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Lane & Holmes - leading the way in Lettings
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    If you are thinking of letting your property you need to make certain you obtain the best advice coupled with the highest level of customer service from an experienced team of property professionals.

    With highly experienced staff Lane & Holmes are experts in the specialist field providing landlords with all the help and support they require from an agent. At Lane & Holmes we go that extra mile and work that little bit harder to ensure we deliver a thorough and professional service to our clients at all times. Our core principles are honesty, integrity and professionalism together with the desire to provide a high level of focused customer service. Our continued success is due to our absolute commitment and ability to tailor our services to the needs of our clients. Letting property should provide a stable and profitable source of income for landlords, but doing so does not come without responsibilities and an element of risk. By doing things the Lane & Holmes way you will soon find that letting property can be simpler than you think.

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    Why Choose Lane & Holmes?

    Lane & Holmes have a wealth of experience within the property sector and offer clients a personalised approach to lettings. Subsequently our expertise is totally focused on managing your property in an effective and competent manner.

    By using proven, state of the art computer software designed specifically for property management we will ensure the highest level of efficiency coupled with speedy information retrieval at a touch of a button. From web-site requests through to client accounting we have all we need to deliver the best service possible to our clients.

    In addition our highly trained staff are constantly updated on all current legislation affecting you and your property. Therefore any advice or information we give you will be accurate. At Lane & Holmes we leave absolutely nothing to chance. Lane & Holmes offer a wide range of tailor made lettings solutions and will guide you through the lettings process.

    From the moment you decide to enter the lettings market with Lane & Holmes we will relieve the pressures and take away the hassle that lettings can bring. We believe you'll find letting your property the Lane & Holmes way an easy and profitable experience

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    Choice of services - Let Only or Full Management

    Whether you are an experienced landlord with a property portfolio or a new landlord entering the market for the first time, we can tailor our services to meet your requirement.

    The 'Let Only' service allows landlords to take care of the day-to-day management. For landlords who have little or no experience, or simply do not wish to have personal involvement we offer a comprehensive 'Full Management' package providing complete peace of mind.

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    Landlords can transfer to Lane & Holmes

    We are also fully experienced in taking over the management of individual properties from other agents. Once instructed, we can handle the transfer entirely and deal directly with your existing agent.

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    Equipped with all the right tools

    LETTINGS APPRAISAL -We will visit your property, appraise the letting potential and advise as to the current rental level and generally provide guidance with regard to the Housing Acts, Tenancy Agreements, Tax and other legal and statutory requirements

    MARKETING -Our marketing activity is carefully balanced to expose our clients' properties to the maximum number of potential tenants.

    OUR OFFICES - Our offices are prominently located in St Loyes Street, Bedford and are open 7 days a week. Our eye catching displays and inviting office appeal results in us receiving a steady flow of prospective tenants registering their details.

    NATIONAL PROPERTY WEBSITES - In addition to our own website we advertise all our properties on a number of national UK property websites. By using these websites we can ensure that our properties receive truly national coverage. With a growing number of people moving around the country due to work commitments, national coverage is of paramount importance.

    LANE & HOLMES WEBSITE - Our website has now become our most powerful tool when it comes to letting properties. We take pride in our website, ensuring it offers the latest technology, is easy to use and properties available to let are updated on a daily basis. Visit us at www.hea.co.uk

    'TO LET' BOARDS - Our gallows style 'To Let' boards add an air of distinction to on-site sales presence and provides invaluable contact information for prospective tenants.

    PROPERTY DETAILS - For each available property we produce a full colour set of comprehensive property details. These include a number of internal photographs, full property descriptions, location details and even information on council tax banding, in essence, everything a prospective tenant needs to know!

    FLOOR PLANS & DIMENSIONS - Most of our property details include a detailed floor plan and room dimensions allowing prospective tenants to get a feel for the property even before viewing.

    LOCAL ADVERTISING - We have always placed a strong emphasis on advertising all of our properties within the local newspapers delivered free to all households in our area. Our full page colour advertisements include good size property features, together with internal photographs.

    VIEWINGS - We accompany all prospective tenants around your property at times that are convenient to you or your existing tenants. To accommodate prospective tenants we conduct viewings until 7pm weekdays and at weekends. A dedicated member of our lettings team will be responsible for updating you on all viewings and providing feedback.


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A Tenants Guide to Renting
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    We are here to help

    Even if you have never rented a property before, don't worry, we are here to help steer you through the process, ensuring that you fully understand the implications of a Lease Agreement and procedures involved.

    Our aim is ensure that whilst you rent through Lane & Holmes, you have an enjoyable experience and the peace of mind that we are always at hand to help.

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    Tenancy Agreements

    All tenancy agreements drawn up by Lane & Holmes will be Assured Shorthold Tenancies, under the terms and conditions of the 1988 Housing Act. The period of tenancy shall be for a fixed term of six months. The tenancy agreement can be renewed after the six months, subject to instructions from the landlord.

