I'm planning to let my home for the first time: How do I choose a letting スパイ／執行官, can I haggle over 料金s and what questions should I ask them?
I'm moving out of my home to move in with my partner. Instead of selling my flat, I have decided to let it out just in 事例／患者 things don't work out.
I don't want the hassle of finding tenants or managing the 所有物／資産／財産 myself, so I've decided to use a letting スパイ／執行官.?
I would love some advice on how I should 始める，決める about choosing the best one.?
For example, should I 招待する a few of them over to 会合，会う them? What questions should I ask when they do visit and what sort of 料金 should I 推定する／予想する to 支払う／賃金???
を引き渡す 責任／義務: Using a managing スパイ／執行官 enables landlords to take a step 支援する and 許す someone else to manage everything on their に代わって
Ed Magnus of This is Mon ey replies:?存在 a landlord is often lucrative - but it can also be a time-消費するing and 需要・要求するing 役割, riddled with ever-増加するing 責任／義務s and tedious 同意／服従.
On 最高の，を越す of finding suitable tenants, you have to consider other factors such as 規則s and safety checks, 維持／整備 costs, 無効の periods and rent collection to 指名する just a few.
Using a managing スパイ／執行官 enables landlords to take a step 支援する and 許す someone else to manage everything on their に代わって.
They will 扱う everything during the letting 過程 and the tenancy, 含むing rent collection and organising 修理s.
But it can come at a かなりの price, on 最高の，を越す of what landlords already 支払う／賃金 in 税金 and 維持／整備 costs.
伝統的な high-street letting スパイ／執行官s will typically 告発（する），告訴（する）／料金 anywhere between 10 and 20 per cent of the 月毎の 賃貸しの income, depending on the company, the 場所 and the service level on 申し込む／申し出.
In some 事例／患者s they may even 告発（する），告訴（する）／料金 more than 20 per cent, 特に when managing short lets as this 伴う／関わるs more work.
I asked some 所有物／資産／財産 専門家s to help explain how you should go about choosing a letting スパイ／執行官.
I spoke to Harriet Scanlan, lettings 経営者／支配人 at Richmond 広い地所 機関 Antony Roberts, Angharad Trueman, group lettings director at Andrews 広い地所 スパイ／執行官s, and Katinka Hill, 地域の lettings director at Chestertons.
How do you choose a managing スパイ／執行官?
Harriet Scanlan replies:?When looking for a letting スパイ／執行官 to manage your 賃貸しの 所有物／資産／財産, a good starting point is to 選ぶ for someone 地元の.?
If a tenant enquiry comes in, they should be 井戸／弁護士席 positioned to carry out a 見解（をとる）ing 速く, 減ずるing 可能性のある 無効の periods as much as possible.
If you are 捜し出すing a fully-managed service, it's also 価値（がある） finding out where the 管理／経営 department is based - is it 地元の? This is important ーに関して／ーの点でs of getting 問題／発行するs 解決するd quickly and keeping tenants happy.
Angharad Trueman replies: 研究 is 重要な when deciding which letting スパイ／執行官 should manage your 所有物／資産／財産, so be sure to check out their website and reviews.
A good 候補者 will have demonstrable knowledge of the 地元の market and 肯定的な reviews from landlords.
スパイ／執行官s need to know their 合法的な 必要物／必要条件s and the 法律s 影響する／感情ing landlords, so 産業 資格s are 批判的な.
Many スパイ／執行官s operate on a 'get it on, get the price 負かす／撃墜する' approach, so 選ぶing the スパイ／執行官 申し込む／申し出ing the highest rent won't やむを得ず mean that is what you 結局最後にはーなる with
Look for accreditations like 会員の地位 of ARLA Propertymark, which means they are already qualified.
Finally, carefully consider how a 見込みのある スパイ／執行官 communicates with you. Their manner and how they make you feel before, during and after the valuation is a good 指示する人（物） of how they will 現在の to 未来 tenants.
Katinka Hill 追加するs: When 収集するing your shortlist, consider how long the スパイ／執行官s working in the office have been specialising in lettings in your area.
The longer they have been 現在の, the stronger their knowledge, their 網状組織 of 可能性のある tenants and the necessary experience to manage your 所有物／資産／財産 井戸／弁護士席.
