Elm Court, Albert Road South, Watford, WD17

What can space lettings offer landlords?

Being landlords ourselves, we know the particular problems and pressures you face when offering your property for rent. We can advise on ways to minimise the hassle and maximise the financial returns, while ensuring your tenants are more than satisfied with their new home. At space lettings we aim to take on the worries while you gain peace of mind by offering:

Low fees

At space lettings we have a set low-fee structure saving you a great deal of money over the duration of a tenancy.

Free no-obligation rental assessments

It is vital to set your rent at the right level ¡V too high and you'll suffer expensive void periods and then finally find yourself lowering the rent to attract any interest, while having missed out on valuable income in the meantime. Set your rent too low and you miss out on the real achievable rental income your property could make for you. If you wish space lettings to market your property, we will do this at the rent you decide

Free rental advice

space lettings can offer free advice on maximising the rental income from your property. We might suggest something as simple as tidying the garden or maybe something that requires a little more thought and money, such as the fitting of a new bathroom.

Buy-to-let advice

space lettings is an independent business. We are different from most letting agents in that we do not sell any form of mortgage product to our clients. We firmly believe that if any mortgage commission is received then the service offered can only become biased. Instead we have chosen to retain our integrity and act on behalf of the client to assist them in finding the best possible mortgage to suit their needs from the multitude of financial products that now exist in this area.

Advice on current landlord regulations

We offer full advice on the safety regulations that landlords must adhere to. During a rental valuation we normally discuss safety requirements and can advise on the best course of action should any aspect of your property not comply with current regulations.

A pre-rental preparation service

This is a service where we oversee the preparation of your property for rental and this is tailor made to suit your particular requirements.

Rent-guarantee insurance

We offer rent-guarantee insurance if this is required, and will assist you with your application on this.

No tie-in contract periods

There are no tie-in contract periods. We simply ask for 1 week's notice to allow any advertising already booked to reach its target market

Quality tenants

We undertake checks on tenants and take up references well in advance of the signing of the tenancy agreement. Experience has shown that compromising on tenant quality will only lead to problems later. We also firmly believe that quality properties attract quality tenants and in turn the maximum return.

No tenant, no fee

We are pleased to inform you that at space lettings we do not charge landlords for our tenant-find search. No tenant, no fee it's as straightforward as that.

An effective showcase for your property

Presently space lettings covers all of Hertfordshire, but we are planning to expand into Bedfordshire and North London soon. As well as advertising in the property sections of local papers on a weekly basis, we also utilise the coverage afforded by Yellow Pages and have an active door-to-door leafleting policy. In addition to these more traditional forms of reaching prospective tenants, our website has extensive internet coverage.

Round-the-clock service

Not many agencies can boast such a service, but we understand that for a busy landlord this can make all the difference.

At Space Estates, we can offer you over ten years of property management experience combined with a professional, straight forward approach to the sale of your home. We wish to make the sale of your property or the purchase of a new one as easy as possible for you and at a cost that is competitive and manageable. We seek to cut through the marketing spin to simply achieve what you want at a price that works for you.

The clarity of our aim would seem to be common sense, but so often the selling and buying of property within the residential market is made unnecessarily complicated and costly, and this is what we seek to overcome.

At Space Estates it is our job to make your needs our priority. We value your custom above all else and provide a personal service you'll only get from a local, independent business while, as members of the NAEA (National Association of Estate Agents) and The Property Ombudsman's Scheme, always adhering to the high levels of conduct and communication outlined in their codes of practice.

Covering St Albans, Harpenden, Hemel Hempstead and their surrounding villages, you will benefit from Space Estates marketing, which extends to these local areas through our website and coverage in the local property print media. You will also reach the wider national property market through the use of rightmove.co.uk.

We would also like to remove some of the stress associated with moving home. As a minimum, we undertake to ensure that you receive regular updates on the progress of negotiations, keeping you fully informed right through to exchange of contracts. However, we feel confident that our customer-friendly team can offer you much more than that by way of capable guidance and continual support.

We can guide you through:

? deciding on the price at which you should offer your property on the market

? planning ahead with what needs to be done and when, to ensure a successful sale

? the presentation of your property for viewings

? any aspect of the property that may require changing (eg. redecoration) to maximise its sale appeal

? the feedback we receive from viewings to ensure you get the sale you want in the timescale you need to meet

? the legal paperwork that needs signing and when, in liaison with your solicitor.

We always seek to build on a relationship of trust that will see you get the results you want, recognising that your needs will always be different from the next client.

Please don't hesitate to contact us on 0800 023 5231 - we'd be delighted to discuss your requirements with you.