Landlords Fees

Includes rental valuation and agreeing market rent, finding a tenant in accordance with the landlord’s guidelines. Marketing and advertising the property; erecting a board and carrying out viewings as appropriate. Collecting and remitting the first month’s rent received, deducting commission and other works invoices, and supplying a statement.

Applies to all service levels

Includes Tenant find Service plus a monthly commission calculated as a percentage of the monthly rent, includes collecting and remitting the monthly rent received, deducting commission and other works, and supplying monthly statements. When necessary it includes the first stages of pursuance of non-payment of rent and providing advice on rent arrears actions

Includes Tenant find service plus Monthly Management

A monthly commission calculated as a percentage of the monthly rent, includes collecting and remitting the monthly rent received, deducting commission and other works, and supplying monthly statements. When necessary it includes the first stages of pursuance of non-payment of rent and providing advice on rent arrears actions. It includes 1 routine visit every 6 months. Liaising with tenants and handling their queries, providing a maintenance reporting and handling system including out of hours.

A monthly fee for rent and legal insurance if taken in addition to the Monthly management Fee for Rent Collect Service or Fully Managed Service

All residential tenants’ deposits must be registered – by law – with a Government approved Scheme. This fee is for registering the landlord and tenant details and protecting the security deposit; then providing the tenant(s) with the Deposit Certificate and Prescribed Information within 30 days of the start of the tenancy. The scheme used by Cobblestones Estates is the Deposit Protection Service. The fee also covers the administration of the receiving and holding the deposit in our client money account and providing CMP insurance cover for monies held, and associated administration.  This Fee is payable for all tenancy types including company and commercial lets as it covers our administration and holding of the deposit on your behalf.

See separate schedule. Dependent on the number of bedrooms and/or size of the property and outbuildings.

Contract negotiation, amending and updating terms and arranging a further tenancy and agreement

Transferring a tenancy to a periodic tenancy at the end of a fixed term.

(Review of existing Gas Safety Certificates provided by the Landlord)

Arranging for an Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) as required prior to marketing of all Rented Property this fee covers arranging access and retaining the certificate. It does not include the cost of the certificate.

If more than 2 contractor quotes are required by the landlord for maintenance works, this fee is charged per additional quote required.

Post checkout if any proposed deductions in the security deposit are disputed by the tenant, this fee covers compiling the relevant documentation to support the landlord’s position.

Arranging access and assessing costs with contractor. Processing payments and invoices and retaining any warranty or guarantee as a result of any works.

A fixed fee for liaising with the contractor and tenant and arranging access.  An additional fee will apply if a member of staff is required to attend the property with the contractor (see additional property visits section for charges)

includes contacting the Landlords insurance or warranty providers at the request of the Landlord.

To attend for specific requests such as neighbour disputes, more visits are required to monitor the tenancy, any maintenance-linked or routine visit over the included 1 visit every 6 months. We can also arrange to carry out property visits when the property is untenanted by agreement

Expenses will be charged in addition where relevant. (Expenses include travel, accommodation and parking etc. if applicable.)

This is the fee for handling the withdrawal only in addition any costs incurred or outstanding relating to the marketing and set up of the property, referencing AST agreements etc and losses incurred by the agent or which must be repaid to any potential tenant will be passed to the landlord.

Any additional costs occurred by the agent in administrating and handing over the tenancy to the landlord will be passed to the Landlord in addition.

for obtaining quotes for improvement works (per quotation)

Payable at the time of instruction if quotes are required for refurbishment of the property

When a Landlord requests a specific visit in order to access a maintenance requirement