Letting Services & Rental Valuation Eastbourne & Hastings

Which Property Letting Service is for you?        

Oakfield offers three different levels of letting services; ‘Let only', ‘Managed' and ‘Absolute', yet we pride ourselves on being as accommodating and flexible as possible so that we may adapt our service to fully meet out clients specific needs.

Let only

This is a ground-level service that concentrates solely on preparing you to let your property, advertising the property and finding you the right tenant to take up residence.

• Visit the property and establish the rental valuation.
• Start our high profile marketing.
• Send out via email and SMS to all registered applicants.
• Organise and accompany all viewings
• Provide regular feedback from all viewings
• Pass on ALL offers that have been made on your property.
• Once an applicant has been found, Oakfield will take up suitable references, and carry out a credit search on each applicant if necessary.
• Prepare the initial tenancy agreement.
• Produce an inventory listing the condition of the property*
• Collect the first months rent and the deposit and forward to the landlord.
• Provide keys to the tenant.

Managed

This is a more comprehensive service for those who are not able to, or haven't the time to manage the properties they choose to let. This service is aimed at making sure your property is not only let swiftly to the right tenant, but it will also oversee the full spectrum of tenant management and property upkeep, ensuring that you can rest easy and know that your interests are being consistently and reliably well looked after.

In addition to the Let only, this service also includes:

• Use our best endeavours to collect current instalments, any arrears of rent and other payments due from tenants of the property.
• Register the deposit with a regulated scheme
• Keep files of the signed current tenancy agreement or lease and other documents relating to the property that have been supplied to Oakfield.
• Visit the property to check its general condition as and when required.
• Organise any maintenance that is required at the property on behalf of the landlord.
• Provide 24hr emergency contact service for both landlords and tenants.
• Carry out a check out report once the tenant has vacated and report back to the client.

What is Collect&Pay?

Oakfield has an in depth understanding of the lettings industry and acknowledges that the market place has evolved, therefore our products should too. Collect&Pay offers Landlords the security and peace of mind that rents will be paid on time, each and every month, for the duration of the tenancy....regardless of whether the tenant pays the rental or not. Oakfield's stringent referencing procedures, coupled with many years of experience, allows us to provide the Collect&Pay product with 100% confidence.

How does it work?

Subject to successful referencing and relevant contracts being signed, Oakfield pay the Landlord the full rent (minus the management fee) on the due date, each month. Oakfield collect the rent directly from the tenant, it is as simple as that. Any problem with the tenant paying the rental will be dealt with by Oakfield, this includes eviction proceedings and the legal costs incurred.

If the tenant(s) falls into arrears, Oakfield will use their discretion when issuing a Section 8 and/or Section 21 notice to have the tenant(s) evicted from the property. Once the applicable sections have been issued, should the tenant(s) not adhere to the notice requirements, Oakfield will proceed with the eviction to have the tenant(s) removed from the property. Rental payments will continue to be paid by Oakfield until vacant possession is obtained as long as the warranty.

Collect&Pay - The Benefits

• The Landlord will receive rent on the due date every month regardless of whether the tenant pays or not. We will pay the rent direct to the Landlord as agreed.
• Pays up to vacant possession, even if the tenancy agreement has ended, as long as the warranty remains in place.
• Up to £50,000.00 worth of cover for rent arrears and legal expenses following non payment of rent.
• Should the tenant default, Oakfield will manage the situation including evictions.
• Will cover rent up to £5,000 p.c.m.
• Protects the Landlords cash flow.
• The Landlord will be provided with a monthly rent statement.

Please speak to a member of our staff for full information regarding this service.