Gibbins Richards Lettings & Management has offices in Taunton, Bridgwater and Wellington. We have a professionally qualified and licensed team who will provide the very best level of service – we want to exceed your expectations whenever possible. Our aim is to offer landlords a no-hassle service of the highest quality.
We can offer a service to suit your needs, from just finding a tenant, or to fully managing your property, so all you have to do is enjoy your rental income.
To find out more about letting your property with Gibbins Richards or to find out the potential income your home can generate call 01823 325250 today.
We display all our rental properties on our website and on onthemarket.com and rightmove.co.uk. We use social media for “live” property tours which create maximum exposure to multiple tenants even during the recent Covid-19 pandemic. This has resulted in multiple applications allowing us to select the most suitable tenant.
Your Journey To Letting Your Property
An accurate appraisal
To let your property successfully all starts by starting at the correct rental value. That’s where our years of experience and professionalism come to the fore! Our ARLA qualified staff will provide you with accurate advice to ensure local market forces are considered to ensure a speedy and successful let.
Choosing a service that suits you
We offer two levels of service. An introductory service and a fully managed service. As members of ARLA we are committed to adhering to the strict regulatory guidelines so you can be assured of the best quality service with whichever option you choose.
Marketing your property
We need to offer your property to the largest number of possible tenants and also to its maximum potential. Consequently, we use property particulars with multiple photos, floorplans and room sizes. These are used on Rightmove.co.uk and onthemarket.com and on our own website. We also use local property media in newsprint and of course our three High Street offices.
Maximising potential
Our job is to choose the best potential tenant for your property so we already have a database of pre-qualified tenants for your property. Our state of the art software matches your property to these tenants and our qualified staff will appraise these tenants prior to viewing to ensure suitability.
Compliance for marketing
Your property must meet UK’s legal safety requirements and standards. We ensure our landlords are kept up to date with the latest legislation – it’s all part of the service. We will work on the essentials such as gas safety certificates, electrical safety certificates and building insurance etc.
Viewings
Our staff will accompany potential tenants ensuring your property is shown to its best advantage. We are good at what we do – so you can trust us to secure the best possible return for your investment.
Selecting your tenant
Choosing the correct tenant for you is hugely important to us, so we undergo the strictest of selection criteria which includes an independent referencing company for credit and financial checks, employer’s references, previous landlord references, identity checks for proof of residency and copies of six months bank statements. Only once these checks are satisfactory, can we then recommend the tenants to you.
Finalising the paperwork
Once we have selected a tenant it is very important that all the required paperwork is prepared correctly. As we are ARLA registered we keep up to date with all the latest legislation. Not only will we produce a tenancy agreement we will also ensure that all the supporting documentation such as deposit certification and protection, standing orders, prescribed information and more is completed.
Signing the tenancy
We use cutting edge technology to gain digital signing from tenants for the tenancy agreement and for all relevant forms to ensure legal compliance, and we ensure all payments have been received. If we fully manage the property an Inventory or Schedule of Condition is carefully completed and supplied to the tenant – vitally important in ensuring that your property is fully protected during the tenancy (we can also provide these if you are only using our Introductory Only service – please call for a quotation).
A smooth running tenancy
If you are using our fully managed service – just relax and we will take care of everything for you. We have a dedicated team all working for you to ensure the smooth running of your tenancy. We have a dedicated property maintenance manager to ensure the safety of your tenant and legal compliance. We have a dedicated member of staff to collect and make the rental payments and to chase any late payments. We routinely inspect the property to ensure the tenants are maintaining your property to satisfactory standards and of course we will deal with the inspection and deposit refunds when your tenants vacate.
There may be times when the tenants circumstances could change completely and they are unable to pay the rent. For your peace of mind our preferred partner “Goodlord” can provide a Landlord rent protection policy- please call or email for a quotation.
Charges That Apply
Tenants Deposits Scheme – A fee of £42 inclusive of VAT will be payable to cover costs incurred with registering the deposit with the TDS scheme.
