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About Venture...
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    Venture Properties are one of the leading lights in the lettings industry in the area. You won't have to go far to see one of our eye catching to let boards

    We place a great deal of emphasis on customer service and delivering a result that the customer wants.

    Our rental properties are marketed in the same way as sale properties. We don't do one photo and limited information. All properties are described properly with rooms measured and photographed, accompanying floor plans and brochures produced. We use traditional methods of marketing such as our extensive mailing lists alongside cutting edge technology and social media.

    Our lettings department work closely and under the same roof as our Property Management team, who deal with tenancies after move-ins. All  of our  Fully Managed landlords and tenants get their own dedicated Property Manager. One point of contact for everything and never any call centres, which you will get with other agents.

    You'll be in safe hands with Venture Properties and we can guarantee once you join us, you'll never want to go anywhere else.

    If you'd like more information we encourage our clients to call into the office for a chat and a cup of great coffee and then you too can discover the difference.

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    VOTED BEST LETTING AGENT FOR 2023
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    Venture Properties have two offices in Darlington, as well as other branches in Crook, Durham and Chester-le-Street.

    We offer a variety of management packages to suit individual landlords' requirements from simply finding the right tenant to our comprehensive fully managed service.

    We will market your property in a professional manner with a full description of its features and numerous internal photographs taken with wide angled professional camera equipment. As well as this, we strive to add floor plans at no extra cost to all all of our rental stock.

    We don't wait for the phone to ring and spend a lot of time working on and updating our mailing lists matching properties with potential tenants and arranging viewings.

    All of our landlords are provided with their own Property Manager. One point of contact for everything. You'll never be put through to a call centre in another part of the country, which you will get with some other agents.

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Voted as one of the best letting agents for 2023
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    If you are looking to move into a rental property make sure you are on our mailing list. Our list of tenants vary from Housing Benefit clients all the way up to multi-national companies looking for company lets for their employees.

    Once you have viewed a property and have decided you would like to submit an application, please call our office straight away to avoid potentially missing out. If there are multiple viewings happening, the landlord will often want them to all go ahead before deciding on their preferred choice.

    The initial stage is just a phone call about your circumstances. If you are successful, we will ask for a payment of a Holding Deposit, which will be the equivalent to one week's rent. We will then take the property off the market and begin the referencing stage.

    A link will be emailed to you to submit an online application form where credit checks will be carried out, as well as employer and landlord references. We will also do Right to Rent checks on you and anyone over the age of 18 who will be living at the property, to ensure you have a legal right to reside in the UK.

    Once you have passed the referencing stage, a move-in date will be booked where you will come to the office to sign paperwork, collect keys and make payment of one month's rent and normally a deposit (bond) of 5 weeks' rent as well. The initial Holding Deposit you paid to secure the property, will be deducted from this amount.

    If your landlord has opted for our Fully Managed service, you will be assigned your own Property Manager who will look after you throughout the tenancy and you will be given their contact details. Alternatively, if the landlord manages the property themselves, their contact details will be handed over.


