On this page you will find details of links to websites and organisations that provide Rental property, short term accommodation, bed and breakfast, vacation accommodation and shared housing facilities, (whether based in the UK or abroad)... 

Letting agents or leasing agents (as they are known in America) provides a range of useful services to assist tenants find their accommodation. The role of a letting agent is essentially to manage a Rental Property on behalf of a landlord or property management company. Their tasks include the initial advertising of the property within a branch office and or on their website. The rental agent usually has authority to negotiate and to take holding deposit monies and rental deposit from prospective tenants. Typically, letting agents will have many viewings  to undertake on a daily basis in many busy urban areas. They will also be responsible for initiating a credit check of the tenants and possibly providing registration inventory check in services. They also act to assist what the tenants in day to day problems such as dealing with repairs caused by a leaking pipe or broken fence.

 

Some rental property agents have relationships with property maintenance companies in the local area they serve. . Letting agents provide a useful service for landlords who do not wish the day today hassle of dealing with Tennant telephone enquiries and the initial prospect find of the tenant in the first place. Most letting agents have their own websites (as this is the primary source of first contact for most prospective tenants seeking accommodation).

 

Another key responsibility of the letting agent is the collection of rent and facilitating the signing  of the assured short hold tenancy agreement. In the United Kingdom, most lets are for a period of or six months and can be extended depending upon the needs and wants of both the landlord and the tenant. Finding short term accommodation like a bed and breakfast or a guesthouse can easily be achieved through the many online property portals and directories of local services.

 

The recent credit crunch has meant that there has been a rise in the demand for Rental Property. This is due to the nervousness of many first time buyers who are choosing to rent and see what happens in the property market place.