Landlord services
Tenant sourcing – We market your property professionally and match you with suitable tenants quickly and efficiently.
Property management – From maintenance coordination to tenant communication, we handle the day-to-day management so you don’t have to.
Local market knowledge – With decades of experience in Brighton & Hove, we understand pricing, demand and what tenants are looking for.
Compliance support – We help landlords stay up to date with current legislation and safety requirements.
We work with Goodlord to help ensure that our landlords receive accurate tenant references.
Fully managed service
This service is provided at competitive rates. Please discuss your requirements with our Lettings Team.
Tenant sourcing
The costs for this services are:
- Equivalent to two weeks rent + VAT (calculated at £ per week) or minimum of £550 (+ VAT).
The bespoke option
We are also able to offer a bespoke option tailored to the individual requirements of landlords. Please contact our Lettings Team for more information.
Additional services available to landlords
We advise all our landlords to instruct an independent inventory so that an accurate assessment of damages, if any, can be made and charges levied from the Tenancy Deposit.
We work with Smartlets to provide this service at a cost of £130.00 (+VAT). Smartlets are regulated by AIIC.
If gas is supplied in the property landlords are required by law to provide an Annual Gas Safety Certificate.
Our fees, which include liaising with contractors, are £130.00 (+ VAT) for the inspection of the boiler and cooker hobs (if applicable).
It is the landlord’s responsibility to ensure that the property is habitable and complies with Health and Safety requirements. In the event of a fire caused by an electricity fault in the property, the landlord may be found liable.
The fees for carrying out an inspection is £260.00 (+ VAT). There would be additional costs if the inspection fails.
Landlords are required to provide an Electrical Safety Certificate for each property every five years.
Landlords are required by law to provide inspection of energy ratings prior to a property offered to let on the open market £130.00 (+ VAT).
It is a legal requirement that all rented properties have working smoke alarms on every level of the property. It is also best practice to ensure that Carbon Monoxide Detectors are supplied if the property has Gas.
Installation Fees are £80.00 (incl VAT) per detection unit plus an annual fee of £30.00 (incl VAT) for checks and inspections.
This helpful guide – The Smoke and Carbon Monoxide Alarm (England) Regulations 2015 produced by HM Government provides you the information you need to ensure your rental property is safe.
You will also find useful information in the HM Government booklet Fire Safety in Shared and Rented Accommodation.
It is strongly advised that you consider rent protection in the rare cases that the tenant falls in to arrears. AR Lettings is unable to give legal advice in these matters, however we are able to provide information of services available.
With our Fully Managed Service we will visit the property after the first three months of a tenancy and carry out a free inspection and report back to you.
If you require any additional inspections, they are charged at £120.00 (+ VAT) per inspection.
It is a legal requirement that all deposits are registered with a tenancy deposit scheme.
We charge a fee of £70.00 (+ VAT) to register a deposit for fully managed properties.
