Belfast South - Landlords

just an imageBelvoir! offers you the chance to experience a truly professional lettings service in Belfast.

Belvoir! takes the time to understand your requirements and expectations first. Then we will work hard to exceed them. BELVOIR! only do one thing - Lettings - but we do it exceptionally well.

As your Professional Lettings Agent we can offer you either a Tenant Find only or a Full Management service.

Tenant Find
  • a free rent assessment
  • listing your property(ies) on our www
  • marketing the property(ies) via print ads
  • use of our computerised database of tenants
  • accompanied tenant viewings
  • in-house credit checking and referencing
  • preparation of the tenancy agreement
  • collection of 1st month's rent
  • dilapidation deposits held in a neutral client account.


Full management (the following services are provided, in addition to all of the Tenant Find services)
  • comprehensive rent guarantee and legal insurance
  • handling applications for the necessary permissions to let
  • gas and electrical inspections prior to tenant occupancy
  • full property inventory
  • monthly rent collection
  • regular statements
  • quarterly inspections with written reports to landlord
  • supervision of repairs against predefined landlord instructions
  • management of the supply, fitting and repair of white goods as required
  • on-going handling of tenant problems
  • the relationship between you and the Tenant is professionally managed by BELVOIR!
  • supervision of property cleaning between tenants' occupancies
  • preparation and serving all necessary legal notices
  • attendance at court if required
  • advice on property preparation to maximise
  • property rental value
  • an inclusive fee structure


Tenant

References and credit checks are required by all tenants. In certain circumstances, Guarantors must be supplied too.

Rental Agreement

We prepare a legal agreement, under current legislation, to suit your particular circumstances. In general this will be for a period of not less than 6 months and then renewable on a month to month basis. This gives you the flexibility to re-occupy the house after giving the tenant two month's notice to quit. Similarly the tenant may terminate after the initial period by giving two month's notice.

Deposit

We collect a deposit from the tenant to safeguard against damage. This is held in our bonded client's account. At the end of the tenancy we will inspect the property and the costs of any repair work attributed to the tenant, will be deducted from the deposit.

Rent

We will be pleased to advise you on the market rent for your property. Rents are payable by the tenant monthly to our client account. You will be paid directly from this account and we will prepare, at regular intervals, an income and expenditure account which you can send to the Inland Revenue.

Rates and Services

The payment of water rates, council tax, gas, electricity and telephone bills are generally the responsibility of the tenants.

Repairs

You are responsible for all repairs to the property with the exception of window glass or other breakages caused by the tenants. Small repairs can be carried out by our contractors, or ones nominated by you, and their charges deducted from your account. We will always ask for instructions before commencing any large scale repairs.

Mortgages

We can undertake all negotiations with your current Lender in order to obtain their permission to let the property. Some lenders might charge higher interest rates for let properties and raise a service charge. If permission is denied, a new Buy-to-Let mortgage may be an option.

Tax

From the total rent received in a tax year you can normally deduct, for tax purposes, the following:

Our fees
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