Don't just 選ぶ the スパイ／執行官 who 約束s the highest rent
Harriet Scanlan says: Many スパイ／執行官s operate on the 'get it on, get the price 負かす／撃墜する' approach, so 選ぶing the スパイ／執行官 申し込む／申し出ing the highest rent won't やむを得ず mean that is what you 結局最後にはーなる with.
You also need to consider the bigger picture. If they are starting your relationsh ip with them by 事実上の／代理 dishonestly, this doesn't bode 井戸／弁護士席 for その上の 負かす／撃墜する the line.
As a landlord, you are essentially ゆだねるing your スパイ／執行官 with what is likely to be one of your greatest 資産s, so it's not a 決定／判定勝ち（する） to be made lightly.
Unlike sales, the 関係 between a letting スパイ／執行官 and a landlord could go on for years, so a 関係 based on 信用 is 必須の.
What about the スパイ／執行官 with the cheapest 料金?
Angharad Trueman replies: It's tempting to gravitate に向かって the スパイ／執行官 with the cheapest 料金s, but this can be a 誤った economy.
Would you rather have an スパイ／執行官 with 100 所有物／資産／財産s that 告発（する），告訴（する）／料金d £10 a month, or 50 所有物／資産／財産s that 告発（する），告訴（する）／料金d £75 a month?
A good 料金 means the スパイ／執行官 has 基金s to 投資する in training, 科学（工学）技術 and staff to help you later 負かす／撃墜する the line.
What should you ask a letting スパイ／執行官 when they visit?
Harriet Scanlan replies: When you 会合，会う a letting スパイ／執行官 for the first time, you should discuss safety 規則s so you know what is entailed in getting your 所有物／資産／財産 ready to let out.
There are さまざまな safety 支配するs and 規則s which need to be 固執するd to, and it's a 決定的な part of the スパイ／執行官's 職業 to explain these to you.
Check スパイ／執行官s know their 同意／服従: For example, all 賃貸しの 所有物／資産／財産s now need an 電気の 取り付け・設備 条件 報告（する）／憶測?
Angharad Trueman replies: Any スパイ／執行官 価値（がある） their salt should be able to answer most of your questions off the 最高の，を越す of their 長，率いる, so don't be afraid to put them on the 位置／汚点／見つけ出す.
It's important you also understand what happens after your tenant has moved in, not just the 過程 主要な up to finding them.
Some 基準 questions would be:?
- What is your 過程 for pre-qualifying tenants??
- After you have moved my tenant in, how will the 現在進行中の 管理／経営 of my 所有物／資産／財産 be dealt with??
- Who will be my 所有物／資産／財産 経営者／支配人?
- How quickly will my rent be paid and when should I 始める，決める up my direct debit for my mortgage 支払い（額）s??
- What is your 過程 for chasing arrears??
- When should I 推定する／予想する you to be in touch with me??
- How will you communicate with me and how often will you be in touch??
- How often will 所有物／資産／財産 査察s happen, and who will do them??
- What if there is a 維持／整備 緊急 and you can't get 持つ／拘留する of me??
Katinka Hill replies: O nce you 会合，会う with your 可能性のある スパイ／執行官, 明らかにする 正確に／まさに what 肉親，親類d of tenant you are looking for and use this 適切な時期 to 実験（する） your スパイ／執行官 on their knowledge about your area's 所有物／資産／財産 market.
Ask them how the market is 成し遂げるing, what rents are usually 生成するd for 所有物／資産／財産s 類似の to yours, and which tenant demographics they attract.
It's also 決定的な to discuss your 責任／義務s as a landlord and the 最新の 規則s 含むing the Renters' 改革（する） 法案.
Last but not least, don't shy away from asking for a 詳細（に述べる）d 決裂／故障 of the 機関's 料金 structure. The level of 料金s and 支払い（額） of 料金s 変化させるs outside of London compared to in London, as an example.
Other 料金s that landlords should be aware of are tenancy 協定 料金s, deposit 登録 料金s, safety checks, 在庫 and check-in 料金s 同様に as 言及／関連 料金s.
Should you haggle the スパイ／執行官 over their 料金?
