Superb 5 bedroom family property for rental in Cobham, Surrey

SurreyLets are proud to be marketing a superb five bedroom property in the lovely Ashcroft Park area of Cobham, Surrey. This unfurnished property comprises of 5 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms and 4 reception rooms and is situated at the end of a quiet cul de sac.

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Cobham is a well regarded area, easy accessible for the A3 and M25 road links, is situated between London Heathrow and Gatwick airports and offers a plethora of excellent private and state schooling. The ACS International School is a short drive from the property as is Parkside, Feltonfleet and Notre Dame. Cobham provides a varied shopping centre with boutique dress-wear, craft shops and coffee houses as well as a large Waitrose and Sainsbury's for grocery shopping.

The property offers a family great living space that is both flexible and spacious. A fine example of a family home that works on all levels, from its family space, lovely garden and the fact its located at the end of a quiet cul de sac which means children can play on the ample driveway and front areas within relative safety.

Accommodation comprises of a through living room with marble surround/granite fire place. Double doors into a wood framed “Life” conservatory. Dining room with double doors into the conservatory. The fully tiled conservatory can be used all the year round as comfortable living space as it has the benefit of full underfloor heating which is fully programmable. The conservatory is fully furnished with a dining suite of cane table and four dining chairs. Also a matching 3 seater sofa and 2 large armchairs with associated scatter cushions, together with a coffee table and 3 shelf plant stand in matching cane.The conservatory is fully shaded with Sanderson roof blinds and full length Appeal conservatory roman blinds in Pinoleum at all the windows. Roof vents open automatically when the temperature rises above a set level and close automatically when it rains.

Additionally here is a family room or Study downstairs with a fully fitted shower room/cloakroom next door which make excellent guest facilities.

The kitchen is fully fitted and complete with black granite worktops. A Britannia range cooker and hood is also provided along with other top quality kitchen appliances. A separate utility space provides laundry facilities and access to the double garage which has the benefit of a remotely operated, motor driven, up and over door.

The master bedroom has an en suite bathroom. The en suite bathroom has the benefit of built in Goodwood maple wood storage cabinets finished with a granite surface and basin surround. Villeroy and Boch basin, WC and bath, Grohe bath and power shower fittings and Huppe shower screen. Fully tiled with Villeroy and Boch ceramics.

A further family bathroom with Vernon Tutbury sanitary ware and shower screen, Grohe power shower. Fully Tiled.

4 further bedrooms.

The property is protected by Banham locks throughout and a Banham burglar alarm system.

The well established rear garden has been tastefully landscaped and incorporates a large fully stocked, “natural” pond. To the front the property has a generous driveway that can accommodate several cars.

For more information regarding this property please contact SurreyLets on 01483 282470

A lovely family home in Effingham Junction Available for Let

SurreyLets are pleased to have available an immaculately presented family home situated in Effingham Junction for £3200pcm

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Effingham Junction is better known for its train station and fast links into London Waterloo, however Effingham Junction is an ideal location for a family. The areas of East Horsley and Effingham offer excellent private and state schools and is in the catchment of the highly regarded Lord Howard of Effingham, and primary schools in both Effingham and East Horsley. For the commuter the trainlinks to Guildford or London are excellent. By road the A3 / M25 motorways are within a short drive.

Effingham Junction is surrounded by countryside offering country walks over Effingham Common and Great Ridings Woodland. Additionally the shopping centre in the village of East Horsley offers a range of shops including a library, butchers and bakers. Further shopping facilities are located in nearby Cobham.

This property is a 3 / 4 detached family home. The house is just a few years old and retains the feel of a brand new home, offering high ceilings and good sized windows the property feels light bright and airy. The Kitchen is well equipped and stylish with plenty of space for a large table for informal dining with family and friends. The formal lounge is spacious and had doors that open onto the good sized rear garden. Downstairs accommodation offers a further three rooms that could be a formal dining room, study and fourth bedroom though the attraction of this property is that it can be flexible in the way in which the occupant uses the rooms. Additionally the property has a spacious downstairs cloakroom.

