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Roderick Thomas Lettings & Management is an independent agency with a unique approach to residential letting and property management in Somerset. We provide a first rate service to landlords which includes tenant find, rent collection and fully managed services.
Tenants can be assured that we meticulously look after the properties in our portfolio to ensure the most relaxed and comfortable letting experience.
Located in the heart of Somerset, we offer a wide range of property in the towns and villages of this beautiful area.
We have a committed team of dedicated lettings, management and maintenance specialists.
Whether you are a landlord wishing to let a property or a tenant searching for a new property to rent in Somerset please contact us to discuss your property needs.
TENANTS
What can Roderick Thomas Lettings & Management do for you?
Firstly we very much hope we can find suitable accommodation for you. Our office is small enough for staff to be able to deal personally with your requirements and has a detailed knowledge of the locality.
Our staff are trained to understand from you the type of property for which you are looking, thereby saving you time in considering and viewing unsuitable properties which do not meet with your requirements. We can register those requirements and whilst we always ask prospective tenants to keep in touch with us and to visit our website which is continuously updated, we try also where possible, to contact you if a particularly suitable property becomes available.
Our referencing procedures are flexible and speedy and we always endeavour to keep a tenant’s interests and rights carefully balanced with those of a landlord’s to ensure a happy and smooth-running tenancy for both parties.
LANDLORDS
We know home owners become landlords for a variety of reasons, from job relocations, changes in personal circumstances to Investment both long and short term.
We also appreciate that making the decision to rent your property isn’t always easy, and can be a legal and taxation minefield.
At Roderick Thomas we can take all of these worries away. If you have 1 or 50 properties, have done this many times before or are just starting out, we can offer you the very best service, help and support.
Experience has taught us that client requirements are individual and as independent agents, without the constraints of a franchise or “corporate strategy”, we can tailor our service to your needs, providing the precise level of management you require.
Initially we will provide a free market appraisal of your property, advising of an accurate current rental valuation. We will also advise you on presenting your property, furnishings and safety requirements.
We will market your property extensively through our own website and other mainstream property sites and local media. We will also erect a striking TO LET board which research has shown to be the most effective local marketing tool available.
All prospective tenants are vetted via a recognised credit referencing agency and we pride ourselves on our commitment to move your tenant in within 5 working days of application.
Our aim, whilst acting in the very best interests of our landlords, is to achieve a balance between the wishes of landlords and tenants, so ensuring a long and smooth-running tenancy. To achieve this, we pay the greatest attention to detail, provide a prompt and efficient response as required and indeed, a thoroughly professional approach to all aspects of the letting business.
We are confident in our experience and ability to provide you a first class service with personal emphasis.
Please contact us on 01749 670079 or 07771 546617 to discuss a free market appraisal and further details of our services summarised below,
Landlord Services
Realising that some landlords wish to be more involved in the details of a letting than others, we are flexible in the services we offer and broadly these are as follows:
Tenant Finding Only
We advertise and promote the property to find a suitable prospective tenant and, having done so, we embark on our referencing procedures. Once satisfactory reference replies are received, we can then draw up the legal agreement and inventory or schedule of condition. Prior to the start of the tenancy, we collect one month’s rent in advance and the deposit and we make arrangements for the method of payment of future rents direct to the landlord. We do not show the tenant into the property or deal with details of the tenancy such as the transfer of services etc. and we are in no part responsible for the proper performance of the tenancy agreement.
Our commission for this service is taken at the start of the tenancy from the first month’s rent and is payable for tenancies up to one year, after which, if the tenant remains in occupation, no commission is payable.
Tenant Finding and Rent Collection
We find a tenant and complete the tenant finding only services as described above and, in addition, deal with all aspects of collection of rent during the tenancy.
Rents are normally payable in advance on the first of each month. We carefully monitor these payments and once rent is received and our commission deducted, we account to the landlord with a statement during the second week of each month.
Full Management
This service relieves the landlord of all personal involvement in the letting if he so wishes. Having found the tenant (often for an owner who is abroad or living at a distance) we deal with all details both prior to and during the tenancy. These would include:
Careful tenant selection
Meticulous referencing procedure
Extensive local advertising
Assistance with insurance
All necessary legal documentation
Preparation of inventories and schedules of condition
Transfer of utility accounts to new tenant’s name
Regular three-monthly visits to the property (to check on the condition of the house and garden) and reports to landlord
Making arrangements for contractors to carry out any repairs
Arranging mandatory annual gas safety checks
Serving notices
Final check-out and negotiations over matters arising
Roderick Thomas Lettings & Management is an independent agency with a unique approach to residential letting and property management in Somerset. We provide a first rate service to landlords which includes tenant find, rent collection and fully managed services.
