Letting Services

Meeting your legal obligations & protecting your investment

Open House online letting agents offer a discounted range of property related services including; EPCs, inventories, gas safety certificates, rental income protection, buildings insurance and buy-to-let mortgages to ensure you’ve met all your legal obligations and protected your property investment.

For more information about letting a property and your legal obligations, please see our letting a property guide.

 

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Energy Performance Certificates (EPCs)

Since October 2008, landlords offering property for rent are required by law to provide prospective tenants with an Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) for their property. This is required before any marketing on the property can take place.

Open House can provide EPCs quickly, and at highly competitive prices, on your behalf to prevent any delays in the marketing of your property and to ensure that you’re meeting your legal obligations.

For more information, and to order an EPC, please see the EPCs section of our website. Alternatively, order online when instructing us to let your property.

 

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Inventories for landlords

Since the introduction of the Tenancy Deposit Scheme (TDS) in April 2007, it is essential that landlords have accurate and up-to-date inventories for all let properties. In the event of a dispute, the inventory provides evidence to support the Landlord’s or Tenant’s case, making disputes quicker and easier to resolve.

With documented evidence of the condition of the property, tenants are also more likely to look after the property and spend extra time cleaning and re-painting before moving out so they can reclaim their entire deposit.

The tables below provide a guide to our Inventory prices.

 

Property Size	Inventory Unfurnished	Inventory Furnished	Check-In Unfurnished	Check-In Furnished	Check-Out Unfurnished	Check-Out Furnished
Studio / 1 bed	£45	£55	£35	£45	£35	£45
2 bedroom	£50	£60	£40	£50	£40	£50
3 bedroom	£55	£65	£45	£55	£45	£55
4 bedroom	£60	£70	£50	£60	£50	£60
5 bedroom	£65	£75	£55	£65	£55	£65
6 bedroom +	£POA	£POA	£POA	£POA	£POA	£POA

Property Size	Unfurnished Full Service (Inventory, Check-In & Out)	Furnished Full Service (Inventory, Check-In & Out)
Studio / 1 bed	£90	£115
2 bedroom	£105	£130
3 bedroom	£120	£145
4 bedroom	£135	£160
5 bedroom	£150	£175
6 bedroom +	£POA	£POA

 

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Gas safety certificates

As a landlord letting a property equipped with gas appliances, you must be able to provide your tenants with an up-to-date Gas Safety certificate.

By law, you must have all gas appliances serviced regularly, normally once a year by an accredited engineer, who will provide a Gas Safety Certificate upon completion of the check..

Open House online letting agents work closely with a national Gas Safe registered company to provide our landlords with a reliable and affordable gas safety certificate service.

Call Open House estate agents for more information about Gas Safety Certificates.

 

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Electrical certificates

All electrical systems/items must be:

• Certified safe at the beginning of a tenancy
• Maintained in a safe condition throughout the period of tenancy
• Maintained only by ‘competent persons’ (Part P qualified)
• Fit for purpose and free of defects or faults

Open House online letting agents work closely with a national electrical safety company to provide our landlords with a reliable and affordable Enhanced Electrical Inspection (or ‘E2’), to ensure that you’re meeting your legal requirements.

Call Open House estate agents for more information about Enhanced Electrical inspection services.

 

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Rental income protection & legal expenses insurance

As a landlord, you may also need to consider other unwelcome events. Disputes over rents and personal injury claims by tenants are a real possibility. Through a property landlord insurance specialist, we are able to offer tailored landlord insurance to protect your interests and prevent unnecessary loss.

This comprehensive legal expenses product covers costs for disputes between you and your tenant(s), with rent guarantee insurance up to a maximum of £2,500 per month.

 

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Landlord buildings & contents insurance

Without adequate insurance, one simple incident, such as a fire or flood, can have a devastating effect on you and your buy-to-let property.

Our buildings and contents insurance, provided by a property insurance specialist, will help protect your investment and ensure you don't lose out if your property or its contents are damaged.

 

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Buy-to-let mortgages

Most landlords require a mortgage to finance their buy-to-let property investment. Open House Financial Services can help find the right mortgage deal for you. Our highly experienced and qualified mortgage consultants scour the whole of the mortgage market; to help you secure the finance required to buy the property you want.

Whether you are buying an investment property with us, privately, or through another agent, we can help find the right mortgage to suit your investment needs.

Please visit the Mortgages section of our website for further information and to arrange an initial consultation.

 

All prices are subject to VAT. Terms & conditions apply to all Letting Services. POA - Price on Application. Services offered by Open House Online Letting Agents in certain areas may differ from those listed above. E&OE. Open House is an introducer for RENTGUARD. RENTGUARD is a trading style of RGA Underwriting Limited, registered in England & Wales under number 4302819 and authorised and regulated by the Financial Services Authority.