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Paying for viewings

Does it contravene the Tenant Fees Act? …..

The short answer is ‘Yes’.

There has been much talk on social media platforms recently about a new approach to managing the property viewings process, particularly for ‘in demand’ properties where there may be many hundreds of enquiries from potential tenants and purchasers all looking for a viewing. The challenge for many agents is how to manage this surge of interest, respond to all enquiries and book the most suitable applicants in for viewings. Many of these applicants do not meet the basic financial criteria, or even when booked in for viewings are not genuine proceedable applicants, are ‘time wasters’ or simply do not show up. This adds a huge burden of time and cost into the process for the agent or landlord.

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End of Furlough: Impact on Landlords and Letting’s Agencies?

This scheme will close on the 30th September. Will this mean tenants’ income dropping and rent arrears growing?

The Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (commonly referred to as the Furlough scheme) has been a hugely successful and critical lifeline for companies and employees during the pandemic since its introduction in late April 2020.

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DRAWING COMPETITION

Calling all young artists

We would love to see your children’s imagination come to life in our Summer Drawing Competition. They can use any medium they like, draw, paint, collage or anything else they would prefer and share with us their dream holiday. It could be paddle boarding on a lake on the moon, zip lining over a volcano, scuba diving into Atlantis or even camping on the top Mount Everest the choices are endless!

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Guidance on viewings and move-ins during tier three

‘Tenant’s safety’ is a top priority for the Lifeboat Lettings team, which is why we’re adding to our previous article on viewings during the first lockdown. Firstly, to offer guidance on viewings during and move-ins during tier three. Secondly, to assure our future tenants that we’re still working in line with government advice now that we’ve entered tier three.

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New Property Manager Required!

We’re looking for a friendly, enthusiastic property manager, to join our expanding team, in the Medway area.

UPDATE Nov 13th: This position is now filled. Our new property manager Kate has been in post for a few weeks now and we look forward to introducing her to you properly in a future news article.

The role itself is field-base and will involve carrying out regular property inspections, accompanied viewings, moving new tenants in, and liaising with contractors regarding maintenance.

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