Being a Landlord is a lot of responsibility. Finding suitable tenants, collecting rent, and dealing with maintenance issues and paperwork, can all consume a lot of time and effort. At Blade, we aim to ease this burden by providing a helpful, transparent and efficient service. Whether you are a serious investor landlord or just considering letting out your property for the first time, we will advise you on the best options for your property, and provide a service tailored to your needs.

Finding Tenants

We know how important it is to Landlords to minimise periods of unoccupancy and avoid rent arrears. For experienced Landlords, who are comfortable with handling the day to day management of their properties themselves, we can provide an effective 'tenants only' service. We can:

• Market your property effectively, advertising it in appropriate media, such as local newspapers and on suitable websites (including our own)
• Arrange and/or conduct viewings
• Check references of prospective tenants
• Draw up and arrange the signing of tenancy agreements
• Collect security deposits
• Deliver keys to tenants

Property Services

Blade offers a diverse range of Property Management and Maintenance services for busy Landlords to choose from. These include:

• Deposit holding
• Drawing up inventories
• Rent collection
• Carrying out inspections
• Purchasing services / goods on your behalf
• Arranging safety checks for electrical appliances
• Checking furniture complies with Fire Legislation
• Arranging Gas Safety Certificates
• Taking maintenance/other requests
• Arranging access for maintenance technicians
• Providing nominated Corgi Gas Engineer
• Providing nominated electrical Engineer
• Arranging painting/decorating/refurbishing/carpet cleaning

Moving Out

All things must come to an end, and a tenancy is no different. We offer a number of services designed to ensure that this goes as smoothly as possible. These include:

• Attempting to re-sign the existing tenants
• Informing tenants of the condition the property must be left in
• Serving an 'End of Tenancy Notice'
• Explaining vacation arrangements to tenants
• Inventory checking
• Closing inspection
• Taking meter readings
• Verifying bills are paid (including Council Tax)
• Arranging cleaning/redecorating/maintenance, if necessary
• Charging tenants, if necessary
• Key collection
• Deposit return

To find out more about our services for Landlords, please contact our office.