Letting your property
Whether you’re new to letting or an experienced landlord, we work with you to plan the best strategy for your property or portfolio, informed by over 20 years of experience renting properties in your local area.
Flexible services
From finding you find the right tenant, to making sure your property is well looked after and rent is paid on time, we can support you at every stage of the process. We work hard to help you get the best from your investment, leaving you with more time to enjoy the fun things in life.
Honest advice
Marketing your property at the right price is essential, so we'll give you straightforward, honest advice about what rent you can expect to achieve. We’ll also advise you on your legal obligations as a landlord and how best to prepare your property for renting.
Connected team
Our proactive agents make sure your property is seen by our large network of qualified tenants. All five of our offices work together to create maximum interest in your property and secure you the best rent, which can often be higher than you expect.
Right match
All tenants are fully referenced and carefully matched to your property. We also encourage you to meet them. The right match means most of our tenancies are renewed at the end of the term, void periods are kept low and your property keeps generating you income.
Effective marketing
Comprehensive marketing is essential for attracting potential tenants and ultimately getting you the best possible rental income for your property. We target the right tenants across the most effective channels and always use high quality photos to show your property at its best.
Nearly all property searches begin online, so we list your property on all the current portals so it reaches the widest audience possible.
Our services and fees
We offer a range of services to suit your needs as a landlord. Choose our standard Letting service and we’ll find you the right tenant and take care of the tenancy paperwork. Upgrade to our Premium Letting service for additional support throughout the tenancy and add on our dedicated Management service for full property management support.
Letting
10.8%*
of the rent incl. VAT - 1st term
6% incl. VAT - 2nd term onwards
Administration and reference fees
£250 incl. VAT admin fee per tenancy term
£50 incl. VAT per reference
Included:
- Market appraisal / valuation
- Marketing your property
- Conducting viewings
- Offer negotiation
- Tenant referencing if instructed
- Right to rent checks
- Preparing the tenancy agreement
- Collating legal documents for tenants
- Rent collection - first two months
- Tenancy renewals
* To be paid upfront at the start of the tenancy and each subsequent term.
Example of our Letting service fee, based on a rent of £1,500 per month.
1st term at 10.8%:
£1,500 x 12 months = £18,000 x 10.8% = £1,944 (incl. VAT)
Renewal and subsequent terms at 6%: £1,500 x 12 months = £18,000 x 6% = £1,080 (incl. VAT)
Premium Letting
14.4%*
of the rent incl. VAT - 1st term
8.4% incl. VAT - 2nd term onwards
Administration fee
£450 incl. VAT for the 1st term
£250 incl. VAT for subsequent terms
Included:
Everything in the Letting service plus:
- Rent collection throughout the tenancy
- Tenant deposit administration
- Arranging the following (cost excluded):
- Inventory at check in and check out
- Pre-tenancy cleaning
- Pre-tenancy safety inspection and resultant maintenance
- Gas Safety Certificate (GSC)
- Energy performance certificate (EPC)
- Electrical Installation Condition Report (EICR)
- Smoke detector installation
- Serving notice to tenants
- Managing the check out process
- Returning the tenant’s deposit
* To be paid upfront in two, six-month instalments.
Example of our Premium Letting service fee, based on a rent of £1,500 per month.
1st term at 14.4%:
£1,500 x 12 months = £18,000 x 14.4% = £2,592 (incl. VAT)
Renewal and subsequent terms at 8.4%
£1,500 x 12 months = £18,000 x 8.4% = £1,512 (incl. VAT)
Management
6%*
of the rent incl VAT
In addition to our Premium Letting service
Note on our Management service
This service can only be taken in conjunction with Premium Letting
Get startedIncluded:
If added to our Premium Letting service:
- A dedicated property manager
- Pre-move in inspection
- Mid-term inspection
- Pre-move out inspection
- Transferring utilities and council tax
- Arranging gas maintenance
- Access to our 24-hour maintenance portal
- Arranging quotes, repairs and maintenance
- Managing a £100 cash balance for minor expenses
- Organising repairs up to £300 incl. VAT per item
- Seeking approval for works over £300 incl. VAT
- Paying outgoings on your behalf
- Negotiating damages and deposit deductions
- Returning the tenant’s deposit
- Forwarding post
* To be paid in two, six-month instalments, deducted from the rent.
Example of our Management service fee, based on a rent of £1,500 per month.
