Halls

Reasons to choose Halls

• Experience – We are a dedicated, friendly and experienced team in the letting and management of property with a comprehensive knowledge in all areas including the legal and financial aspects of letting.
• Established – Halls was established in 1825 and has been built on high customer standards, values and reputation.
• ARLA (Association of Residential Letting Agents) and the National Association of Estate Agents – We are members of the leading professional bodies addressing all aspects of land and property issues for added peace of mind.
• Free Valuation Service – We offer a rental valuation of your property free of charge and without obligation. We will also provide advice on how to gain the maximum rental return from your property.
• Internet Advertising – All our properties are advertised with comprehensive details on our website.
• Fully referenced tenants – We use a specialist reference company to thoroughly vet any prospective tenants.
• Company Lets – We have long and established links with relocation companies that specialise in relocating people to St Albans and the surrounding areas.
• Tenancy deposit scheme – Halls are members of a regulated Tenancy Deposit scheme.
• Professional indemnity insurance – For your peace of mind and to be prepared for unforeseen circumstances you should know that Halls have comprehensive professional indemnity insurance.

Residential Services

Are you a landlord thinking about renting your property?

Halls offers three excellent packages for Landlord’s looking to rent-out their property:

In brief these are:

• “Let Only” – We professionally market your property and secure tenants.
• “Let and Collect” – We find you suitable tenants and collect the rent throughout the tenancy.
• “Full Management” – We manage the tenants, the property and the entire letting. We take away the stress of managing your rental property and leave you with more time to do the things you want.

In more detail:

1.“Let Only”: This includes:

• Advice and Rent Valuation
• Marketing the Property
• Find and reference prospective tenants
• Prepare Tenancy Agreement
• Collect Deposit & First Month’s Rent

2. “Let and Collect”

• Service Level 1 PLUS
• Collect rent throughout the tenancy.

3. “Full Management”

• Service Levels 1 & 2 PLUS
• Inspect and report on condition of the property during the tenancy
• Arrange Gas Safety Inspections as required by Law
• Notify Council Tax authorities
• Provide Financial Statements
• Arrange repairs and maintenance
• Organise extensions of tenancy
• Provide full information to tenants for vacating the property
• Check out inspection
• Take Meter readings between tenancies
• Provide assistance to Landlord and their Solicitors.

Extra Services

• Inventory Services
• Electrical Inspections
• Survey of Soft Furnishings
• Quarterly Inspections
• Additional help with maintenance and insurance
• Supervised updates, refurbishments and refurnishing.