Residential Sales, Lettings, Tenant Applications, Argricultural and Property Valuations

Residential Sales

Local offices in Steyning & Henfield with an excellent record of selling property in local towns, villages and rural areas throughout Sussex.
Vast experience in dealing with all aspects of the residential property market in the local area. Contact Robert Turner (Henfield office): This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or Jeremy Whittingham (Steyning office): This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Specialists in the sale of country and equestrian properties and farms throughout Sussex. Contact Rowan Allan: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Extensive marketing through our own website & principal property websites including Rightmove, On The Market and where appropriate UK Land and Farms, plus social media outlets such as Facebook and Twitter, combined with extensive local & regional press coverage and editorial features.
Strong applicant database, both nationally and internationally & also through our Associate London office at 121 Park Lane, Mayfair & membership of the Guild of Professional Estate Agents.
Fully illustrated & detailed property particulars including extensive photographs, floorplans and site plans where appropriate. Regular regional property magazines.
RICS and NAEA qualified.
Fully Accompanied Viewings with trained staff with extensive local knowledge or Open House Viewing Days.

Money Laundering Regulations

From 26^th June 2017, The Money Laundering, Terrorist Financing and Transfer of Funds (Information on the Payer) Regulations 2017 (more commonly referred to as the 4th Money Laundering Directive) came into force in the UK. These regulations supersede the Money Laundering Regulations 2007 and subsequent amendments.

In short, this requires all Estate Agency businesses to undertake customer due diligence (CDD) on both parties (vendors and purchasers) involved in a sale of a property. Therefore in order to process the matter quickly and efficiently, we will respectively request that if applicable, you provide Photo id (driving licence/passport etc) and proof of your current address (utility bill/current bank/mortgage statement etc) as soon as possible.

Residential Lettings

Comprehensive letting service for both town & country properties. Full property management service available.
Comprehensive package to include extensive marketing through our own website & the national property portals including Rightmove and On The Market, together with social media outlets such as Facebook and Twitter.
Fully illustrated & detailed property particulars including extensive photographs. Regular regional property magazines.
Full reference appraisal of prospective tenants, preparation of Assured Shorthold Tenancy agreements & full photographic inventories & records of condition.
Tenants’ security deposits held under the terms of the Tenancy Deposit Scheme & our membership of the Dispute Service Ltd.
Strong applicant database with enquiries from a wide range of prospective tenants.
RICS and ARLA qualified.
Contact Julie Langmaid: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or Luke Green: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Fully Accompanied Viewings with trained staff with extensive local knowledge or Open House Viewing Days.

Fees to Tenants & Landlords

TENANTS FEES
In addition to the first month’s rent and security deposit, the following fees are applicable to all tenancy applications:
Referencing & Tenancy Set Up Fees: 1st Applicant £210 inc VAT*. 2nd & Subsequent Applicants £90 inc VAT * per person. Guarantor £120 inc VAT* per person
You should be aware that the need for a Guarantor may not become apparent until your referencing, (including for any joint tenants) has been completed, therefore guarantor referencing fee(s) will only become payable should a guarantor be required.
Inventory/Check in Fees: 10% of the monthly rent plus VAT & subject to a minimum fee of £70 plus VAT.
End of Tenancy:
It is the tenants responsibility to ensure all end of tenancy works are complete (in accordance with the tenancy agreement), if these have not been arranged and paid for by the Tenant there will be a charge to the Tenant by the Agent of 15% plus VAT of the monthly rental (subject to a minimum of charge of £120 inc VAT*) and this amount will be automatically deducted from the Deposit along with the cost of the required works.
*At current rate of VAT of 20%
LANDLORD FEES
Letting Only Service: Our standard fee for non-managed letting is at 8% plus VAT of the annual rental and will be charged out of the first month’s rent proceeds (with any excess charge after VAT over the rent proceeds being payable by the Landlord).
Letting & Rent Collection: Our standard fee for the Letting & Rent Collection Service is 10% plus VAT of the monthly rent charged on a month-by-month basis through the Tenancy/any extensions with the same tenant.
Fully Managed Letting: Our standard fee for this service is 13% plus VAT of the monthly rental amount and which fee will be charged on a month-by-month basis through the Tenancy/any extensions with the same tenant.
Annual Renewals for Non-Managed Properties: When a ‘non-managed’ tenancy comes to an end and the parties wish to extend for another term, we will confirm the extension and any alterations to the terms, including any rental increase and as well as undertaking a periodic inspection and report of the property, re-register the deposit and so forth and with copies of documents being provided to you. Our fee for this renewal service will be billed to the Landlord on the following basis:- for properties let at up to £1,000 p.c.m: £300 inc VAT*- for properties let at £1,000 p.c.m. and up to £1,500 p.c.m: £360 inc VAT*- for properties let at £1,500 p.c.m. and up to £2,000 p.c.m: £390 plus VAT*- for properties let at £2,000 p.c.m. and over: £420 inc VAT*.
We offer client money protection through the RICS. We are members of the Ombudsman Service Property who offer course to independent redress. We are also full members of ARLA.
*At current rate of VAT of 20%
Please ask us to explain these to you once we know your circumstances and how many tenants are applying for the property you are interested in. We can then confirm the fees that will become payable. Contact Julie Langmaid: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or Luke Green: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Professional Work

The partners of the firm, David Marshall & Rowan Allan, are both Chartered Surveyors & Fellows of the Central Association of Agricultural Valuers.
Valuations of residential, equestrian, agricultural & commercial property for Probate, Inheritance & Capital Gains Taxes, family division & transfer and for financial security, lending or investment.
Advice on tenancy & management related matters for residential, agricultural/rural & commercial properties.
In conjunction with our recommended planning consultants, advice on a variety of planning matters from single building plots, to conversion of barns and former agricultural buildings to residential or commercial uses, to larger scale development opportunities as well as applications for Certificates of Lawfulness for non-compliance with Agricultural Occupancy Conditions. Contact Rowan Allan: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Agricultural Agency & Valuation

Specialist advice to owners & occupiers of farms, land & smallholdings.
Sale & letting of all agricultural properties including those with an acre or two to several hundred acres, valuations & negotiations for all tax purposes, family transfer, compulsory purchase, probate, tenant right compensation, dilapidations & other related matters including advice on Rural Payment Agency matters and support payments. Contact Rowan Allan: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

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