Tel: 01388 819648 Mobile: 07969 560047 Email: info@fjestates.co.uk

Sales

FJ Estates offers a fantastic services to vendors, we aim to sell your property for the best possible price, and we will ensure a suitable, able purchaser is found in the quickest time possible.

Your property will be advertised in our office, on the UK’s leading property websites On the Market and Zoopla, FJ Estates tablet friendly website and on Facebook and Twitter.

We are proud to provide excellent customer service and are passionate in communicating with customers to exceed expectations. Our commitment is to achieve a sale for you at the best price to suit your individual circumstances and to keep you fully advised at each stage of the process.

So, if you are thinking about selling your property the first thing to do is book your FREE property valuation through FJ Estates. We will visit your property, carry out a detailed inspection and provide clear advice on marketing options tailored to your individual circumstances and in line within current market conditions.

FJ Estates will sell your property on a no sale no fee basis with a fixed Fee of £995.00+VAT. The only upfront cost to advertise your property is an EPC. If required we can arrange this for you.

Lettings

FJ Estates are a family firm with 20 years’ experience in the property industry and our ambition is to bring family values of honesty, support and trust to what we do. We take great care and pride in our work and we would love to help you with your letting and rental needs. Choosing the right the agent to let your property is an extremely important decision, we are here to make that decision as simple as possible for you. It is essential that you have complete trust & faith in your agent that they will look after your asset. Once we have been instructed to let you property we will quickly attend your property and ensure we have all relevant information and photographs to be able to produce a quality advert which will appear across a variety of well-known websites including On the Market and Zoopla.

FJ Estates offer the full range of letting services as we understand that each landlord has different requirements.

Lettings Fee are as follows:

Adverting Only
£200.00+VAT
Tenant Find
£295.00+VAT
Fully Managed
10% of rent achieved +VAT
Rental Appraisal
To Let Board
Advert
On the Market, Zoopla, Website, Facebook and Twitter
Viewings
Tenant Referencing
Tenancy and Legal Documents Issued
Sign In Inventory
Rent Collection and Landlord Statements
Bond Housed
All Maintenance and repairs organised
Emergency Contact Number issued to Tenants
Sign Out Inventory

Tenants

FJ Estates offer a friendly and approachable service to tenants, we are here to help you find a house you will want to turn into a home. Our dedicated team will guide you through the rental process, offering help and advice on all aspects of your home move. At FJ Estates we will help you to fill out all relevant applications and if required housing benefit forms. We aim to offer a welcoming service to tenants matching them a good quality house throughout the North East of England.

F J Estates have an application process, we require the following information depending on a tenants circumstances:


  • Current Landlord Reference
  • Employers Reference
  • Proof of Address History
  • Proof of Earnings
  • Proof of Identification
  • Guarantor (if required)

Holding Fee.

To take a property off the market you are required to pay a weeks rent as a Holding Fee (One Months Rent x 12 Months of the Year. Then divided this by 52 Weeks of the Year)

One you have paid the holding deposit, the tenancy is taken to be agreed subject to referencing. FJ Estates will not proceed with other tenants and will not accept any other holding deposits.

Once the Holding Deposit is placed, referencing will begin upon completed reference checks your holding fee will be paid towards your Deposit/Bond.

A holding deposit can be retained by FJ Estates if the tenant:

  • Provides false or misleading information;
  • Fails a right to rent check;
  • Withdraws from the property
  • Fails to take all reasonable steps to enter into a tenancy agreement.

Before the property becomes occupied the tenant must pay:

  • One months rent in advance
  • The Months Rent as a Deposit/Bond (Your Holding Fee will contribute towards this)

Charges payable Throughout your Tenancy

The only payments you can charge in connection with a tenancy are:

a) the rent

b) a refundable tenancy deposit capped at no more than five weeks’ rent where the annual rent is less than £50,000

c) a refundable holding deposit (to reserve a property) capped at no more than one week’s rent. This will be paid towards your deposit on signing your tenancy agreement.

d) payments to change the tenancy when requested by the tenant, capped at £50.

e) payments associated with early termination of the tenancy, when requested by the tenant. The landlord may ask that you pay a fee of £295.00+VAT

f) payments in respect of utilities, communication services, TV licence and council tax; and

g) A default fee for late payment of rent. You may be asked to pay interest thereon at 4% above the annual base rate for the time being of Barclays Bank Plc subject to a Minimum charge of £20+VAT

g) Replacement of a lost key/security device - £10+VAT per key

If you need to discuss any of this further please do not hesitate to get in touch with us on 01388 819648.

FJ Estates are a professional Estate Agents and offer peace of mind that we are members of the following organisations:

We register all Deposit/Bonds into the DPS (Deposit Protection Service) a Third Party Government Run Scheme

DPS - The Pavilions, Bridgwater Rd, Bristol BS13 8AE

Phone 0330 303 0030 Website: www.dps.co.uk

For redress we subscribe to the Property Ombudsman for Estate Agents

The Property Ombudsman, Milford House, 43 - 55 Milford Street, Salisbury, Wiltshire, SP1 2BP

Phone: 01722 333306   Website: www.tpos.co.uk

Our Client Money Protection Scheme is provided by:

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Cheltenham Office Park,
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