Upstairs the property has two double rooms with fitted cupboards and ample storage and a further single bedroom which is an ideal child's rooms as the layout of the beams make it an exciting and interesting space for a child. The master bedroom has an en suite shower room, and there is in addition a well designed family bathroom.

With an integral garage and off road parking, the property can easily accommodate parking for 2 /3 cars.

For a viewing on this property, or similar properties in this area, please call SurreyLets on 01483 282470

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In this Internet-savvy age, Skype has come to the forefront in the telephone business. This technology allowing the user to make voice telephone calls over an existing Internet connection.

Skype users can contact SurreyLets anywhere in the world for free Skype calling - which SurreyLets believes is a real benefit to overseas Landlords, making us more approachable and contactable than our competitors.

If you are not already on Skype - a skype account is absolutely free. You only need to download the software from the Web site, hook your computer up to a broadband Internet connection, and attach speakers and a microphone or a headset that combines the two, and you’re ready to go!

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Why is SurreyLets Different?

I am often asked why SurreyLets is different. To answer this, I need to explain a little letting's history first!

Having worked in this industry most of my working life, over 18 years I have seen the industry go through dramatic change. In the early 1990's when letting for the first time commercially was gaining a momentum and "Buy To Let" was leading the market through to today where we have an industry that is very different. I recall that there was not that much legislation to hand back in the early 1990's, and certainly very little regulation for Agents. Estate Agents were suffering in the Housing Slump of the late 1980's and were turning to letting's to be the new "Cash Cow" - after all, anyone could let a house!

This may have been around 18 years ago - but there is some argument to state that these patterns are happening again. But has the industry learnt its lesson? There well may be lots of legislative change, but is it being implemented by the masses of small start ups and who is regulating it? Or is it only discovered when its too late?

I also recall that when the sales market picked up in the mid 1990's when letting's legislation started creeping in that several Agents who were starting to again do well with Sales, dropped letting's like a stone. Suddenly all those management queries were too much trouble, all available staff were resourced back into sales and Letting's firmly had the place of the poor relation. Who suffered? The agents existing client Landlords. There were stories also in the 1990's of companies who did lettings closing, leaving clients stranded and in some scenarios taking the money held on deposit with them. Lets be under no illusion that with the rate of Lettings Agents opening, could these trends be repeated?

For many larger organisations in the realisation that letting's would provide a steady income stream, they began to invest in the Lettings side of the business. These companies invested in their staff and put them through courses offered by The Association of Residential Letting Agents who formed in 1981. ARLA became a voice to support letting agents and Landlords and to communicate, and make sense of, the legislation that came in fast and thick as the country saw the problems that had been created by the lack of regulation. The industry was without doubt improving.

However, for many larger corporate companies, it is my opinion that the balance at some point tipped and Letting's became a little too much focused on front line sales.It became a money making machine and less of an ongoing dedication to service and support. Companies separated the paperwork from the sales people and created letting's negotiators who were target driven, but knew little about the legislation or contract law. The back office staff often great administrators, but lacked in expertise. I spent considerable time in my career dealing with "Customer Service Issues" and top of the list of faults was internal communication. The offer was not always put through correctly, details were missing that became a problem further into the tenancy. As ARLA courses became more expensive, not everyone did them. Many branch staff would have no industry qualifications, sometimes each branch with just one member with a basic foundation knowledge. As the industry grew further some companies departmentalised accounts / property management / renewals etc and clients had several numbers to call for points of contact often spanning the length of the UK if not overseas! Whilst sales soared, service slipped. The administration centre roles employed untrained people often starting a career and placed them in charge of managing clients property. This is not the case with every agent, there are some agents that are larger and have retained the balance, there are some who have not.

Over 18 years the way a property is marketed has changed totally. I recall 18 years ago newspaper adverts were the only media used. Now, very little is gained from the paper and the main portals quote as many as 95 -97% of tenants are finding a home via the Internet. More recently mediums such as Facebook and Twitter are working as this deals in realtime. However, the corporate world for the majority holds is, in terms of its marketing, restrictive and the staff in branches are dictated to following the "same old" methods, that are rapidly becoming outdated.

