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AdamBennett
01904 611611

At AdamBennett.co.uk we specialise only in the rental and management of student housing in York. This means that we can offer a comprehensive range of services tailored specifically to the needs of student property landlords. These range from a Student Tenant Find Service, Rent Collection and our Student Property Management Service. We aim to be the most affordable student letting agency in York, keeping our fees in line with your expectations without compromising the quality of the service that we offer.

We can handle the management of your student rental from start to finish, taking away the hassle and removing the headache.

  1. FREE Tenant Find Service including:
    • A free market appraisal where we advise you on the achievable rent and latest trends to optimise your property for the diverse and changeable York student market
    • An enhanced web listing on the AdamBennett.co.uk student property portal from the beginning of the student letting season until a let has been achieved
    • Once suitable student tenants have been found, organising the electronic signing of an assured shorthold tenancy agreement usually for a letting period of 9-12 months. Tenancy agreements can be tailored to the owners’ requirements if necessary
    • Obtaining security deposits
    • Wherever possible, electronic signing of any guarantor paperwork
    • Wherever possible, checking the right to rent statuses of the Tenants
  2. FREE Tenancy Handover Management including:
    • Timely collection of all keys from your outgoing tenants at the end of their tenancy.
    • Once vacated, ensuring that your property is made ready for occupation by the incoming tenants. This will include organisation of any cleaning and repair work necessary to ensure a smooth handover
    • Handing over keys to the incoming tenants ensuring that they have firstly paid all agreed rent, deposits and submitted all relevant Guarantor documentation
    • We notify the council that your property is occupied by students and liaise with the council tax department in the event of any issues
  3. FREE Deposit Protection Package including:
    • Collecting and accounting for your tenant’s deposits, and ensuring that they are each protected in the Government approved DPS Custodial Scheme
    • Ensure that your tenants sign for and receive the relevant prescribed information pertaining to tenancy deposits during the signing of the tenancy agreement
  4. FREE Day to Day Property Management including:
    • Act as the main point of contact for your tenants throughout the tenancy, resolving any tenancy or maintenance issues that arise
    • Organise cost-effective solutions to any maintenance issues that arise on your behalf. All maintenance jobs are charged to you at cost price; we apply no additional ‘mark-ups’
    • Ensuring that a current Gas Safety Certificate is in place at all times
    • Unless other arrangements have been made, we will organise a regular Fire Safety Audit and Service, wherein any fire protection equipment is serviced and a compliance check is carried out
    • Organising annual PAT testing of electrical goods supplied with the property
    • Organising a 5-year electrical certificate
    • We will provide your tenants with a 24hr contact telephone number in case of genuine ‘out of hours’ emergencies
    • Access to our online portal where you can easily track income and expenditure for a specified time period and see copies of all associated invoices
    • End of Year income and expenditure Tax Statements are available upon request
    • Advice on property improvements
    • Assistance with HMO applications and renewals
  5. Rent Collection Service including:
    • We will inform your tenants in good time of the amount they need to pay and the dates upon which any payments are due
    • Collect the rent from your tenants on your behalf, paying the money by BACS into your designated bank account
    • For your peace of mind we will provide you with a Remittance Notice each time we make a payment to you, breaking down exactly which tenants have paid and the amounts received along with copies of any invoices in relation to the Remittance Notice
    • In the event that your tenants fall into rent arrears, we will work with them to find a solution in the timeliest manner possible
    • If you wish to offer a bills inclusive package, we can handle the utilities and broadband on your behalf

A flat fee of 15% + VAT from rent collected entitles you to all of the above and our knowledge, expertise and advice. (VAT is charged at the current rate)


Property Management Service Terms and Conditions

We know that many student landlords prefer to look after the day-to-day management of their student properties themselves. However, ensuring that your property is let can be the most challenging aspect of the job and the most essential. With this in mind we’ve used our specialist knowledge of the York student housing market to develop a comprehensive Student Tenant Find Service.

  • A free market appraisal where we advise you on the achievable rent and latest trends to optimise your property for the diverse and changeable York student market
  • An enhanced web listing on the AdamBennett.co.uk student property portal
  • Once suitable student tenants have been found, organising the electronic signing of an assured shorthold tenancy agreement usually for a letting period of 9-12 months. Agreements can be tailored to the owners’ requirements if necessary.
  • Obtaining security deposits, forwarding the money to you – we do offer a deposit protection service (see below)
  • Wherever possible, electronic signing of any guarantor paperwork
  • Wherever possible, checking the right to rent statuses of the Tenants
  • Editing a tenancy agreement due to tenants wishing to withdraw from an agreement is FREE
No. of Bedrooms Tenant Find Service Re-sign Service / Partial Re-sign Service
1 £400 (+VAT) £200 (+VAT)
2 £500 (+VAT) £250 (+VAT)
3 £600 (+VAT) £300 (+VAT)
4 £700 (+VAT) £350 (+VAT)
5 £800 (+VAT) £400 (+VAT)
6 £900 (+VAT) £450 (+VAT)
7 £1000 (+VAT) £500 (+VAT)
8 £1100 (+VAT) £550 (+VAT)
9 £1200 (+VAT) £600 (+VAT)

Tenant Find Service for Single Bedrooms (Individual Tenancy Agreements)

Tenant Find Service Re-sign Service
Fee per tenancy agreement £400 (+VAT) £200 (+VAT)
VAT is charged at the current rate.