VIEWING SCHEDULE NOW FULL ! IDEAL FOR A SINGLE PERSON ! Available mid September. A spacious 1 bedroom, ground floor apartment situated in the village of Prestwood. The accommodation consist of spacious living room, a bright open plan kitchen, bathroom with a shower over the bath and bedroom (with fitted wardrobes) . Allocated parking and communal gardens. EPC rating C. Council tax band B
When you decide to rent property through Tim Russ & Company (Lettings) we will ask you to pay a holding deposit of one week’s rent. We will ask you to sign and return an offer form to provide us with your permission to take up references. We will only be able to process your application when we receive this back, after which, an application link will be emailed to you for completion. We will take references on you through an independent referencing agency: the Landlord will be responsible for the payment for the references. We require proof of your identity in the form of a current passport. Please note the holding deposit will be retained by us if you withdraw from the tenancy application, or provide materially significant false or misleading information to us or fail the Right to Rent check or fail to sign your Tenancy Agreement. Your application form which will be processed through an independent referencing agency. This normally takes 3 days.
On receipt of your references, we will draw up the Tenancy Agreement, a legally binding document between the owner of the property (the Landlord) and you (the Tenant).
The Tenancy Agreement must be signed within 15 days of the holding deposit being paid to us. This date can be extended if both parties mutually agree in writing.
COSTS INVOLVED
Before commencement of the tenancy, you will be required to make the following payments :
The first month’s rent in advance.
Five (5) weeks rent as a security deposit against damage to the property or defaults on the part of the Tenant during your tenancy. Tim Russ & Company (Lettings) are members of The Tenancy Deposit Scheme and hold the deposit under the regulations stipulated by the scheme. (www.tenancydepositscheme.com).
A Deposit Replacement Scheme is available as an option. Should you select this option, a referral fee will be paid by the provider to Tim Russ & Company (Lettings).
We will offset your holding fee against the first month’s rent with your written consent.
All tenancies are subject to contract, satisfactory references and the Landlords final approval.
Pets may be considered at some of our properties and the Landlord may ask for a higher rent if they agree. Please ask us for details on a specific property.
All tenancies are exclusive of council tax, water rates, gas, oil usage and electricity and, if applicable, telephone. These services will be the responsibility of the tenant.
Permitted Fees
During your tenancy, we will charge you a fee if:
There is a change of tenant details if you are sharing (£50 incl VAT).
Surrender of tenancy.
Variation of contract (£50 incl VAT for each change).
You lose your property key or security device.
Your rent is late (3% over Lloyds Bank base rate).
Tim Russ & Company (Lettings) is an ARLA Licensed Member and is also regulated by RICS. Client Money Protection (CMP) is provided by RICS. Independent redress is provided by The Property Ombudsman Ltd.