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    Michael O'Connor - Director
    Michael founded Venture Properties in his living room with a laptop and a mobile phone in 2006. It has since grown into one of County Durham's leading lights in estate agency. Michael oversees the lettings side of the business and works closely with our other branches.
    Tel: 01325 731120. Email: michael@venturepropertiesuk.com
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    Matthew Laverick-Elliott - Lettings Manager
    Matthew was the first employee of Venture Properties, having been employed by Michael back in 2007 at the age of 19. Although he took a 4-year break, he re-joined the company in 2014 and heads up the highly successful lettings arm of the Darlington branch.
    Tel: 01325 731131.  Email: matthew@venturepropertiesuk.com
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    Lynn Mullen - Senior Lettings Consultant
    Lynn works in lettings progression, ensuring a smooth transition for tenants and landlords between the application stage and getting tenants moved in. Lynn's work is meticulous and her administrative skills are second to none. She is a real asset to the team. 
     Tel: 01325 731138.  Email: lynn@venturepropertiesuk.com
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    Gary Jenkinson - Lettings Valuer
    Gary joined Venture at the age of 18 and has fulfilled a number of roles. Currently, he accompanies clients on viewings as well as doing all of our lettings valuations so is responsible for getting both the lets and the listings here at Venture. 
    Tel: 01325 731126.  Email: gary@venturepropertiesuk.com
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    Kylie Lawrence - Lettings Consultant
    Kylie joined in September 2017 initially as an Administrator but having impressed in the role with her cheery attitude and positivity, she was offered a place on the Lettings team. Since then, she has quickly developed her skills to be a key member of the team.
    Tel: 01325 731128. Email: kylie@venturepropertiesuk.com
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    Hope Macdonald - Lettings Consultant
    Hope joined us the week before the pandemic started in March 2020, and despite the market effectively shutting down for two months, she has helped the Lettings team perform fantastically well since coming back. Overseeing changes in legislation with regards to electrical reports (EICRs) and dealing with the hundreds of weekly enquiries we get, she has definitely been kept on her toes. Her friendly and upbeat personality has been a major success with tenants and landlords alike.
    Tel: 01325 731129. Email: hope@venturepropertiesuk.com
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    Barbara Slack - Head Of Property Management
    Barbara runs a tight ship in our Property Management department, overseeing the management of hundreds of landlords and tenants. She has six other members of staff and deals with a wide range of responsibilities, including maintenance, rent collection and deposit resolution.
    Tel: 01325 731123.  Email: barbara@venturepropertiespm.com
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    Nikki Tennant - Senior Property Coordinator
    Nikki works in the Property Management team and has worked in the industry for a number of years, having joined Venture from a local competitor. She manages a large property portfolio, helps to train new staff and is a key member of the team.
    Tel: 01325 731124. Email: nikki@venturepropertiespm.com
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    Jo Stainsby - Property Coordinator
    Jo joins us from the retail industry with no previous experience of property but has hit the ground running and has already fitted in perfectly, throwing herself in at the deep end!
    Tel: 01325 731139. Email:jo.stainsby@venturepropertiespm.com
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    Natasha Park - Property Coordinator
    Natasha has come from caravan sales and is already a hit with our clients. Both landlords and tenants have taken an immediate shine to her. Outside of work, Natasha is Darlington's answer to Whitney Houston and loves nothing more than belting out a tune on karaoke.
    Tel: 01325 728340.  Email: natasha.park@venturepropertiespm.com.
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    Tracy Hesse - Property Coordinator
    Tracy joined us with previous property experience and her infectious personality and smile won us over in her interview. A proper people's person, she's the perfect fit for dealing with our landlords and tenants.
    Tel: 01325 731140.  Email: tracy.hesse@venturepropertiespm.com
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    Jonathan O'Connor - Property Coordinator
    Being Michael's brother, Jonathan has been involved in one way or another with Venture from the start. He is regularly out on the road doing property inspections and inventories and is renowned with tenants for his friendly, laid-back and helpful nature. 
    Tel: 01325 731111.  Email: jonathan@venturepropertiespm.com
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    Sue London - Lettings Administrator
    The nicest person you could ever hope to meet, we were immediately impressed during her interview and called her the same day to offer her the job. She doesn't miss a trick and, as you'd expect from an administrator, her organisational skills are second-to-none. Sue has become a really key member of the team.
    Tel: 01325 731134.  Email: sue@venturepropertiespm.com
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    Kim Smith - Accounts Manager
    Kim is the lynch pin in the background that holds it all together and has been an absolute god-send. She is a trained bookkeeper and makes sure it all balances down to the last penny. We really couldn't survive without her!
    Tel: 01325 731132.  Email: accounts@venturepropertiespm.com
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      Here's a snapshot of what our clients think of us.
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    Testimonials from Landlords

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      Efficient
      We recently rented a property which was managed by Venture Properties. Me and my partner Kaylee would both like to say a massive thank you to Nikki for all her help with any problems or queries we had during our time in the property which were always dealt with promptly and efficiently.
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      Above & Beyond
      Thank you so much to Barbara from Venture Properties at Darlington. When my boiler broke down and I didn't have heating at home she saved me, my wife and my 3months old son! She took 3 electric radiators and delivered to property!! All of this after her working hours !! Once again thank you so much, Barbara :))
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      Sound Advice
      The most professional firm I have dealt with in a long time. Matthew, Lynn and colleagues provide sound advice and customer service of the highest levels. Wouldn't hesitate to recommend them to anyone letting or buying a property.
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      First Time Landlord
      Excellent service - including spot on advice from Gary to a first time landlord. Really appreciated.

    Testimonials from Tenants

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      Professional
      Everyone involved with our move has been extremely helpful and professional especially Kylie and Hope. Thank you so much for everything
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      Friendly & Caring
      Friendly and caring staff who made the whole process much easier.
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