Cheffins' services for Landlords

Cheffins help you avoid potential problems by employing the best qualified staff, carrying out detailed credit checks on prospective tenants, operating regulated client accounts and offering the peace of mind of full professional indemnity insurance.

We offer a choice of levels of service to suit most landlords’ needs. Primarily, your choice will be influenced by time and distance. If you are moving abroad for a while, or you live outside the region, then you will almost certainly require our Full Management Service.

The same applies if you really don’t have the time for ‘hands on‘ property management yourself. If you do live locally however, and have the time (and skills) to manage the property, then our Introductory Service is ideal – you will at least be getting reliable and creditworthy tenants.

If there is any additional service that you feel you may need then please don’t hesitate to talk it through with your local Cheffins property manager – we are always ready to help.

Introductory Service

Our Introductory Service includes the inspection and rental valuation of your property plus:

  • Preparation of a fully detailed inventory of the property contents, listing all the owner’s items, their condition and the colour(s) and decorative state of each room
  • Advice on presenting your property to its best advantage together with any maintenance or Health & Safety issues that arise during the inspection
  • Marketing your property through this website, email updates, saleboards and newspaper advertising
  • Accompanying prospective tenants to view the property
  • Vetting prospective tenants through employer/personal references and a full credit search
  • Preparation of a tenancy agreement which protects your rights
  • Collecting the first month’s rent
  • Retention (in an approved bonded client trust account) of the deposit paid by the tenants (equivalent to six weeks rent)
  • Arranging a standing order mandate for the payment of future rent

Rental Management Service

Our Rental Management Service includes the items shown above, plus:

  • Monthly rent collection and transfer of payments to owners
  • Regular financial statements
  • Tax accounting (if you are resident overseas)
  • Enforcement of your rights, including arrears collection

Full Management Service

Our Full Management Service includes the items listed under the Introductory and Rental Management Services, plus:

  • Regular inspection visits and condition reports during the tenancy and throughout any void periods
  • Routine maintenance and repairs
  • Problem handling and emergency repairs
  • End-of-tenancy inspection and deposit repayment (less any negotiated sum for dilapidation)
  • Re-marketing of the property towards the end of a tenancy term in order to minimise any void periods