Letting packages
Our landlord fees
Clear, competitive pricing — whichever level of service suits you. All fees are subject to VAT.
Let Only
50% of first month’s rent + VAT
Subject to a minimum of £1,000 + VAT
What’s included
Rental valuation including marketing advice
High-quality professionally enhanced photos, video tour, floorplan & detailed description
Accompanied viewings at all times
Finding the right tenants for you
Processing tenancy applications
Quality, in-depth referencing checks
Preparing all pre-tenancy documentation
Ensuring safety certification & legislation compliance
Assured periodic tenancy agreement
Organising third-party inventories & check-outs*
Checking in tenants, including initial monies
Registering the deposit with the TDS
Rent reviews & negotiations*
*additional costs apply
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Rent Collection
7% + VAT / month
Plus a £375 + VAT one-off set-up fee
Everything in Let Only, plus:
Collecting rent payments & managing arrears
Providing detailed statements
Online portal with full landlord access
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Recommended
Full Management
10% + VAT / month
Plus a £375 + VAT one-off set-up fee
Everything in Let Only and Rent Collection, plus:
Organising all maintenance & routine checks
Access to qualified & insured contractors
Professional property inspection reports
Optional rent recovery protection
Organising end-of-tenancy negotiations
Handling deposit deductions & disputes
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RENTERS’ RIGHTS ACT
What landlords need to know
The Renters’ Rights Act brings major changes to the private rented sector, and we know landlords have questions. Here’s a plain-English overview of what’s changing — and the team at Davidson Estates is always happy to talk it through.
01
Periodic tenancies
Fixed terms are being abolished — every tenancy becomes a rolling, month-to-month periodic agreement. Tenants stay until they choose to leave, with a 12-month protected period at the start during which the selling and moving-in grounds can't be used.
02
Ending a tenancy
Tenants can leave at any time by giving two months' notice, aligned to the end of a rent period. Existing fixed-term agreements automatically convert to periodic tenancies under a single-stage rollout.
03
Selling or moving back in
To sell, or move yourself or family in, you must give four months' notice. Neither ground can be used in the first 12 months, and the property can't be re-let for 12 months afterwards — or you can sell to another investor with the tenant in place.
04
Rent arrears & eviction
The mandatory threshold for eviction moves to three months' arrears with four weeks' notice. Fault-based grounds — antisocial behaviour, damage, serious arrears — remain available at any time, and you must still go to court if a tenant won't leave.
05
Rent increases
Rent can still rise once a year to market rate, but only via a Section 13 notice with at least two months' notice. Rent-review clauses are no longer allowed, and tenants can challenge an increase they feel is unreasonable.
06
No rental bidding
Landlords and agents must advertise a set asking rent and can't invite or accept offers above it.
07
Families, benefits & pets
You keep the final say on who you let to and can still reference for affordability — but you can't refuse a tenant for having children or claiming benefits. For pets, you can require insurance to cover any pet damage.
08
Standards & registration
A Decent Homes Standard and Awaab's Law are coming to the sector, requiring prompt action on hazards like damp and mould. A new landlord database will also require registration, needed to use certain possession grounds.
Information from www.gov.uk, where further information is also available.