We were contacted by Julie who was in the process of inheriting a property from her parents, she needed to turn the property around quickly and it was in need of work to get it rental-ready.
Case Study: Primrose Hill, Cuddington
The Situation
Julie had seen our details on Google and decided to give us a call as we are a lettings-only agency. She was going through a protracted probate process so she needed a local reliable letting agent to not only handle the rental but to help get the property up to standard
The Client’s Objectives
There was a relatively short timeframe after probate was granted to get the property up to a marketable standard within a certain budget. Julie had a 6 month window between when probate was granted and getting the property tenanted before she would have to start paying council tax on an empty property. She is also based overseas so it added that extra layer of complexity.
Our Solution
We needed to act quickly so we appointed one of our contractors that offers a turnkey solution to all our property maintenance. Work that needed doing included: re-flooring throughout, redecorating throughout, partial kitchen retiling and garden tidying. Instead of relying of multiple trades, which could have caused further delays due to the logistics, Advanced Property Care dealt with the jobs from start to finish in a timely manner. It effectively saved Julie money in the long run.
What It Meant To Them
Belvoir turned the property around within the required timeframe so Julie has avoided paying council tax on the property, much to her relief. Not only that, we have installed a long term tenant who is paying the asking price of £1,200 per calendar month.
Our Work
As you will see from the pictures below the carpets, décor and garden are looking in good shape!
The Timing
From start to finish the work took about 6 weeks, with a gap in between so the garden could be done just prior to the tenant taking occupation.
The Value To The Customer
With Julie being overseas it was important to keep her updated throughout the journey so that she had confidence in knowing her property was in capable hands. We helped her find a reliable long term tenant within the time constraint and take the stress out of the situation for her. Given that she had lived at the property in her younger years there was the emotional connection to the property so it was important for us at Belvoir to reassure her
Quote From Client
“Belvoir Letting Agents have proved to be exemplary. As a first time landlord, who is not a UK resident, they have helped me through every step of the way, including assisting me with documentation required for HMRC. From arranging to have the house made “rental ready”, by getting the right contractors to do any work that was required, to finding the ideal tenant.
I would rate them 12 of 10.
The team have kept me up to date with all details about the refurb of the house, and were very prompt to inform me about how viewings went.
I fully recommend this Company.”
