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Welcome to Laing Bennett

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We are an independently owned and run Estate and Letting Agent that opened in the summer of 2009 in the sought after village of Lyminge in the Elham Valley. We cover the Folkestone & Hythe district of towns and villages.
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In May 2012 we bought and incorporated Philip A Chapman, the oldest established Estate Agent in the historic coastal town of Hythe. After 8 years in Hythe high street and during the 2020 Coronavirus Pandemic the Directors decided to combine our two offices into one Hub office. The pandemic had confirmed how strong our team was when working together so it was a natural move to centralise our Sales and Lettings teams in our Lyminge office which we had fully renovated to a high standard providing a state of the art working environment for our staff and visiting clients.
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Our Directors and Staff can offer you an experienced local team to market your most valuable asset, along with careful attention to detail and a very real understanding of today's property market. Our industry experience in the local market collectively spans more than 100 years, under one roof.
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So much of our business continues to come from recommendation and repeat custom. This success to date has been from hard work and the focus of a team that prides itself on being able to deliver results. We are measured by our clients and believe that every property and every person is individual. Above all, delivering our service in an honest, approachable and reliable manner is key to our business ethics.

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Our Lettings Services

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Laing Bennett offers a comprehensive Letting and Property Management service to take the hassle out of letting your property.

Are you looking for help with finding a suitable tenant? Perhaps you want the peace of mind and convenience of a comprehensive round-the-clock letting and property management service that takes care of everything? Whatever level of support you need, we can provide the service that is right for you.

Laing Bennett offers Landlords a choice of 2 levels of service. The options you choose will depend on how hands-on you want to be, the level of risk you are prepared to accept, and the time and energy you have available to manage your property investment and tenancy.
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Let Only
Ideal for Landlords who want to manage the tenancy themselves but want to ensure all the paperwork (Tenancy Agreement, Inventory and statement of condition) is completed professionally.

One-off Tenancy Administration Charge £300 inc. VAT* plus 100% inc.VAT of the first month's rent.

* please note this charge is payable before the property is marketed

Other Fees and Charges

Tenancy Renewal to an existing Tenant - £100.00 Inc. VAT

Rent Review - £150.00 Inc. VAT

Hourly Rate £60.00 Inc. VAT
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Fully Managed
or Landlords who have limited time, or are travelling/living overseas, and want to outsource the entire day-to-day management and upkeep of their property investment to a professional property management agent.

12% Inc VAT (10% + VAT) per Month plus a one-off Tenancy Administration Charge of 75% Inc. VAT of the first months rent.

Other Fees and Charges

Tenancy Renewal to an existing Tenant - £100.00 Inc. VAT

Rent Review - £150.00 Inc. VAT

Vacant Mangement Fee - £60.00 Inc. VAT

Overseeing Insurance Claim of £1000.00 or more - 12% Inc. VAT of the total insurance claim

Arranging works over £1000.00 or more - 12% Inc. VAT of the total cost

Additional Property Visits - £60.00 Inc. VAT

Hourly Rate £60.00 Inc. VAT

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Tenancy Information

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Holding Deposit (per tenancy)

One week's rent. This is to reserve a property. Please Note: This will be withheld if any relevant person (including any guarantor(s)) withdraw from the tenancy, fail a Right-to-Rent check, provide materially significant false or misleading information, or fail to sign their tenancy agreement (and / or Deed of Guarantee) within 15 calendar days (or other Deadline for Agreement as mutually agreed in writing).
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Security Deposit (Rent under £50,000 per year)

Five weeks' rent.

This covers damages or defaults on the part of the tenant during the tenancy.

Security Deposit (per tenancy. Rent of £50,000 or over per year)

Six weeks' rent.

This covers damages or defaults on the part of the tenant during the tenancy.
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Lost Key(s) or other Security Device(s)

Tenants are liable to the actual cost of replacing any lost key(s) or other security device(s). If the loss results in locks needing to be changed, the actual costs of a locksmith, new lock and replacement keys for the tenant, landlord any other persons requiring keys will be charged to the tenant. If extra costs are incurred there will be a charge of £15 per hour (inc. VAT) for the time taken replacing lost key(s) or other security device(s).
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Variation of Contract (Tenant's Request)

£50 (inc. VAT) per agreed variation. To cover the costs associated with taking landlord's instructions as well as the preparation and execution of new legal documents.
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Change of Sharer (Tenant's Request)

£50 (inc. VAT) per replacement tenant or any reasonable costs incurred if higher.