Management fee at 6%:
£1,500 x 12 months = £18,000 x 6% = £1,080 (incl. VAT)
Additional fees
The following services are available as add-ons to our packages above and fees will only be charged upon your instruction of each item.
Letting services
- Own tenancy agreement
- £60 incl. VAT
- Gas Safety Certificate
- £36 + contractor charges
- Energy Performance Certificate
- £36 + contractor charges
- Electrical Installation Certificate
- £36 + contractor charges
- Inventory reports (check in/check out)
- £36 + contractor charges
- Smoke detector installation
- £36 + contractor charges
- Referencing
- £50 incl. VAT per reference
- Deposit reconciliation
- £60 incl. VAT per hour/part hour subject to minimum of £240 incl. VAT
- Deposit protection for Letting service
- £120 incl. VAT
- Serving of own notices and eviction services
- £60 incl. VAT
- Drawing up and serving of notices and eviction services
- £100 incl. VAT
- Pre-move in, midterm and pre-move out inspections
- £50 incl. VAT per visit
Premium Letting services
- Own tenancy agreement
- £60 incl. VAT
- Referencing during tenancy
- £50 incl. VAT per reference
- Legal advice for serving notices and eviction services
- At cost
- Pre-move in, midterm and pre-move out inspections
- £50 incl. VAT per visit
- Rent guarantee insurance
- £200 incl. VAT for rent under £3000 pcm. Rent over £3000 will be quoted individually
Management services
- Additional property visits
- £36 incl. VAT per visit
- Empty property management
- £240 pcm incl. VAT
All services
- Deed of assignment
- £200 incl. VAT
- Renewal document fee
- £42 incl. VAT
- Major works supervision
- 10% of works
- Inland Revenue accounting service
- £120 pa incl. VAT
- Legal action/court attendance
- £60 incl. VAT per hour/part hour
- Shopping
- £24 incl. VAT per hour/part hour
- House sitting
- £24 incl. VAT per hour/part hour
- Courier deliveries
- At cost
- Sale fees
- 1.5% of sale price less fees
- Key cutting
- £30 incl. VAT
- Postage
- At cost
- HMO licencing application
- £350 incl. VAT
- Landlord withdrawal from offer
- Up to £600 incl. VAT
Words from our clients
“David is very efficient and always ready to respond to all questions and needs.”
“Keatings have been managing my property brilliantly 5 years. I mainly deal with Sandra and Chloe and they are both highly knowledgeable, professional and always really kind and helpful.”
“Always very efficient and great to deal with. Highly recommend”
“Sandra has been amazing on negotiating my renewal. Thank you very much for your fast action and renewal.”
“Sandra is very efficient and responsive. A great member of the Keatings team.”
“Sandra was extremely helpful and efficient. I could not fault her. I am very happy with Keatings.”
“Easy to get hold of, proactive and responsive. very pleased”
“David was super efficient in helping us find new tenants. He communicated well throughout the process, was proactive strategic in his approach and we were very happy with the outcome.”
“Feyda has been excellent in helping us with our flat hunt. She is super friendly and approachable. Feyda has helped answer all our queries quickly and made the whole process smooth and easy. We are very happy with the service provided.”
“I’ve had a really positive experience dealing with the Keating Estates, Herne Hill branch, and specially Feyda, who has been exceptional in handling our requests. Thank you!”
“Excellent service, strategic thinker and is the most reliable agent i have ever used. I would recommend him anyone, based on our experience.”
“Great job from David and the team. Gave excellent advice. Found tenants quickly and efficiently. Stress-free process and the team was a delight to deal with. Highly recommend!!”
“Great service - finding new tenants was dealt with promptly and efficiently - and the process was very smooth. Good job!”
“Many thanks to Sandra for her friendly, polite and efficient guidance throughout my lease renewal.”
“Very good agent, highly experienced, well in tune with the Brixton Market - knows his property valves extremely well.”
“Brilliant service and communication... David has helped us with lettings and has made what can seem quite a daunting and admin heavy process straightforward and stress free. Thank you!”
“David Cam has provided an extremely efficient service, thank you.”
“I have been letting my property through Keating Estates for about 10 years and I can not fault them. The letting and management team are really efficient and responsive. They always come back with information quickly and are really helpful dealing with the council and getting repairs sorted. The...”
“Really Great to work with - honest and thorough! Thanks”
“Sandra has been very efficient in renewing the tenancy on my flat.”
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