Letting agent recommendations Chesterfield, Derbyshire

[SecretSeven]

Hello

We have a one bedroom property in Chesterfield that we would like to let out, which we would do via an agent on a fully managed basis.

We have avoided everyone who has given themselves obviously fake reviews on Google (surprisingly, four of them have reviews by their own staff members!) and had Blundells and Frank Innes come to give quotes.

I'd love to find an independent agent. I think either of the ones that visit would be OK, but they both offer a very similar package as both are owned by the same company. I am a bit concerned that as both are large, national chains that we would be passed around if there was a problem. I am a small business owner myself, and I know being able to deal with one person is a massive advantage with this sort of service.

While we appreciate value, we don't care about finding the lowest price. We want a reliable agent, who won't land us with a bad tenant and will manage everything for us.

Any suggestions appreciated.

You also want perpetual motion and cold fusion, I take it?

The buck stops with you as the landlord. The more you get the agent to do, the more it costs and there's no guarantees.

Initial questions include insurance and financial security. What stops them disappearing with your money or that of the tenant, either through fraud or insolvency? What tenant checks do they do? Do those checks suffice for all your insurances? When are those insurances not valid?

And so on...

I know you are trying to help, Specialsubject , but sometimes you come across as quite patronising.

Anyway, thanks for the advice, but I was looking for a specific recommendation, not a checklist of questions to find an agent; I could get that from Google .

I own several properties in Berkshire and Oxfordshire already, but this one came our way as something of a bargain. I have two brilliant agents who manage our other properties, but don't have any contacts here.

Still, I appreciate your trying to help.

So. Does anyone else have any experiences with letting agents in Chesterfield, Derbyshire? Good or bad, I'd appreciate your thoughts.

Oh dear, too technical a joke for fluffy mn?

Wishing you what you deserve. Bye

What does that even mean? Weirdo.