Knowledge of regulatory landscape
The lettings sector is one which undergoes frequent change in the regulatory landscape. Our team of dedicated lettings experts have an A-Z understanding of the legal nuances to ensure you have every base covered.
We apply our knowledge, experience and expertise in the lettings arena to provide landlords with a seamless management or let only service to maximise the return on their property investment.
No agent in the area manages more stock than we do and we’ve won numerous awards for our work in the field, including being recognised as the Best Letting agent in Yorkshire at the esteemed ESTA Awards.
The lettings sector is one which undergoes frequent change in the regulatory landscape. Our team of dedicated lettings experts have an A-Z understanding of the legal nuances to ensure you have every base covered.
Our numbers speak for themselves: we manage more properties than any agent in the area, take an average of just 36 days to let your property and cover a broad range of properties including high end rentals of up to £3000 pcm.
We have a number of rental guarantees in place to remove the prospect of arrears and undertake a rigorous tenant reference check. We’re members of NFOPP, ARLA and RAN and always endeavour to introduce you to the best landlord insurance package.
We understand that communication is key. Our online tracker allows you to monitor tenancy details, inspections, work order and download statements 24/7 and we offer fast, on-demand interaction with your tenants to address any issues that arise.
Follow our comprehensive step-by-step free guide for everything you need to know about letting your property.
Our first port of call will be a visit to your property to give you an accurate and realistic idea of achievable rent. Applying our 40+years of experience and intricate knowledge of the local market, we’ll also provide you with pointers on how to make the property more appealing to tenants.
Following a written instruction agreement, we get to work on the marketing front. We’ll process high-quality photography and arrange hard-hitting advertising campaigns across social media, On The Market, Rightmove and our website. We also advertise your home across all six of our offices.
We then begin to arrange viewings, which are offered 7 days a week and outside of traditional working hours. Prospective tenants are always accompanied by a Robert Watts lettings staff member to ensure the property is promoted in a highly attractive manner and any queries are responded to with demonstrable expertise and professionalism.
We will always strive to secure the highest rent so will encourage a competitive application & referencing process, if appropriate. Once an acceptable offer has been agreed we undertake an intensive tenant referencing check which includes a full credit check; employment references for the last 6 months; and a landlord reference if the tenant is currently in rented accommodation.
Following a successful reference check, typically within 5 days, we will discuss the results with you and confirm a move in date if you are happy for us to do so.