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The Importance of Accompanied Lettings
February 19th, 2010
We strongly believe that a Durham letting agent should conduct all the viewings of any house or flat. There are a number of reasons for this.
The most important reason is that prospective tenants tell us the truth. Despite what you might read in the press, the great majority of British people are just too polite. When it comes to looking at a house or flat with the owner, they just can’t bring themselves to tell the truth. They may hate the shade of green in the living room; be revolted by the bedroom carpet or have a funny turn when they look at the dining room curtains, but when it comes to giving candid feedback to an owner, they just bottle it.
Put them with a skilled letting agent however, and they will give as much feedback as you could wish for. This then gives the agent the opportunity to suggest that the owner of the property may (for example) be willing to repaint the living room, replace the carpet or allow replacement of the curtains.
Another reason is that we are specialists at conducting viewings. We understand what are the things that it is worth telling a prospective tenant and, just as important, we know when to keep quiet. We create an atmosphere where questions can be asked and advice given without fear of a hard sell. This is what we do, and we do it well.
We also like to accompany viewings because that way we get to know both the properties and the prospective tenants. We are then much better placed to ensure that we show the right properties to the right people, thus maximising your chance of an early let to a great tenant.
Last but certainly not least is the issue of the security of your Durham property. We would never ever give someone the keys and tell them simply to drop them back once they’d had a look. That is not the Cathedral Lettings way.
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