Landlord Services

Keywest Estate Agents are here to help you manage your properties across Leicester with our Landlord Services and advice.

Keywest is a leading lettings and estate agency, originally founded by an experienced property developer and landlord.

At Keywest Leicester, we appreciate that every landlord and property is different and we see it as our duty to help find the best letting option that is right for your requirements.

As one of the largest agents in the area providing residential lets and student accommodation in Leicester our aim is to ensure your property is occupied all year round.

We understand what it’s like to be a landlord because we’ve walked in your shoes. Our accomplished property team will provide you with honest, straightforward advice and support, ensuring that you are in control and well informed every step of the way.

We know that finding the right tenant for your property can often be stressful and time consuming. As a well-known property agent, Keywest deals with a high volume of prospective tenants on a daily basis, and matching the right tenant to the right property is what we do best.

We will help you get the best return for your rental property, and take great care in finding a suitable, fully referenced tenant as quickly as possible.

In addition to our ‘Fully Managed’ service, Keywest also offers a ‘Let Only’ service, which means that you can simply hand us the keys and we’ll do the rest! Our ‘Let Only’ service includes the following:

Rental assessment:

A Keywest assessor will visit you and give you a free, no obligation assessment of your property, and discuss the rental value that could be achieved. During this visit we will try to give you a perspective of the current rental market in your area, for similar properties. We will also give you advice on how best to achieve the maximum rental for your property.

Advertise and market your property:

We will work hard to make sure that your rental property is seen by as wide an audience of prospective tenants as possible. We will take professional photographs of your property and produce full colour details. We will not only display these in our office window, located in a prominent position on the very busy Hinckley Road or Queens Road, but we will also actively promote the details of the property on our website, on property portals, and use social media to further extend the reach. Our modern, proactive marketing approach ensures we deliver excellent results, fast!

Match suitable tenants to your property:

We know that if your property is not occupied, it is losing you money. Once you instruct Keywest to let your property, we work quickly to match your property to suitable, fully referenced tenants. We receive several enquires on a daily basis from people wishing to rent the right property from us and so your property will not lay empty for long.

Conduct viewings:

We can manage the whole viewing process for you, to save you time, and we will give you feedback on all viewings until the right tenant is found.

Credit checks, employers and previous landlords references:

For your protection, and to ensure you have the right tenants, Keywest will check credit history, contact employers, and request references from previous landlords. To provide the most accurate and detailed referencing available, we enlist the services of Landlord Secure, a company who specialise in this area. For students, we ask for a guarantor (usually their parents) for the full amount of rent, for the duration of the tenancy. This means that if the tenant does not pay the rent, the guarantor is legally responsible for the full amount of outstanding rent.

Tenancy agreements:

Keywest will produce comprehensive tenancy agreements. The prospective tenant will be required to pay one month’s rent in addition to a tenancy deposit (equivalent of one month’s rent) in advance of moving into the property. The landlord is required to retain the deposits, and it is the landlord’s responsibility to register these with the Deposit Protection Service.

KeyWest will issue a tenancy agreement and can tailor this to suit your needs (subject to those needs being within what is deemed as a fair and legal term). The tenancy agreement covers both the landlord’s and tenant’s rights and is a fair means to establish a healthy working relationship while allowing the landlord strict protection against late payment of rent or abuse of the property. We can also arrange to conduct an inventory for a small administration charge.

Inform council tax and utility companies of new tenants:

To prevent the nuisance of letters demanding Council Tax and payment for unpaid utility bills left by previous tenants, Keywest give the details of any new tenants to Leicester City Council and Severn Trent Water. We set up tenants on gas and electricity contracts at the start of their tenancy.

Our Fees

Let Only fee – ¾ of a months rent + VAT with a minimum charge of £495+VAT applicable

Fully Managed Service – 11%+VAT with a set up fee £250+VAT per property

For a full breakdown of the costs included with being a landlord visit Landlord Costs and Expenses Checklist. more information on fees and service please call us now on 0116 254 4555

To find out how Keywest can help find the right tenant for your property, please call 0116 254 4555, or 0116 254 4543, or email lettings@keywest-estateagents.co.uk.