Melville Court, Shepherd's Bush W12

Independent Estate Agent in Shepherd's Bush and Hammersmith

Kerr & Co is a highly respected firm of local estate agents whose experienced and highly trained staff have been working in the Shepherd's Bush and Hammersmith areas for many years. We are renowned for our unrivalled local knowledge, outstanding customer service and dedicated commitment to succeed. We are acknowledged by our vendors, landlords, purchasers and tenants, as the leading Independent Estate Agent in Shepherd's Bush and Hammersmith. We have continued to maintain our reputation for over 20 years, because of our knowledge base, in depth understanding in market trends and our customer requirements.

We are proud to be members of the Estate Agents Ombudsman (O.E.A.), the National Association of Estate Agents (N.A.E.A.) and The Tenants Deposit Scheme (T.P.O.). These professional bodies are the industry watchdogs and regulators who actively promote the highest standards of customer service in our industry, a philosophy that we cannot emphasize strongly enough.

For the past 25 years we've been helping you move... now we have moved to a new, high profile office, where we will continue to offer our bespoke, quality property experience to all our clients and allowing us to continue to invest in the area we know so well.

Tenancy Information

Reserving a Property (England, Wales and Northern Ireland)

Should you make an offer on a property and it be accepted by the Landlord, you will be asked to pay a holding deposit equivalent to one weeks agreed rent. This will remove the property from the market whilst reference checks and preparation of the tenancy agreement are undertaken.

The holding deposit is taken as a financial commitment from you, the prospective tenant to proceed towards entering into the agreement.

Once paid, both parties will have two weeks to enter into a tenancy agreement, however this may be extended if agreed by both parties in writing.

Refunding a Holding Deposit

Should you proceed to enter into a tenancy agreement with the Landlord, the holding deposit will be paid towards the balances of your first month's rent.

Should the Landlord choose to withdraw from entering into the agreement, this money will be refunded to you.

Retaining a Holding Deposit

A Holding Deposit will be retained where a prospective tenant:

Provides false or misleading information which is reasonable considered when deciding a let of a property

Fails a right to rent check

Withdraws from entering into an agreement for the property

Fails to take reasonable steps to enter into a tenancy agreement

Should any of the above occur, Kerr and Co retains the right to deduct its reasonable expenses on a case by case basis which may include the administration, referencing or any other costs incurred.

Please note below the fees you may incur as a prospective tenant when you make an offer to rent a property.

Refundable Holding deposit of typically £350 but no more than one week's rent.

A Security Deposit of Five Weeks Rent and One Month's rent payable in advance. Cost that may be incurred as a tenant Changes to tenancy £50 inc. VAT plus Landlord's Reasonable Costs.

Early termination charge Landlords Reasonable Costs. Interest is payable on rent paid late at 3% above Bank of England base rate from the date on which the rent was due until the date on which the Rent is actually paid.

Additional Costs payable by Tenants

Replacement keys Costs as per the Evidence Supplied. Utilities, Council Tax, Communication Services, TV Licence etc Payable by Tenants.

Referencing Criteria and Tenancy Agreement

More information on our referencing criteria and a draft of the tenancy agreement can be found in the Terms and Conditions on our website.

Redress Scheme and Client Money Protection

Kerr and Co is a member of Property Mark Client Money Protection Scheme, and also a member of The Property Ombudsman which is a redress scheme.

You can find out more details on the bottom of our website or by contacting us directly.

Visit us at our new offices at: 77 Goldhawk Road W12 8EH