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Offer & Contract

Once you have chosen a property, you should put in a rental offer direct to the letting agent handling the property, this will initially be verbal, the letting agent will then ask for confirmation in writing.

The rental offer will include the proposed tenant, the proposed commencement and expiration dates of the tenancy, any repairs or redecorating deemed necessary, the proposed rent, and often a break clause, to allow termination of the lease at some point prior to its expiration.

In general, unless the property has been on the market for a long time, or is in need of repair or redecoration, a lesser rent will not be accepted. Unfortunately, insistence on trying to negotiate a lower rent can lead to the loss of the property to a tenant who is willing to pay the requested rent.


The OfferCouple moving in

After viewing the properties and choosing the property you then proceed to offer stage.

This means you place an offer indicating to the Landlord/Agent any specific requirements in association with the property, the amount offered, the commencement of the tenancy, company let vs. individual let etc. If the offer is accepted references will be then taken up for all prospective tenants/or company such as:

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