IMPORTANT
ALL PROPERTIES ARE TAKEN AS SEEN and prospective tenants must make sure that they are happy with the particulars and condition of the property before applying for a property and entering into a tenancy agreement.
Relevant letting fees and tenant protection
information
As
well as paying the rent, you may also be required to make the following
permitted payments.
Permitted
payments
Before
the tenancy starts payable to BPS
·
Holding Deposit: 1 week’s rent (where applicable)
·
Deposit: £200 per tenant - joint student tenants,
Professionals - 5 weeks’ rent.
During the tenancy payable to BPS
·
Payment of £50 if you want to change the tenancy agreement
·
Payment of interest for the late payment of rent at a rate of 3% above
the Bank of England base rate, per day from the date your rent is due.
·
Keys - you are responsible for ensuring
that you look after the keys for the property throughout your tenancy. If you
fail to do so, you will be responsible for covering the reasonable costs of
replacement, depending on the type of key/device. In some cases, we will need
to replace the lock as well as the keys to ensure your safety. In some cases,
we may need to charge for our time, for example if we need to attend to the
property out of office hours. This will not exceed £15.00 per hour. We can also
pass on the details of our contractors to you and you can deal with them
directly to replace the key/security device. In this case you will need to pay the
contractor yourself.
·
Advertisement and viewing fee (in the case of
you wanting someone else to replace your tenancy) - this is free if you
advertise the property yourself and show people around the property. If we are
asked to advertise for you and to take any of the viewings you will be asked to
recompense the landlord the extra fees that he or she are required to pay to
us.
·
Payment of any unpaid rent or other reasonable costs associated with
your early termination of the tenancy (surrender)
During the tenancy (payable to the provider) if permitted
and applicable
·
Utilities – gas, electricity, water
·
Communications – telephone and broadband
·
Installation of cable/satellite
·
Subscription to cable/satellite supplier
·
Television licence
·
Council Tax – joint and single room tenancies
Other permitted payments
Your tenancy
agreement explains the circumstances where you may be required to pay the agent
or landlord for any losses that they incur if you breach any of your
obligations as a tenant. This is to protect the legitimate interests of the
landlord or agent. Examples include but are not limited to:
If the house is not
returned in the same position in which it was found.
Repairing damage
caused by you that cannot wait until the end of the tenancy such as a broken window,
clearing drains or removing rubbish to prevent an infestation.
Tenant protection
BPS is a member of
Client Money Protect, which is a client money protection scheme, and also a
member of The Property Ombudsman, which is a redress scheme. You can find out
more details on the agent’s website or by contacting the agent directly.