 14 DAYS

Preparing the Property

We have found that a good relationship with Tenants is the key to a smooth-running tenancy. As Property Managers this relationship is our job. It is important that the Tenants should feel comfortable in their temporary home, and that they are receiving value for their money. It follows therefore that a well maintained property in a good decorative order will go towards this, whilst also achieving a higher rental figure. Tenants are also more inclined to treat such a property with greater respect.

General Condition
Electrical, gas plumbing, waste, central heating and hot water systems must be safe, sound and in good working order. Repairs and maintenance are at the Landlords expense unless misuse can be established. Interior decorations should be in good condition and preferably plain, light and neutral.

 Furnishings
It is recommended that you leave only minimum furnishings, and these should be of reasonable quality. It is preferable that items to be left are in the property during viewings. A list of recommended items is detailed over. If you are still unsure about certain items we will be able to advise.

Personal items, ornaments etc.
Personal possessions, ornaments, pictures, books etc. should be removed from the premises, especially those of real or sentimental value. Some items may be boxed, sealed and stored in the loft at the owner's risk. All cupboards and shelf space should be left clear for the Tenant's own use.

 Gardens
Gardens should be left neat, tidy and rubbish free, with any lawns cut. Tenants are required to maintain the gardens to a reasonable standard, provided they are left the necessary tools. However, few Tenants are experienced gardeners, and if you value your garden, or if it is particularly large, you may wish us to arrange visits by our regular gardener.

Cleaning
At the commencement of the tenancy the property must be in a thoroughly clean condition, and at the end of each tenancy it is the Tenants' responsibility to leave the property in a similar condition. Where they fail to do so, cleaning will be arranged at their expense.

Information for the Tenant
It is helpful if you leave information for the Tenant, e.g. on operating the central heating and hot water system, washing machine and alarm system, and the day refuse is collected etc.

Keys
You should provide one set of keys for each Tenant. Where we will be managing we will arrange to have duplicates cut as required.

Suggested minimum contents for furnished lettings: