fbpx
  • Home
  • About You
  • Our Blog
  • Sell Your Property
    • Selling Your Property
  • Landlords
    • Services & Fees
    • Your Questions
  • Tenants
    • Register with us
    • Tenant Portal
  • Properties
    • To Rent
    • To Buy
  • Contact Us
Search
  • November 5, 2021

How To Switch Letting Agent

Janice Molloy

Janice Molloy

Over 20 years of Residential Property Letting and sales experience within the local market of Ayrshire

Share:

Share on facebook
Share on twitter
Share on linkedin
Share on pinterest
Share on email
Share on whatsapp

If your letting agent is delivering sloppy service or hitting you up for extra fees, then it’s time to think about switching.

Many Ayrshire landlords mistakenly think changing agents is a messy and complicated process, but it’s relatively simple.

Why change?

Most landlords switch because they’re unhappy with the level of service they’re getting from their agent.

It’s time to consider switching if:

– You find yourself doing more and more of the legwork when it comes to maintenance, repairs, and safety checks because the agent is disorganised or lazy – or both.

– The tenant is calling you because the agent’s not returning their messages.

– The agent adds a commission to contractors’ fees.

– Regular inspections are not taking place.

Finding the right agent

Before you switch, do your research and look for an agent who is:

–         Local. Many corporate chains outsource their property management services to out-of-town contractors (although they don’t tell you this when pitching for your custom). Choose a local, independent letting agent instead – they’re best placed to keep a close eye on your property and, if there’s an issue, can be on-site in a jiffy.

–         Accessible. Go with an agent who is hands-on and easy to get in touch with – they’ll be far more accountable than a third-party contractor who you’ve never met face to face.

–         Committed to using local tradespeople. Local plumbers, electricians, and gas engineers will be more likely to work to a high standard as they have a reputation in the area to protect. Avoid agents who use contractors from further afield and charge commission on contractors’ fees.

What does switching involve?

  1. Read through the contract you have with your agent and understand your notice period and any other restrictions you need to be aware of. Many landlords find it easiest to switch when a tenancy is ending or up for renewal.
  • Serve notice in writing to your letting agent. Instruct your agent to release all tenancy documents – such as electrical and gas safety certificates – to your new agent.
  • Instruct your existing letting agent to release the deposit to the new agent.
  • Notify your tenant about the change and give them the details of the new agent.

And that’s it! A few simple emails and you can be on the road to a less stressful, more successful landlord/letting agent relationship. Your new letting agent will keep a check to ensure all the right documentation arrives, and you can rest easy.

For more information about our property management services, get in touch with me Janice Molloy,  at Parkview Property.

PrevPrevious
NextNext

Stay Connected

More Updates

Are You A Landlord?

Why Renting Your Ayr Property to Family Could Be Problematic If you are a Landlord, here are some questions you should ask yourself before you

April 26, 2022

Changes to Eviction Notice Periods

Landlords have been hit hard by the emergency legislation known as the Coronavirus (Scotland) Act 2020, which came into force on 6th April 2020.  The 2020 Act, amongst other

March 22, 2022

What Tax Expenses Can Ayr Landlords claim against?

https://youtu.be/5gZwc3Eu77s A guide for Ayr landlords to declaring their rental income in the best way possible and what you can claim against. If you rent

February 15, 2022

Site Map

  • Home
  • About Us
  • Our Properties
  • Tenants
  • Landlords
  • Sales

Legal

  • Privacy Policy
  • Terms and Conditions

Keep in Touch

Copyright 2021. Parkview Property Services (Scotland) Limited.

Parkview Property Services (Scotland) Ltd trading as Parkview Property. Registered in Scotland (SC607058) and authorised by the Scottish Letting Agent Register (LARN2010001) 

Property Redress Scheme authorised by National Trading Standards (Estate & Letting Agency) and Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: PRS027161

ICO Reference number: ZB01787

Manage Cookie Consent

Sorry to intrude...


To ensure our visitors get the best possible experience whilst visiting our site every time we use cookies to track user interaction with our system.
Functional Always active
The technical storage or access is strictly necessary for the legitimate purpose of enabling the use of a specific service explicitly requested by the subscriber or user, or for the sole purpose of carrying out the transmission of a communication over an electronic communications network.
Preferences
The technical storage or access is necessary for the legitimate purpose of storing preferences that are not requested by the subscriber or user.
Statistics
The technical storage or access that is used exclusively for statistical purposes. The technical storage or access that is used exclusively for anonymous statistical purposes. Without a subpoena, voluntary compliance on the part of your Internet Service Provider, or additional records from a third party, information stored or retrieved for this purpose alone cannot usually be used to identify you.
Marketing
The technical storage or access is required to create user profiles to send advertising, or to track the user on a website or across several websites for similar marketing purposes.
Manage options Manage services Manage vendors Read more about these purposes
View preferences
{title} {title} {title}
  • Home
  • About You
  • Our Blog
  • Sell Your Property
    • Selling Your Property
  • Landlords
    • Services & Fees
    • Your Questions
  • Tenants
    • Register with us
    • Tenant Portal
  • Properties
    • To Rent
    • To Buy
  • Contact Us

Terms and Conditions - Privacy Policy