Angharad Trueman replies: Typically, 管理／経営 料金s 範囲 between 10 and 15 per cent of the 月毎の 賃貸しの income.
You can haggle, but as all 面s of an スパイ／執行官's 管理／経営 are 一般に necessary, you wouldn't want them to 削減（する） corners to 会合，会う your 要求するd 料金.
When it comes to looking after what may be your biggest 投資, remember the old 説, '支払う／賃金 cheap, 支払う／賃金 twice'.
The スパイ／執行官's 条件 and 条件s should 明確に 始める，決める out all of their costs, but there are third-party costs to 耐える in mind such as pre-tenancy きれいにする, safety certification and 在庫s
Are there any 付加 costs to watch out for?
Harriet Scanlan replies: When landlords are 調査するing the 可能性のある of letting their 所有物／資産／財産 out, it is 有益な to have a good しっかり掴む of costs.
The スパイ／執行官's 条件 and 条件s should 明確に 始める，決める out all of their costs but there are third-party costs to 耐える in mind such as pre-tenancy きれいにする, safety certification and 在庫s.
Many 機関s 追加する a referral 料金 to their 請負業者s; in turn 請負業者s build that into their invoices, thus passing the cost の上に the landlord.
Not all letting スパイ／執行官s 行為／法令／行動する like that, so look around for one who doesn't.
Angharad Trueman 追加するs: 確実にする you ask about extras on 最高の，を越す of the 管理／経営 料金 so you are not surprised later 負かす／撃墜する the line.
There is often an extra 告発（する），告訴（する）／料金 for 在庫s and check-out 報告（する）／憶測s as these are often 行為／行うd by 外部の impartial companies.
所有物／資産／財産 査察s take a lot of extra 動員可能数 to organise and 完全にする so these often 背負い込む an 付加 料金 too.
伝統的な high-street letting スパイ／執行官s will typically 告発（する），告訴（する）／料金 anywhere between 10% and 20% of the 月毎の 賃貸しの income
What makes a good letting スパイ／執行官?
Harriet Scanlan replies: A good letting スパイ／執行官 should 投資する in their marketing, 特に when it comes to professional photos and 所有物／資産／財産 portals. The online presence these days is 決定的な so getting it 権利 is important.
Angharad Trueman replies: A good スパイ／執行官 is one that 行為／法令／行動するs with 正直さ, honesty and is a 広大な／多数の／重要な 伝達者.
Many things can go wrong with 所有物／資産／財産 and it's important to be with an スパイ／執行官 who 知らせるs you 敏速に and won't sugarcoat things.
If problems do arise, you should feel 確信して working on a 計画（する） to solve them together.
The 法律を制定する landscape for lettings 転換s やめる often so you're looking for an スパイ／執行官 who keeps their knowledge up to date and can always 供給する you with the most 現在の 詳細（に述べる）d advice.
削減（する） costs: The cheaper 'let only' service is where the スパイ／執行官 finds the tenants, moves them in and then 手渡すs everything 支援する to the landlord
What does the 十分な 管理／経営 service 含む?
Ed Magnus replies: In 新規加入 to finding the tenants, the letting スパイ／執行官 will を取り引きする day to day 管理／経営 含むing 修理s.
They should also give 公共事業（料金）／有用性 供給者s メーター readings when the tenancy starts and ends, organise safety checks such as the gas safety 証明書, 電気の safety 実験（する）s, smoke and 一酸化炭素 alarms.
十分な 管理／経営 should also 含む the スパイ／執行官 visiting the 所有物／資産／財産 at least once a year, 供給するing an 緊急 out of hours service, and managing the end of tenancy 過程 and deposit return.
What if you don't want to 支払う／賃金 for 十分な 管理／経営?
Ed Magnus replies: 概して, there are three service levels 利用できる. As the 指名する 示唆するs, the cheaper 'let only' service is where the スパイ／執行官 finds the tenants, moves them in and then 手渡すs everything 支援する to the landlord.
This can either be 告発（する），告訴（する）／料金d as a flat one-off 料金 or taken as a 百分率 of the rent.
The next cheapest 選択 is for the rent collection service.?
Again this leaves the 管理／経営 in the landlords 手渡すs, but the スパイ／執行官 will be 責任がある rent collection and chasing up any rent arrears.