To cover the costs associated with taking landlord's instructions, new tenant referencing and Right-to-Rent checks, deposit registration as well as the preparation and execution of new legal documents.

Should the tenant wish to leave their contract early, they shall be liable to the landlord's costs in re-letting the property as well as all rent due under the tenancy until the start date of the replacement tenancy. These costs will be no more than the maximum amount of rent outstanding on the tenancy.
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Other permitted payments

Any other permitted payments, not included above, under the relevant legislation including contractual damages.
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Tenant protection

Laing Bennett is a member of Property Mark Client Money Protection Scheme, which is a client money protection scheme, and also a member of The Property Ombudsmen, which is a redress scheme. You can find out more details on the agent's website or by contacting the agent directly.

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Meet the Team

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William Laing-Bennett, MNAEA - Sales Director

Known mainly as Bill, he has been in Estate Agency for over 25 years working in the local area. Having previously worked for several independent agencies, in 2009 he was delighted to return to his home village of Lyminge to open Laing Bennett. Bill oversees the sales departments, carries out market appraisals and progresses our agreed sales to completion. Bill is a Member of the National Association of Estate Agents (NAEA) and holds a Level 3 Technical Award in the Sale of Residential Property. Bill is also the Honorary Secretary of the Folkestone, Hythe and District Association of Surveyors, Valuers, Auctioneers and Estate Agents.
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Ian Laing-Bennett, BSc/Ed (Hons) - Director

Ian founded Laing Bennett along with Bill in 2009 after a career as a secondary school teacher. His main role is running the day to day accounts of the business and developing our systems. He supports both the Sales and Lettings teams and runs our Lettings account management and the tenancy renewal process.
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Robert Laing, MARLA - Lettings Director

Rob is a Director of Laing Bennett, he joined the company in 2012 growing the business and incorporated 'Phillip A Chapman'. Before Laing Bennett, he ran his own business for over 10 years. Rob was born and bought up in Lyminge and now has children growing up in the village and attending the primary school. Rob leads the Lettings team and uses his wealth of knowledge in building and property to manage our ever-growing lettings portfolio. Rob also handles the checkout process and deposit returns. Rob is a Member of the Association of Residential Letting Agents (ARLA) and holds a Level 3 Technical Award in Residential Letting & Property Management.
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Rachel Boulden, ANAEA - Head of Sales

Rachel joined Laing Bennett in 2015 bringing with her a wealth of knowledge gained over 15 years working in the local property industry. Rachel was born and still lives in the village of Elham. Rachel is head of the Sales Department team, carries out market appraisals and markets our properties. Rachel is an Associate Member of the National Association of Estate Agents (NAEA).
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Julie Tyrrell - Lettings Property Manager

Julie joined Laing Bennett in 2016 bringing with her many years of experience in the local property industry. Julie's role is to manage our lettings portfolio of managed properties. Her duties include: viewings, progressing tenancies from application to move in, managing repairs and property visits.
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Jessica Mehdi - Sales Property Manager

Jessica joined Laing Bennett in 2015. Since started her career as an Estate Agent in 2006 she has worked for several prominent firms in this part of Kent. She uses her knowledge of the local area and market to liaise with our Vendors and Purchasers, conducts viewings and negotiates sales.
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Sharon Day - Sales Property Manager

Sharon joined Laing Bennett in 2018 and has a wealth of experience gained over many years in estate agency and other service industries. Sharon's professionalism and expertise are an asset to Team LB. She registers and maintains relationships with our applicants to find them new homes, conducts property viewings and negotiates sales.
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Zoë Faiers - Sale Negotiator

Zoë joined Laing Bennett in 2021, she has spent the last 20 years raising a family and before this worked in sales roles within retail and the Wedding industry. Zoë grew up in Elham and has lived in the area all of her life. In her role as Sales Negotiator Zoë uses her local knowledge and people skills when talking to our applicants and carrying out property viewings.

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*Guide Price: An indication of a seller's minimum expectation at auction and given as a “Guide Price” or a range of “Guide Prices”. This is not necessarily the figure a property will sell for and is subject to change prior to the auction.

