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Essential rent protection

We'll find you great tenants, protect your rent † and take care of the paperwork.

£59 per month

+ £99 to advertise

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How it works

From finding a tenant through to essential rent protection.

1

Find the best tenants

Start advertising today! Pay £99 and we'll list your property on Rightmove, Zoopla & PrimeLocation within 4 hours. Our lettings experts are ready to take tenant enquiries 24/7/365 and send you instant viewing notifications via text and email.

2

Prepare the tenancy paperwork

Once you’ve shown the tenant around the property and both wish to proceed, we'll secure a holding deposit, take up references on 2 tenants, create a digital tenancy agreement, register a 5 week tenancy deposit and take care of the legal paperwork.

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Essential Rent Protection †

Legal Expenses Cover gives protection up to £50,000 against the costs of eviction proceedings, serving notice, court fees, solicitor and bailiff fees. Essential Rent Protection protects your rent up to £2,500 per month for a maximum of 6 months.

What's included in the plan?

For £59 per month, you get all these essential letting services.

12 weeks advertising

Rightmove & Zoopla

Find a tenant with up to 8 weeks advertising on the UK's most popular websites including Rightmove, Zoopla, PrimeLocation and Gumtree.

Tenant referencing

Tenant referencing

Comprehensive Experian reference checks for 2 tenants. Includes a 6-year credit history, income validation and references from previous landlords.

Tenancy agreement

Digital agreement

Once a draft is approved, a professional tenancy agreement is sent to all parties to be signed and stored securely online. No printing required.

Secure deposit

Secured deposit

The tenant's deposit is secured and registered with the government backed Deposit Protection Scheme. Certificates will be sent to you and your tenant.

Rent collection

Ongoing rent management

Your rent is collected and transferred to you within 5 business days of the rent due date. Late payments are managed by us and you're kept in the loop.

Legal protection

Legal protection

Legal expenses cover gives your protection up to £50,000 against the costs of eviction proceedings, serving notice, court fees, solicitor and bailiff fees.

On-going support

Ongoing tenancy support

From the moment you register through to the end of the tenancy, you'll have access to an experienced lettings executive for help and support.

Vacant possession cover

Free relisting service

If your tenant wants to vacate at the end of the tenancy, you can readvertise your property on our partner sites completely free.

Free tenancy renewals

Free tenancy renewals

At the end of the tenancy, if you and your tenant wish to sign up to a further fixed term, the paperwork will be taken care of at no additional cost.

Complete Rent Protection

Rent protection

Whilst the tenant remains in your property, your rent (up to £2,500 per month), is assured by our rent protection benefit for up to 6 months.

Rent paid regardless

Rent paid regardless

You'll receive your full rent within 5 business days of the rent due date every month, even if the tenant fails to pay.

Home emergency cover

Home emergency cover

Included is 24-hour Home Emergency Cover with unlimited emergency call-outs up to the value of £500 per call-out, with zero excess.

Reviews from our customers

Landlords and tenants love our personal service!

Nationwide

England, Scotland & Wales

107,000 +

Registered users

Est. 2008

12+ years in business

£14 Million +

Rent under management

Letting Experts

Founded by landlords

Experian

In partnership with Experian

Rightmove

In partnership with Rightmove

Zoopla

In partnership with Zoopla

Client Money Protection

Client Money Protection

Government approved

Essential Plan FAQs

Yes, all of our letting plans have a minimum service agreement term of 12 months from the start date of the tenancy agreement. If the tenancy is shorter than 12 months, an early termination charge would apply as outlined in our Terms of Business.
The £59 service charge, which includes all the Essential plan benefits, are spread over 12 months and deducted from the rent. It only becomes payable once we've started to collect your rent.
Once your rent is received from the tenant, we'll transfer it to your bank account within five business days. If your tenant falls into 2 months payment arrears, subject to our Terms of Business, your rent (up to max £2,500 per month for 6 months) will be assured and paid by us.
No, the Essential Rent Protection benefit is a conditional guarantee between LettingaProperty.com and you as per the obligations of our Essential Plan Terms of Business. We will settle any rent payments due to you according to these agreed terms. 
For additional peace of mind, we can arrange an annual landlord home emergency cover for £240. This is useful for when emergencies arise such as boiler breakdown, electrical failure, plumbing leaks etc. Cover would be in place for up to £500 per tradesperson call-out with zero excess. For general maintenance issues, we recommend that you get 3 quotes from professional tradespeople on Bark.
Before your tenancy ends, our team will be in touch with you to find out whether you would like to renew with your existing tenants. If you would like to renew your agreement, we'll talk to your tenants and organise the renewal for £79 inc vat. If you would like to find new tenants, we will issue notice to have your property returned to you. It costs £99 to relist your property on our partner websites - Rightmove, Zoopla and PrimeLocation.
Yes, this service is complimentary and involves us having to liaise with all parties including the Deposit Protection Service during disputes. For all other plans the cost of this service is £99 inc vat.

Have a property to let?

If your property is available in the next 8 weeks, book a call with a Valuations Manager and we'll have your property advertised within 24 hours.

Shannon Hall

Landlord support

Either pick a plan, call us or schedule a call back.
020 8145 5155

Tenants can book viewings online or call 0121 285 6320