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    Rental Payments and Deposits

    All rents are to be paid monthly in advance and a dilapidations deposit equal to one months rent is taken at the commencement of the tenancy. The deposit is refunded subject to dilapidations on termination of the tenancy. Applicants must accept that the decision of Lane & Holmes is binding in respect of dilapidations. Your deposit will be registered with an approved Tenancy Deposit Scheme, full details of the scheme will be provided to you within 14 days of payment.

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    EPC's

    All of our properties being marketed for rental will have an EPC. The EPC provides valuable information as to the energy efficiency of the property, which in turn will have an effect of the cost of utilities. If you would like to see a copy of the EPC, please ask and we will provide this to you.

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Meet our team...
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    Alastair White - LETTINGS PARTNER

    Alastair has over 25 years experience within the lettings market and understands the importance of constantly adapting to meet the individual needs of both landlords and tenants.

    email: alastair@laneandholmes.co.uk 

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    Andrew Willmer - PARTNER

    A founding Partner of the business twenty-seven years ago Andrew recognises the importance of maintaining a hard won reputation as a Company that delivers service above self.

    email: andrew@laneandholmes.co.uk

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    Nick Kier - PARTNER

    Nick was a founding Partner of the Company in 1985 and continues to relish the opportunity to bring people and property together.

    email: nick@laneandholmes.co.uk

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    Ross Dougall - PARTNER

    Ross thrives on being in the thick of things and brings a wealth of experience to all negotiations and makes an art of managing clients' expectations.

    email: ross@laneandholmes.co.uk

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    Rina Zanna - PROPERTY MANAGER

    Rina has worked as a Property Manager for over 25 years in both Bedfordshire and Cambridgeshire. Her wealth of experience helps her advice landlords on all property related matters and ensures that they receive a first class service.

    email: rina@laneandholmes.co.uk

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    Cathy Clark - SENIOR NEGOTIATOR

    Cathy offers more years of experience than she would like to admit to and can take enquiries on any subject and importantly deal with them in an efficient and effective manner.

    email: cathy@laneandholmes.co.uk

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    Sam White - PROPERTY MANAGER

    Sam previously worked for a large telecommunications company designing and implementing their processes and systems. Since joining our company over 10 years ago, she has since implemented similar processes to ensure that the business runs smoothly and efficiently.

    email: sam@laneandholmes.co.uk

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    Rachel Claxton - LETTINGS MANAGER

    Rachel is the newest member of staff and brings a wealth of experience within the secretarial and administration sector. Having previously worked for a law firm in London, she is used to working to strict deadlines and ensuring accuracy.

    email: rachel@laneandholmes.co.uk

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See what our clients have to say...
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    Landlord's don't just place their business with Lane & Holmes..... they place their trust.

Testimonials from Landlords

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    Please can you pass on my thanks ..
    Please can you pass on my thanks to the tenant, the flat has been left very clean and has obviously been well looked after over the past 12 months. I am very grateful. Also thanks to you and your office for managing the flat for the last 12 months. I will be in touch in the future is there is ever a need for me to let the property again.
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    Many thanks for all your help..

    Dear Alastair & Team

    Many thanks for all your help with letting my property; it was a weight off my mind after the property had been up for sale for so long with little interest. The tenants you have found are a delight and after serious consideration, we have now decided to rent the property out as a long term investment. We can't believe how quickly you found us tenants and how easy the whole process was. Kind regards, Mr & Mrs H...

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    I had to write to say how impressed I have been ..

    I had to write to say how impressed I have been with the services and attention to detail that you have provided. The way you presented my property for rental truly reflected the unique character and features of my cottage, unlike the previous agent I had used! - no doubt this was the reason that you managed to find me a tenant in less than a week when the previous agent had been trying for nearly 3 months - well done!

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    Painless and professional

    With the completion of my house sale last week, I wanted to write and thank you and your team for all your help during the sale. Overall it's been painless and professional throughout. Without doubt Lane and Holmes have been very good to me during my time renting the property and now with the sale. I wish you all continued success. Many thanks again.

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    No hesitation in recommending you ..
    Thank you to all the lettings staff at Lane and Holmes, you've been brilliant and I have had no hesitation in recommending you to any potential landlords.  Thank you again, John B

Testimonials from Tenants

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    Thank you to the team ..
    Thank you to the team for helping us rent our first property.  What started out as a daunting house hunt was made easy.  We will certainly recommend your company to others.
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    Happy New Year! ..
    We wanted to write and thank you for sorting out our central heating so promptly when the boiler broke down on Christmas Eve.  With family due on Boxing Day you immediately supplied us with heaters until the engineer could attend and fix the boiler.  Happy New Year to you all!
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    Our best decision ..
    It has been one of our best decisions to be under the services of Lane and Holmes and we have already been telling our friends here in Bedford about us being very satisfied clients. And we have been blessed to have a very good landlady as well.
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    So supportive, friendly and just generally helpful
    I also wanted to take the opportunity to thank you all for being so supportive, friendly and just generally helpful throughout my tenancy, please could you pass on my regards to the landlord & landlady.
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    Thank you and the team
    I would just like to thank you and the team for the way in which you have managed our rental and the prompt service when things went wrong, very seldom fortunately, and the speed of resolving issues.
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