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Over the past few months The Letting People, Milton Keynes, have been developing a strong following of local landlords and tenants.  Not only do they appreciate the friendly and professional letting service that Michael Lomax and Philip Rayner are offering, they are also sending in terrific testimonials …

“I used The Letting People to help me rent my flat on short notice.  Everything went very smoothly and I would recommend their friendly and useful service.”   Mr W, Landlord, Milton Keynes

“Philip and Michael offer me an expert and professional service that I expect from my letting agent. I know they take great care and pride in managing my property, properly. I also find their flexibility very refreshing compared to other agents I have dealt with.”  Ms R, Landlord, Milton Keynes

"Michael and his team helped me set up my first tenancy with patience and diplomacy.  Thank you all very much."  Ms W, Landlord, Milton Keynes

"Thanks to the team at The Letting People for everything. Awesome service!"  Mr D, Tenant, Milton Keynes

"Very helpful and courteous people. I would recommend The Letting People to any tenant."  Miss N, Tenant, Milton Keynes

"The Letting People always sort any problems I report with the house immediately and without any fuss or mess. Very reliable letting agent."  Mr P, Tenant, Flitwick

The new branch of The Letting People opens in Milton Keynes on Saturday, 22nd June 2013.  

Michael Lomax and Philip Rayner are the joint proprietors who specialise in finding the perfect tenant as quickly and as easily as possible.  Using their combined experiences from the property and marketing sectors, and their experience in business management, they have a vast wealth of knowledge to draw upon.

They are therefore able to assess the best ways to address individual landlord's specific concerns and explore new and innovative methods to attract the perfect tenant.

To find out more about The Letting People franchise investment opportunity.

It’s that time of year again – when the sun finally decided to peak out from behind the gloomy clouds and throw a new light on the dusty corners and crevices that have been overlooked for the past few months.

Unfortunately, cleaning is a very contentious subject in residential property lettings – as no two people ever seem to share the same opinion on what is reasonable … or indeed a ‘professional’ clean.

However, Rightmove, the UK’s number one property website has gathered some interesting research to find out what is important to tenants looking for a new property, and discovered the following common tenant turn-offs:

43% = Dirty bathroom
40% = Dirty kitchen
30%= Internal decoration dirty
29%= External decoration poorly cared for
15%= Untidy front garden
12%= Unkempt rear garden

In addition, 27% of prospective tenants viewed more than 5 properties before finding their new home.

So it looks as though landlords can increase their chances of securing a quality tenant quickly by ensuring that they provide gleaming kitchens and bathrooms, freshly painted interiors and exteriors, and weed-free and trimmed front and back gardens.

If you would like help from reliable cleaners, decorators, and gardeners The Letting People can recommend many excellent local contractors.
 

Returning to the office in a new year is always an exciting time at The Letting People.  Not only are there new calendars and diaries, and lots of tales of Christmas and New Year festivities, there are also new property investors and landlords throughout Leamington Spa, Warwick, Kenilworth and the surrounding areas beating a path to The Letting People’s door!

With house sales very slow, and home owners still needing to move, more and more people are wanting to let their properties. In addition, very few property sales agents have the specialised knowledge to successfully let all types of properties to the perfect tenant, and this is something The Letting People can take particular professional pride in.

It seems that each year, lots of property owners mull over their situation during the Christmas break, and start to plan letting out their property.  Property investors too have been quietly refurbishing properties over the holiday to get them ready for a new-year tenant.

On the other hand, New Year resolutions often seem to include moving home as soon as possible.  The Letting People email inbox is full of requests for viewings, and the phone is ringing throughout each day with further enquiries.  There are romantic couples wanting to move in together for the first time, intrepid children wanting to fly the nest, people relocating for new jobs, and young families looking for bigger homes.  It all makes the work at The Letting People very interesting – matching the right tenant with the right property.

So, whether you are a potential tenant, a property investor, or an ‘accidental’ landlord, The Letting People would like to wish you a happy and prosperous New Year.
 

The Letting People, Leamington Spa is delighted to announce the appointment of a new Lettings Co-ordinator to help assist with business and franchise development.

Ziaull Hussain, 22 from Birmingham, originally joined the company for a one year undergraduate placement in 2011 and has now returned to take on a full-time position following his graduation from Birmingham City University.

Completing a degree in Business Studies and Business Law, Ziaull has also gained accreditation from the National Landlords Association (NLA).

Caroline Kempster, co-founder of The Letting People, said: “Ziaull really impressed us when he joined The Letting People for his placement year and so we were happy to offer him a full-time position following his successful graduation from university.

“I’m sure that he will make a fantastic addition to the team and will help to drive business forward.”

Three other members of the team, Chris Kelly, Susan Ashburner, and Anthony Kempster, have also gained accreditation from the NLA. 

The Letting People have been delighted by the response to their new e-marketing campaign, using the UK's most popular recruitment websites to advertise the vacancy of Lettings Co-ordinator.  Applications have been steadily arriving throughout the past few weeks, and we look forward to appointing the sucessful applicant soon! 

 To win a mystery prize, please email us an amusing caption for either (1) the all-female boardroom photo (see the ‘Celebrating International Women’s Day’ news item,  or (2) the all-male boardroom photo by midday on Friday, 30th March 2012. The best caption will win a mystery prize and will be published on the website (so please make your caption publishable!).

 To celebrate the 101st International Women's Day this year, Caroline Kempster, a director of The Letting People, and a member of a local business women's network (NOAW), took part in an activity to create the vision of the boardroom of the future. When we came across the old visions of the boardroom (see our next news article)  it made us all chuckle – that's why Caroline took part in a photo that switches the balance and shows that the all-female boardroom  is not as scary as we might imagine!  By creating this picture it has been possible to make a statement to the world that role models are an important aspect in encouraging more women into positions of influence.

The Letting People are delighted to be sponsoring the Dazzling Diamond Anniversary Summer Ball for Cancer Research UK to be held at the prestigious Gaydon Heritage Motor Centre on 15th June 2012. The Leamington and Warwick Committee for Cancer Research UK is celebrating 60 years of fundraising this year – so it’s not just the Queen who gets to celebrate 60 fruitful years this month!

All the profits from the ball will go to Cancer Research UK – the world’s leading cancer charity dedicated to saving lives through cancer research.  The ground breaking work into the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of cancer has seen survival rates double in the last 40 years – BUT – more than one in three of us will still get cancer at some point in our lives.
 

Our January and February monthly prize draw winners – both Warwick landlords – have now received their prizes, and The Letting People were delighted to present Mrs V with her prize in person . Each month a current or new landlord can be entered into our draw to win 52 entries in the Myton Hospices weekly lottery – with lots of weekly prizes up to £1500 and the chance of winning £5000 in the quarterly jackpot too. We wish both landlords the very best of luck and hope that their weekly entries will bring them one of the larger prizes also!

If you are a landlord in Leamington, Warwick, Kenilworth or the surrounds and would like to enter the next monthly prize draw, just contact The Letting People for a marketing appraisal of your property.