Property Management Dundee

At A&S Properties, we guarantee same day rent transfer to the Landlord via BACS transfer, along with an emailed statement. The majority of rents are collected on the 1^st of each calendar month. However, 70% of rents are paid before the 1^st of each month and Landlords are paid before the due date.

Give our expert team a call at A&S Properties, and we shall be delighted to offer advice regarding what your rental value would be but also give you free advice on what is expected within your property to comply with legislation.

Using an accredited agent i.e. LAS, SAL or ARLA should give you peace of mind they are professional in the business and have achieved the training required to expertise within the letting industry. Being accredited is also recognised by your mortgage lenders. When choosing the correct agent you must look for value, professionalism and a dedicated team.

You must register as a landlord with your local authority prior to your property being advertised. Current legislation states you must be a fit and proper person, and your landlord registration number must be included in all adverts.

Yes. Your mortgage lender needs to permit you before you can let your property, and they may impose special conditions, i.e. (a slight increase in interest rate and the use of an accredited agent using short assured tenancy). If you are buying a property to let it out, you may obtain a buy to let mortgage.

Once the tenant has signed the tenancy agreement, they shall then be held responsible for all utilities and council tax bills. The inventory provider shall record meter readings via photograph stamped with date and time. Our team will contact local authorities and provide them with details of the new tenants moving into the property.

We work with a network of local tradespeople who can be contacted 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Quotes would be obtained and bypassed via the Landlord before any repairs being carried out unless it is an emergency situation.

Either the tenant pays to fix the damage, or the cost for fixing the damage is removed from the tenant’s security deposit at the end of the tenancy.

After the tenancy is signed, the first inspection will be carried out within a month and thereafter quarterly.

Entry to the property can only be done after issuing the appropriate notice to the tenant.

A&S Properties acting as your agent shall pursue the tenant within 48 hours of rent arrears via telephone and e-mail. Thereafter, rent arrear notices shall be issued on day 4, and door visits shall begin if a tenant has not been in contact. After 28 days, we would recommend the arrears be handed over to a legal team. At A & A&S Properties, we recommend that the landlord take out rent guarantee insurance from as little as £10 per month, covering all rent arrears and legal expenses.

You would contact our office and ask our team to issue the current tenants with a 2 months’ notice to quit. If the tenant refuses to vacate the property, legal action will be required.

The following compliance must be carried out and provided to the tenant prior to a tenancy being signed. The information must be included within the TIP (Tenant information pack) in accordance with Scottish Legislation… at A&S Properties, we can have the following compliance works carried out, removing all the hassle away from you, the Landlord. We can negotiate you special discounted rates from our network of local accredited tradespeople with no extra charge.

EPC:
An Energy Performance Certificate, or EPC for short, is a report detailing the energy efficiency of a property. It gives a property an energy efficiency rating from A (most efficient) to G (least efficient) and is valid for 10 years. All landlords are required to purchase an EPC for a property before they let it, and values must be shown within all advertising.

Gas Safe Certificate:
A Gas Safety Record (GSR) is in place to ensure that all gas appliances, pipes and flues are in safe working order. A qualified Gas Safe Register engineer must carry it out and issue a certificate. This needs to be checked every 12 months, and a working Co2 detector must be in place and changed every 5 years.

EICR:
An Electrical Installation Condition Report is in place to make sure all electrical wiring, fuse boards; sockets and switches are in safe working order. A qualified Select Electrician must carry it out and issue a certificate. This must be carried out every 5 Years.

P.A.T:
You have a duty to your tenant(s) ensuring that any electrical devices within the property are safe for use. We recommend an Installation Survey or Portable Appliance Testing (PAT certificate), so you can be sure you are compliant should be carried out annually.

Legionella Testing:
Recent changes to the HSE guidance have highlighted too many individuals the fact they need to perform risk assessments for legionella control in properties that they lease. These include duty holders towards your tenants within your property, landlords, and individuals affected by changes in legislation relating to the control of Legionella. The period of checks can vary after initial inspection from annually to every two years, depending on risk.

Fire Safety& Furniture:
The Scottish Government has produced revised statutory guidance on the requirements for smoke alarms. A copy of the revised statutory guidance is available on the PRHP website by visiting www.prhpscotland.gov.uk.

However, the main points relative to smoke detectors are as follows.

The revised Domestic Technical Handbook guidance states there should be at least:

1. One functioning smoke alarm in the room frequently used by the occupants for general daytime living purposes,
2. One functioning smoke alarm in every circulation space, such as hallways and landings
3. One heat alarm in every kitchen
4. All alarms should be interlinked

Any upholstered furnishings provided by you, the landlord, should be fire-resistant.

Upholstered furniture includes:

• Sofas, Sofa Beds, Futons and Armchairs
• Beds, headboards and mattresses
• Loose and stretch covers for furniture, including cushions and seat pads
• Curtain and Blinds

Inventory Condition Reports:

An inventory is a list of everything in the property that you are renting to your tenant (for example, furniture, carpets and curtains, kitchenware) and its condition also health and safety, e.g. Smoke alarms and detectors.

An inventory can help avoid a dispute because it proves what state the property was in when your tenant moved there. In particular, it can help if a dispute is lodged with a tenancy deposit scheme or PHRP (Private Housing Rental Panel).

It is in your best interest to provide an independent inventory because if anything is broken or damaged while tenants are living there, the inventory shows it was not broken before your tenant moved in the property. On the other hand, if anything in the property is already damaged, the inventory proves you have made them aware.

All Landlords could be liable to pay tax on their rental income, whether they live in the UK or are based overseas. Further information can be found on the Inland Revenue's website

We do, all tenants are fully credit and reference checked.