Reserve Price: Each auction property will be subject to a “Reserve Price” below which the property cannot be sold at auction. Normally the “Reserve Price” will be set within the range of “Guide Prices” or no more than 10% above a single “Guide Price.”

Auction Fees: The purchase of this property may include associated fees not listed here, as it is to be sold via auction. To find out more about the fees associated with this property please call Laing Bennett Estate & Letting Agents, Lyminge, Folkestone on +441303863393.

Laing Bennett Estate & Letting Agents, Lyminge, Folkestone

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User Guide

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Welcome to Laing Bennett

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We are an independently owned and run Estate and Letting Agent that opened in the summer of 2009 in the sought after village of Lyminge in the Elham Valley. We cover the Folkestone & Hythe district of towns and villages.
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In May 2012 we bought and incorporated Philip A Chapman, the oldest established Estate Agent in the historic coastal town of Hythe. After 8 years in Hythe high street and during the 2020 Coronavirus Pandemic the Directors decided to combine our two offices into one Hub office. The pandemic had confirmed how strong our team was when working together so it was a natural move to centralise our Sales and Lettings teams in our Lyminge office which we had fully renovated to a high standard providing a state of the art working environment for our staff and visiting clients.
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Our Directors and Staff can offer you an experienced local team to market your most valuable asset, along with careful attention to detail and a very real understanding of today's property market. Our industry experience in the local market collectively spans more than 100 years, under one roof.
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So much of our business continues to come from recommendation and repeat custom. This success to date has been from hard work and the focus of a team that prides itself on being able to deliver results. We are measured by our clients and believe that every property and every person is individual. Above all, delivering our service in an honest, approachable and reliable manner is key to our business ethics.

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What We Do

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Selling a property is one of the largest transactions many of us go through and having the experience and support from us is crucial.

When a property comes onto the market with us we ensure that all of our sales team are given an extensive overview of the property enabling them to answer almost any question about it.
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Free Professional Photography

We take great pride in the way we make our properties stand out when marketed against similarly priced competitors.

Our photographer will take time to arrange each room so they can create a scene that potential buyers can visualise themselves being in. By doing this, buyers are not distracted by any unnecessary items and can focus purely on the room's suitability for their own needs.

Getting the right angle and lighting helps display each room's best features. Our photographer will strive to capture the best angle in order to make any room look as desirable as possible to potential buyers.

Don't miss out on buyers - get the right picture!

Using the right photographs is important to drawing maximum attention to your property. We make sure that the main selling points of your property are the first things potential buyers will see.
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Our Marketing Strategy for your property

When it comes to selling, we will make sure your property stands out from the crowd.
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Property details
We want your property details to be top of the pile. That is why we have worked hard in creating our fabulous brochures to provide the best appeal to potential purchasers.

It will contain:

Full colour photographs that show off all the best aspects of your property.

A floorplan which gives prospective purchasers a clear sense of the layout of your property, so that they can start thinking how they would use the accommodation and plan their future.

List of all rooms, outbuildings and gardens. A location map of the property and information about the local area.
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Our office

Based in our state of the art hub office our experienced and friendly team are on hand to assist prospective purchasers who can phone, email or call in.
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Our website

Nowadays, more than 90% of purchasers start their search for a property on the Internet. And, of these, more than half use a mobile device such as a phone or tablet.

Our website is dynamic and adapts to whichever type of device and screen size is being viewed so our visitors always see your property to its best advantage.
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Rightmove
We will provided you with a FREE Rightmove Premium Listing as standard

Larger pictures

A bigger listing

More potential buyers

20% more detailed views
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Social media

We will post a link to your property details on Facebook and Twitter which in turn is viewed and shared by the people who follow us on these platforms. On Facebook we will also target your property to people who do not follow us by using paid advertising. All this builds up interest in your property which leads to more enquires.
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Applicants

When a new property comes onto the market we will search our database and send out the property details to suitable applicants. The sales team will then follow this up and answer any questions they might have with the aim of booking them in to view. Prospective purchasers enquire about our properties on a daily basis through a variety of sources including; in person at our office, telephone, email and through the online portals like Rightmove and OnTheMarket. We keep in regular contact with them ensuring that we are up to date with their position (ability to move) and requirements before carefully matching them to properties that come onto the market.
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Viewings