Corporations in the mainstream are closed, controlling and selective. We are now seeing the rise of the Individual, the consumer is demanding that personal service is bought back, they want to know who they are dealing with and they want that person to be an expert in their field, not a one trick pony. They don't want to be "sold to", they want to have information so they can make informed decisions, they want to form a relationship with a person who they trust and have a mutually beneficial relationship.

So, why is SurreyLets different? Its different because I have experienced and lived through the changes in the industry. There are over 100 pieces of legislation that have been digested into everyday speak and even more invaluable are the thousands of scenarios I have practically dealt with. Anyone can learn, experience has to be gained. I can see what is wrong with the industry, and therefore have built my business on what I believe is right. I am an individual member of ARLA and SurreyLets is in the process of becoming a member body, because I believe that the industry should be regulated and the consumer should know that their agent has client money protection, insurance and are conforming to a code of conduct.

Above all I believe that we have to bring back good, honest personal service, we need to bring back the basics of being available and caring about what we do and caring about each other as people first and foremost. Its not solely about doing lots of deals without a second thought and most of all, not running away when things go wrong. This industry has its pitfalls that are sometimes unavoidable, but being able to help my clients through that is something I will do. I may not have a magic wand, but my knowledge, experience willingness to listen and help is what makes Surreylets different.

SurreyLets - this is the name
Understanding People, Understanding Property thats its aim!

Testimonial kindly provided by Vanessa Warick of 4Wallsandaceiling. 4walls are an inspirational property company embracing social media and inspiring people in property.

"It has been a genuine pleasure to have Surrey Lets as one of our service providers. Sally has tremendous experience in the lettings arena, and is truly committed to offering exceptional service to both Landlords and tenants. She offers a highly personal and professional service which is what makes her stand out in the over-crowded lettings world"

NLA reporting high rental arrears, SurreyLets advise Landlords to take rental insurance

SurreyLets are advising Landlords strongly to take out rental insurance on their new tenancies in the light of recent data from the National Landlords Association.

According to research from the National Landlords Association (NLA), 37 per cent of landlords currently have tenants in arrears.

• Over the last six months, 44 per cent of Landlords have experienced rental arrears. The NLA says this explains, in part, the increased number of repossessions and why a growing number of landlords are having problems meeting their mortgage repayments.

• When faced with arrears, the NLA's research showed that only 50 per cent of landlords attempted to recover the loss of earnings through the courts. This was because, while most landlords found the court system straightforward, many reported waiting times of over three months before their case was even heard.

SurreyLets Director, Sally Asling comments: "These statistics are worrying, Many Landlords have a tight margin between rental payments in and mortgage payments out, a month or two or arrears could present serious problems for a Landlord, and I am amazed that for approx £100pa Landlords are still not taking out a rental guarantee insurance, which is widely available"

Sally Asling further comments "SurreyLets have noticed a considerable number of Landlords trying to Let through the private ads and not re marketing through Agents. When questioned, Landlords are explaining that as rents have gone down, there is no margin to pay Agents fees, so they are trying to do it themselves. This is leaving them exposed as the quality of referencing is generally not so good, and the quality of tenants normally not so good as they are avoiding using an agent for a reason, and in my experience this is to avoid stringent reference checks that good agents undertake"

SurreyLets, offer via Endsleigh Insurance, several options for Landlords to purchase Rental Guarantee Insurance once the tenants have passed reference checks through Endsleigh. The cost can be from as little as £55pa on a single occupancy tenancy and from £99 for a property - quotes are available on request.

Sally Asling states "Here at SurreyLets we appreciate times are tough and money is tight. We appreciate the importance of letting a property quickly at a rental that can be viable, and above all we believe in putting the right tenant into a property where the tenant has undergone stringent vetting and we advise all Landlords to take out rental protection - for peace of mind. No agent Guarantees the rental, despite what service they offer, only an insurance product will do this. The statistics speak for themselves, so for a small amount of premium, it could be a saving grace."

For more information about SurreyLets please visit the website www.surreylettingsandpropertymanagement.co.uk or call 01483 282 470