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What are the main differences between an estate agent and a letting agent?

If you want to lease or sell your property, you need the right property services. Do you require an estate agent or a letting company? Let's compare estate agents and letting agencies, then discuss their differences.

What's an estate agent supposed to do?

Estate agents are responsible for buying and selling property. Their service will be provided on your behalf. You can advertise your property via the Internet and offline. They'll also help organize viewings with potential buyers. It’s important to highlight that while some agents do offer letting service, others may not.

What are the responsibilities of a Letting agent?

Letting Agents rent your property. For those with several properties, this type of service can be very useful for property owners who don’t want to manage everything themselves. And the service is available if landlords want a professional to manage their prospective tenants.

Which do I need?

Selecting the correct service to meet your needs is critical. You should consider an estate agent if your goal is to purchase or sell property. For those who have rental properties, you will require a letting agency. The landlord needs to understand many aspects when it comes to renting property. You don't need to have any previous experience when renting out property so the process can be overwhelming for property owners with no experience and a larger property portfolio comes more responsibility for the landlord. Hiring a letting agent will provide landlords with the peace of mind that every effort will be made to ensure each tenant is satisfied.  

Rent will always get paid on the due date

You can hire the services of a letting agent to manage the rent collection from your tenants; This is often the most dreaded element of being a landlord and a tenants failure to pay on time can cause severe disruption to your cash flow. You will always receive your rent from a good letting agent. The agent will send you your rent for 52 weeks of each year.

All legal questions are dealt with

These are the legal requirements to be aware of before you let your property rent out. These are gas and electrical safety as well Energy Performance Certificates. You can trust your agent to take care everything for you, whether you have a full-managed or let only arrangement. You will be kept informed of any new laws and your property's compliance with them. An agent may suggest slight adjustments that could improve the property's appeal to letting agents. The managed service covers all costs.

Find Tenants that meet your requirements

Agents can find potential tenants more quickly if they promote the property well. They'll also be more successful in finding the most qualified tenants by using thorough screening processes and reference procedures. It is not possible to always find perfect tenants but the processes put in place by letting agents increase the likelihood of finding tenants the landlord wants to rent their property.

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