Viewings are straight forward, as our staff are on hand to conduct them, allowing for a relaxed and informative look around each property. We will confirm each viewing by email and endeavour to obtain feedback within 24 hours of the appointment. If we can't get feedback we will make sure you know what we are doing to obtain it.
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Contact with you

We believe that communication is the key in selling your property. We will constantly keep you updated on the marketing of your property by sending you monthly statistics on how your property is performing on Rightmove. We will also telephone you every two weeks to give you a full update on the marketing of your property.
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Offers

Once an offer is received, we will verify and confirm the buyer's position, finances and chain details in order to give you all the information and to cut down on potential problems later on in the transaction.
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Sales progression

Once a sale is agreed, we assist in the progression of the transaction by liaising with your solicitor and ensuring that both you and your purchaser are kept informed as to which stage the sale has reached.

We are on hand to help with any problems or issues that might crop up to ensure the smoothest possible transaction.

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Team Member

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William Laing-Bennett, MNAEA - Sales Director

Known mainly as Bill, he has been in Estate Agency for over 25 years working in the local area. Having previously worked for several independent agencies, in 2009 he was delighted to return to his home village of Lyminge to open Laing Bennett. Bill oversees the sales departments, carries out market appraisals and progresses our agreed sales to completion. Bill is a Member of the National Association of Estate Agents (NAEA) and holds a Level 3 Technical Award in the Sale of Residential Property. Bill is also the Honorary Secretary of the Folkestone, Hythe and District Association of Surveyors, Valuers, Auctioneers and Estate Agents.
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Ian Laing-Bennett, BSc/Ed (Hons) - Director

Ian founded Laing Bennett along with Bill in 2009 after a career as a secondary school teacher. His main role is running the day to day accounts of the business and developing our systems. He supports both the Sales and Lettings teams and runs our Lettings account management and the tenancy renewal process.
Team Member

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Robert Laing, MARLA - Lettings Director

Rob is a Director of Laing Bennett, he joined the company in 2012 growing the business and incorporated 'Phillip A Chapman'. Before Laing Bennett, he ran his own business for over 10 years. Rob was born and bought up in Lyminge and now has children growing up in the village and attending the primary school. Rob leads the Lettings team and uses his wealth of knowledge in building and property to manage our ever-growing lettings portfolio. Rob also handles the checkout process and deposit returns. Rob is a Member of the Association of Residential Letting Agents (ARLA) and holds a Level 3 Technical Award in Residential Letting & Property Management.
Team Member

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Rachel Boulden, ANAEA - Head of Sales

Rachel joined Laing Bennett in 2015 bringing with her a wealth of knowledge gained over 15 years working in the local property industry. Rachel was born and still lives in the village of Elham. Rachel is head of the Sales Department team, carries out market appraisals and markets our properties. Rachel is an Associate Member of the National Association of Estate Agents (NAEA).
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Julie Tyrrell - Lettings Property Manager

Julie joined Laing Bennett in 2016 bringing with her many years of experience in the local property industry. Julie's role is to manage our lettings portfolio of managed properties. Her duties include: viewings, progressing tenancies from application to move in, managing repairs and property visits.
Team Member

Email

Jessica Mehdi - Sales Property Manager

Jessica joined Laing Bennett in 2015. Since started her career as an Estate Agent in 2006 she has worked for several prominent firms in this part of Kent. She uses her knowledge of the local area and market to liaise with our Vendors and Purchasers, conducts viewings and negotiates sales.
Team Member

Email

Sharon Day - Sales Property Manager

Sharon joined Laing Bennett in 2018 and has a wealth of experience gained over many years in estate agency and other service industries. Sharon's professionalism and expertise are an asset to Team LB. She registers and maintains relationships with our applicants to find them new homes, conducts property viewings and negotiates sales.
Team Member

Email

Zoë Faiers - Sale Negotiator

Zoë joined Laing Bennett in 2021, she has spent the last 20 years raising a family and before this worked in sales roles within retail and the Wedding industry. Zoë grew up in Elham and has lived in the area all of her life. In her role as Sales Negotiator Zoë uses her local knowledge and people skills when talking to our applicants and carrying out property viewings.