We appreciate that letting your property for the first time can be a worrying experience and with this in mind our most important consideration is providing you, the customer, with the best possible service and the right tenant for your property.

In 1988 the Housing Act was introduced and with the amendments in the 1996 Housing Act, landlords now have far greater security when letting their properties.

Under these new style leases, the length of tenancy and an open market rent are agreed at the outset and the landlord has a guaranteed right to possession at the end of the fixed term.

Online Property Services are members of the National Association of Estate Agents and therefore covered by a strict code of conduct.

Our Letting Service is designed for a landlord who is able to deal with the management of the property himself during the tenancy. Once a Tenant has taken occupation of the property all documentation is forwarded to you.

Marketing

Your property will be extensively advertised with details in the local press until let and photographs will be on display on this Internet site. Additionally, details are sent via a "hyperlink" to the US navy and also faxed to our contacts at all the major airlines and hotels near Heathrow. In certain cases the Housing Office at the local Universities are also sent faxed details.

We have a large number of people who are waiting for your property. This includes many local companies and other major employers in the area who have a regular influx of staff on relocation packages.

Tenant Selection

We will then arrange all viewing and these will be accompanied by an experienced member of staff. When we receive an application for the tenancy we will apply for references in order to ascertain the prospective tenants suitability.

Rents are charged monthly in advance with the first payment of rent being collected by Online Property Services. The balance of this payment, less the letting fee, is then forwarded to the landlord. All future rent payments would then be made directly by the tenant to the landlord.

Deposit

Online Property Services insists that the Tenant lodges with either the Landlord or Management Agent a deposit equivalent to at least one month's rent plus one hundred pounds prior to moving into the property.