Tenant fees

Before you move in

        
Set up fee (tenants share):

 

Referencing up to two tenants (identity, immigration and visa confirmation, financial credit checks, obtaining references from current or previous employers / landlords and any other relevant information to assess affordability) as well as contract negotiation (amending and agreeing terms) and arranging the tenancy and agreement.

 Nil   Additional tenant fee (per tenant):

 

Processing the application, associated paperwork and referencing.

 Nil
Pet Deposit (Returnable additional security deposit):

 

To cover the added risk of property damage. This will be protected with your security deposit in a Government authorised scheme and may be returned at the end of the tenancy.

 Negotiable      

During your tenancy

        
Amendment fee

 

Contract negotiation, amending terms and updating your tenancy agreement during your tenancy.

 Nil   Renewal fee (tenants share)

 

Contract negotiation, amending and updating terms and arranging a further tenancy and agreement.

 Nil

Ending your tenancy

        
Check out fee (tenants share):

 

Attending the property to undertake and updated Schedule of Condition based on the original inventory and negotiating the repayment of the security deposit(s).

 Nil   Future Landlord Reference fee:

 

Collating information and preparing a reference for a future landlord or letting agent.

 Nil

Other fees and charges

        
Out of Hours Services. Cost per hour:

 

Where actions of the tenant(s) results in the agent (or nominated contractor) attending the property, time to remedy the situation is charged at the prevailing rate.

 £18.00   Professional Cleaning (if required). Cost per hour which will be deducted from the Security deposit:

Only charged where professional cleaning is necessary to return the property to the same condition as at the start of the tenancy.

 £24.00
Unpaid Rent / Returned Payments:

The amount plus interest at 3% APR above the Bank of England Base Rate on any rent or other money due under the agreement that is more than 14 days in arrears from the due date to the payment date.

        

All prices shown inclusive of VAT at 20%.

Tenant Fees as specified in our occupation contract:

2.3 You will pay us all reasonable losses, fees, damage costs and expenses we incur:

  • in recovering from you any rent and any other money that is in arrears;
  • for the service of any notice regarding your breach of any of your obligations under the agreement whether or not the notice results in court proceedings;
  • for the cost of any bank or other charges if any cheque you have written is dishonoured or if any standing order or any other payment method is withdrawn by your bank;
  • as a result of any of your breaches of the agreement or in enforcing any provision of the agreement, including those about seeking possession of the property.

2.61 You must not change the alarm codes or door locks or have any duplicate keys cut without our written permission. If you lose your keys or other security devices needed to access the property, you are liable to meet our actual costs for replacement. This includes the cost of fitting any new locks that are needed.

3.1   At the end of the contract you agree to:

  • return to us all sets of keys and other security devices and pay the actual costs of having replacement locks or other security devices fitted if not;

3.3 At the end of the contract, you will be invited to a check-out inspection at a mutually agreed time to assess the property’s condition compared to the original Inventory and Schedule of Condition. If you do not keep to this appointment, then you agree to pay us or our agent any costs incurred in arranging a second check-out appointment. If you do not keep the second appointment, any assessment of the property’s condition by us or our agent will be final and binding.

4.12 If the deposit is not enough, you must pay us the extra amount needed to cover all costs, charges and expenses incurred and properly due.

8.4 You may request a further written statement of this contract at any time but the landlord may charge a reasonable fee for providing a further written statement.

West Wales Lettings Ltd is a member of the Property Ombudsman  and Client Money Protect.

We have Professional indemnity insurance with direct line and confirmation can be found here

Public liability insurance confirmation can be found here