The question in the mind of someone letting their home for the first time is usually this: where do I start? We set the process out in six steps. Each has its own detail, and we have linked to the relevant articles.
1. Get the home ready to show
A prospective tenant decides in the first minute of seeing the home. Small jobs such as paintwork, a dripping tap or a socket that does not work cost far less than the rent and shorten the time it takes to let.
If a tenant lives in the home, viewings must be arranged by appointment in advance. Showing it while the tenant is out is possible only with their consent.
2. Set a realistic rent
When setting the rent, the rents actually achieved for homes of similar size and age in the same neighbourhood are examined. It is the achieved rents, not asking prices, that guide you.
Holding the price too high leaves the home empty; two months standing empty costs more than letting it at ten per cent less.
3. Prepare the documents
A copy of the title deed, identification, a current DASK policy, the energy performance certificate and any management plan should be ready. If you are letting furnished, the inventory list is prepared at this stage too.
When you work with us, you must grant authority through EİDS so that the listing can be published. Only you as the owner can grant it; we cannot do so on your behalf.
4. Build the listing properly
The listing should state the number of rooms, gross and net square metres, the floor, the type of heating, the service charge and the occupancy status in full. Missing information means needless telephone calls and wasted viewings.
The number and quality of photographs directly affect how often the listing is seen. Photographs of an untidy home make even a good home look poor.
5. Get to know your tenant
The regular and documentable income of the tenant, how many people will live in the home and how long they plan to stay should all be discussed. These are not an intrusion into private life but reasonable questions for a long-term relationship.
Letting quickly and finding the right tenant are often not the same thing. Eviction takes a long time; care at the start is easier than trouble later.
6. Draw up the contract and document the handover
The contract must state the term, the rent, the payment day, the deposit, who the service charge falls to and the inventory list. Paying the rent through a bank is compulsory above a certain amount.
At handover the meter readings are taken, the utility accounts are transferred to the tenant and a handover record is signed. This record settles most of the arguments that would otherwise arise at move-out.
Related sections of this guide
- How is the rent set? Comparables and method
- What should a lease agreement contain?
- What to look for when choosing a tenant
- Handover, utility transfer and meter readings
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