Tenants can be assured that we meticulously look after the properties in our portfolio to ensure the most relaxed and comfortable letting experience.
Located in the heart of Somerset, we offer a wide range of property in the towns and villages of this beautiful area.
We have a committed team of dedicated lettings, management and maintenance specialists.
Whether you are a landlord wishing to let a property or a tenant searching for a new property to rent in Somerset please contact us to discuss your property needs.
TENANTS
What can Roderick Thomas Lettings & Management do for you?
Firstly we very much hope we can find suitable accommodation for you. Our office is small enough for staff to be able to deal personally with your requirements and has a detailed knowledge of the locality.
Our staff are trained to understand from you the type of property for which you are looking, thereby saving you time in considering and viewing unsuitable properties which do not meet with your requirements. We can register those requirements and whilst we always ask prospective tenants to keep in touch with us and to visit our website which is continuously updated, we try also where possible, to contact you if a particularly suitable property becomes available.
Our referencing procedures are flexible and speedy and we always endeavour to keep a tenant’s interests and rights carefully balanced with those of a landlord’s to ensure a happy and smooth-running tenancy for both parties.
LANDLORDS
We know home owners become landlords for a variety of reasons, from job relocations, changes in personal circumstances to Investment both long and short term.
We also appreciate that making the decision to rent your property isn’t always easy, and can be a legal and taxation minefield.
At Roderick Thomas we can take all of these worries away. If you have 1 or 50 properties, have done this many times before or are just starting out, we can offer you the very best service, help and support.
Experience has taught us that client requirements are individual and as independent agents, without the constraints of a franchise or “corporate strategy”, we can tailor our service to your needs, providing the precise level of management you require.
Initially we will provide a free market appraisal of your property, advising of an accurate current rental valuation. We will also advise you on presenting your property, furnishings and safety requirements.
We will market your property extensively through our own website and other mainstream property sites and local media. We will also erect a striking TO LET board which research has shown to be the most effective local marketing tool available.
All prospective tenants are vetted via a recognised credit referencing agency and we pride ourselves on our commitment to move your tenant in within 5 working days of application.
Our aim, whilst acting in the very best interests of our landlords, is to achieve a balance between the wishes of landlords and tenants, so ensuring a long and smooth-running tenancy. To achieve this, we pay the greatest attention to detail, provide a prompt and efficient response as required and indeed, a thoroughly professional approach to all aspects of the letting business.
We are confident in our experience and ability to provide you a first class service with personal emphasis.
Please contact us on 01749 670079 or 07771 546617 to discuss a free market appraisal and further details of our services summarised below,
Landlord Services
Realising that some landlords wish to be more involved in the details of a letting than others, we are flexible in the services we offer and broadly these are as follows:
Tenant Finding Only
We advertise and promote the property to find a suitable prospective tenant and, having done so, we embark on our referencing procedures. Once satisfactory reference replies are received, we can then draw up the legal agreement and inventory or schedule of condition. Prior to the start of the tenancy, we collect one month’s rent in advance and the deposit and we make arrangements for the method of payment of future rents direct to the landlord. We do not show the tenant into the property or deal with details of the tenancy such as the transfer of services etc. and we are in no part responsible for the proper performance of the tenancy agreement.
Our commission for this service is taken at the start of the tenancy from the first month’s rent and is payable for tenancies up to one year, after which, if the tenant remains in occupation, no commission is payable.
Tenant Finding and Rent Collection
We find a tenant and complete the tenant finding only services as described above and, in addition, deal with all aspects of collection of rent during the tenancy.
Rents are normally payable in advance on the first of each month. We carefully monitor these payments and once rent is received and our commission deducted, we account to the landlord with a statement during the second week of each month.
Full Management
This service relieves the landlord of all personal involvement in the letting if he so wishes. Having found the tenant (often for an owner who is abroad or living at a distance) we deal with all details both prior to and during the tenancy. These would include:
Careful tenant selection
Meticulous referencing procedure
Extensive local advertising
Assistance with insurance
All necessary legal documentation
Preparation of inventories and schedules of condition
Transfer of utility accounts to new tenant’s name
Regular three-monthly visits to the property (to check on the condition of the house and garden) and reports to landlord
Making arrangements for contractors to carry out any repairs
Arranging mandatory annual gas safety checks
Serving notices
Final check-out and negotiations over matters arising
