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What we charge tenants

As of September 2006 we charge a registration fee of £25 including vat per tenant. This is to cover the cost of referencing and credit checking.  However, if you are a tenant or potential tenant, you need to bear in mind that in order to book a property you need to pay a deposit and before you can move into a property you need to pay rent in advance.  To find out more about this, click here.

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What we charge our landlords and what they get in return.

Our 10% full management fee combined with 10 years experience in the letting business provides our current landlords, many of who live abroad, with peace of mind and a better investment. We would provide you with suitable tenants and a service that includes first rate day to day management of your property.

Our fees are very straightforward, only 10% (plus VAT) of the monthly rental for a full factoring service and only an initial payment of £60.00(including VAT) for advertising on the web and a “to let “ sign for the outside of the property. We will also show details in our office. We do not charge any other set up fees or fees when a let ends and a new lease is drawn up.

Our full management fee of 10% (plus VAT) ensures we find suitable and reliable tenants who will be fully vetted. A Short Assured Tenancy will be signed by both Landlord and Tenant, deposit money held until the property is checked at the end of the tenancy and all outstanding bills have been settled and any damage made good. Properties are checked at regular intervals and more often should the landlord require it.

A full written and photographic inventory will be carried out and we will be happy to give advice on matters such as fire safety, HMO regulations, investments and development opportunities.

Maintenance team

We have an extremely reliable and highly efficient property maintenance team who will carry out anything from major flat renovations to day to day repairs, gas and electrical safety checks and are on call seven days a week.

Although we are keen to take on flats of a high quality we would also be pleased to take on properties in need of renovation or redecoration.

If you are interested in using Anna Harper Lettings to look after your property and want to arrange for a visit or speak to us for any further information please contact us

You can phone us on 0131 225 2745 or see useful numbers (click here), or you can email us (click here), or you could write to:

Anna Harper Lettings
63 St Stephen Street
Edinburgh
EH3 5AH.

What you get for your 10%

Our Monthly 10% (plus vat) commission charge includes the following :

· Initial visit to property to advise landlord on rent. Photograph property for posting on web and advertising*. Inform tenants from our database. Lettingweb and Citylets tenants automatically informed.

· Collect references and carry out intensive tenant vetting -(work or bank, previous landlord, parental guarantee if student.)

· Collect deposit. Returned to tenant at end of tenancy when all outstanding bills are paid and any breakages or damages replaced or repaired.

· Preparation of AT5 and Short Assured Tenancy lease to be signed by both landlord and tenant.

· Set up standing order for tenants and PROMPT monthly payment into landlord’s bank account.

· Full photographic and written inventory of contents and decorative order.

· Change Council tax into tenants names.

· Carry out regular property inspections.

· Chasing rent on landlords behalf.

· Monthly invoicing and account reconciliation.

· We do not charge finders fees to either Landlord or tenant.

· One free maintenance call out per month if requested.

Advice on set-up costs

Anna Harper Lettings charge a once-only landlord’s set-up fee of £60.00 (including VAT). This includes the initial marketing of the property, photography, one Scotsman advert if required, listing on Lettingweb, Citylets, AHL, UK Property Shop, S1 Homes, Fish4 Homes, and many other connected servers. It also includes all tenant viewings and vetting as above. The fee is not repeated and covers as many properties as the landlord or group of landlords have.

Costs to bear in mind when getting a property let for the first time include:

Gas safety check required annually, AHL normally charge £60* plus 10% (plus vat). This includes a free boiler service and landlord’s gas safety record. *This may be more if there are more than 3 different gas appliances or if remedial work is required.

Portable appliances test recommended annually, AHL charge £40 plus 10% (plus vat). This includes testing of all moveable electrical appliances for earth bond, continuity and insulation, landlord’s electrical PAT report and logging of all appliance details and results in our database. There is no limit on the number of appliances.

Smoke detector required if not present, AHL charge £10 (plus vat). This is to provide minimum safety standards and does not apply to houses of multiple occupancy . Information on hmo’s is listed separately.