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Ten Reasons to Choose Castle Estates

Your property is often your biggest asset, so choosing the right lettings agent is important. So here are ten reasons to choose Castle Estates:

1.We offer great value and cost less

- Free valuation, no-let no-fee, no up-front costs
- Competitive letting fees from 5% - our fully managed service is just 10%
- Flexible fees, choose the level of service you want
- No hidden extras
- We don’t waste money on expensive high street offices, this allows us to keep our fees competitive for you.

2. We focus single-mindedly on letting your property

- We don’t sell homes and we don’t sell or let commercial premises.
- We only concentrate on letting residential property – this ensures our efforts don’t get sidetracked or diluted.

3. We're members of ARLA for your security

- We abide by the codes of practice of our professional bodies
- Landlord monies are held in separate bonded client accounts
- Extensive professional indemnity insurance
- Tenant references are checked by an external specialist referencing company

4. We're small, so able to offer superb service levels

- We’re locally owned and managed. As we are not under pressure to hit company targets, we can focus on building long term relationships with our landlords.
- We offer In-depth local knowledge
- We work when you want, including evenings and weekends
- You receive a flexible service tailored to your individual needs

5. Despite being small we have great back up from a large network

- Castle Estates is one of the UKs largest national lettings agents
- We have a large network of offices located all over the UK
- You benefit from the support and safeguards of a big organisation
- We have extensive legal, training and marketing support behind us
- We always provide accurate and up-to-date agreements and legal paperwork
- Castle Estates has over 25 years of lettings and management experience

6. We are the preferred choice for the UK’s best companies

- We work closely with the UK’s largest corporate management agency who let thousands of properties for blue-chip companies like Barclays, HSBC, Vodafone, Boots, Pizza Hut and Tesco.

7. Leading edge marketing to find you good tenants

- In the last 5 years marketing property has changed dramatically, research now shows that 90% of tenants now search for property online through various property portals.
- Tenants don’t walk the high street anymore and prefer to visit one of the many property portals to find their new home. We take advantage of this by maximising our online advertising and have no need for a high street presence.
- We are primarily web based, but we also use a variety of marketing methods depending on the property style.
- Being web based we can start marketing immediately, normally within 4 hours of viewing the property if you wish.

8. Excellent presentation of your property to attract tenants

Our adverts consist of:
- Multiple colour photos
- Virtual tours
- Floor plans
- Location maps
- Detailed descriptions of your property

9. Extensive on-line presence to reach more tenants

- Whilst many agents will work with 1 portal, we use all the major portals for maximum coverage including:
FindAProperty.com
rightmove.co.uk
Primelocation.co.uk
PropertyFinder.co.uk
HomesAndProperty.co.uk
ThisIsLondon.co.uk
EveningStandard.co.uk
Hot Property
Rentamatic.co.uk
RentRight.co.uk
GumTree.com
Email4property.co.uk
ukPropertyShop.co.uk
UpMyStreet.co.uk
TheTimesOnline.co.uk
Asserta.co.uk
msn.com
yahoo.co.uk
AOL.com
tiscali.co.uk
More4moving.com
WandsworthHomes.co.uk
Nethouseprices.co.uk
Fish4Homes.co.uk
- Additionally we research and evaluate emerging property portals and target both national and local portals.
- We use niche websites targeting individual professions & trades, constantly adding new groups to our list

10. Our extra service benefits

- We treat tenants with respect, from experience we find that happy tenants make better tenants
- We carry out detailed inventories with photographs to minimise end of tenancy disputes
- Regular inspections are carried out throughout a tenancy to protect you and your property
- We promise to always deliver a quick response & an efficient service
- You can take advantage of our free landlord guide
- We are always on hand to give you honest advice that is in your best interests, not ours.

If you require more information or wish to speak to a member of our team please contact us.

For more information on letting your property you can also view our Landlords Guide.

If you are interested in letting your property, please fill in the form below and we will contact you upon receipt.