Before deciding on a Letting Agent, it is really important to read and understand the small print. In our commission fee we include most things that other Agents charge extra for and these are shown on our list.
| Management Commission Fee | From 9% to 15% incl. VAT |
| Tenant Find Service | £150 incl. VAT |
| Providing an EPC | £66 incl. VAT |
| Provision of detailed floor plans | £48 incl. VAT. |
| Smoke and Carbon Monoxide alarm testing on the day a tenancy starts | £22 incl. VAT |
| Right to Rent Checks | Included – no additional charge |
| Link to Legionnaires Risk Assessment | Included – no additional charge |
| Link to Fire Risk Assessment | Included – no additional charge |
| Providing property Inventory with photographs | Included – no additional charge |
| Set up fees | Not charged |
| Tenancy Deposit Registration Fee | Not charged |
| Preparation of Tenancy Agreement | Included – no additional charge |
| Advising Local Authority Council Tax | Included – no extra charge |
| Advising South West Water | Included – no extra charge |
| Routine property visits | Included – no extra charge |
| Tenancy Renewals | No fees charged to the landlord or tenant |
| Hand delivering Section 21 Notices | £36 incl. VAT |
| Meeting Bailiffs at property for eviction | £60 incl. VAT |
| Liaising with Solicitors for possession procedures | 10% of Solicitors charges |
| Preparing, drawing up and hand delivering Rent Increase Notices | £36 incl. VAT |
| Preparation of HMRC Non-Resident Landlord Scheme Annual return | £60 incl. VAT |
| Liaising with Solicitors and providing information and documents for property sales | £120 incl. VAT |
| For the arranging and handling of maintenance works. | Minimum fee £12 incl. VAT per job or 12% incl. VAT of the net total job cost, whichever is greater. (£12 fee also includes where Landlords use their own Contractor) |
| Providing two estimates or quotation of works | Included |
| Providing additional estimates or quotations of works | Only two estimates or quotes will be obtained |
| Assisting with Insurance claims | 12% incl. VAT of claim value |
| Duplicate Rental Statements sent by email | Included – no extra charge |
| Debit card payment transaction | Included – no extra charge |
| Credit card payment transaction | Sorry, we are unable to accept credit card payments |
| Regular property visits | Included – no additional charge |
| Pre-end of tenancy visit to meet with the tenant | Included – no additional charge |
| Property check back at the end of the tenancy | Included – no additional charge |
| Dealing with Deposit returns | Included – no additional charge |
| Handling of deposit disputes – when deduction agreed by SAMS | Included – no additional charge |
| Handling of deposit disputes where the Landlord insists but SAMS disagrees with the deduction request due to it being unfair or trivial and unlikely to result in a successful DPS result. | £50 incl. VAT. |
| Cancellation of Management Contract | £360 incl. VAT if before a tenant is found or a sum equal to one month’s rent if a tenant has already been found. |
