We are not estate agents that have stumbled into letting. We’re established property letting and management agents with proven experience in successfully letting, managing and developing residential property.

 

Why landlords choose Letwithease

We operate differently to other letting agents; our unique business model has been developed through many years’ experience within the lettings industry. Primarily, we don’t charge tenants any fees. Why?

Fees are the single biggest obstacle to obtaining prospective tenants. (Our competitors charge tenants between £200 - £300 each.)

 

There are some tenants that simply do not wish to pay fees and instead search for accommodation listed privately by landlords. We are able to tap into this huge market as well as the traditional markets to enable us access to a larger pool of prospective tenants. It's worth bearing in mind that if a prospective tenant has to fund a 6 week deposit, the first month’s rent in advance plus large agency fees, it puts many out of the picture, no matter how good their employment, credit status and references are.  We don’t think you, as a landlord, should miss out on this abundance of quality tenants simply to line the pockets of your agent. At Letwithease, we don’t charge tenants fees, so your property gets let faster.

This doesn’t mean you end up with a lower class of tenant! We will find the right tenant for your property. All tenants are thoroughly credit checked and referenced, and have to pass stringent identity protocols to ensure they can meet the requirements and financial obligations of their tenancy agreement. We pride ourselves on our outstanding record: currently we have zero rent arrears from any of the tenants we have placed in any of our managed properties.

 

Whether you’ve opted for full management or a let-only, we believe that not charging tenants fees, along with showing them the same level of respect regardless of class, age, sex, background or race, sets both parties off on the right foot and ensures a long-standing, pleasant and considerate relationship.

Not changing tenants fees does not affect you in any way.  Because we are able to rely on word-of-mouth amongst tenants and free advertising forums which other agents can't, we are able to drastically reduce our tenant advertising budget. This reduces our overheads and eliminates the need for us to inflate our rates to landlords. This makes our rates amongst the most competitive in the industry. No other agent in Bristol operates like this and we’re convinced no other letting agent obtains as many tenant enquiries per property as we do.

 

Harnessing the latest technology

 

Our website has proven tremendously successful. Today, over 80% of tenants turn first to the internet when looking for accommodation*. So it makes sense to take full advantage of this.

 

Between April, May and June 2008 our website received 1,805,580 hits. More specifically our property details and tenants sections received an average of 214.4 unique visitors a day exclusively searching for accommodation in Bristol. That's just short of 20,000 unique hits over the whole period. This places us as one of Bristol's highest ranking websites.

 

This, combined with our carefully selected marketing partners (including Findaproperty.co.uk, Propertyfinder.com, Primelocation.com & Fish4.co.uk), ensures we have access to over 25 million house hunters every single month.

 

Furthermore, you benefit from:

• Online virtual tours;
• High quality property particulars and marketing using wide angle digital SLR cameras and quality glossy laser printed details;
• Interactive features such as search by map that entices web users in;
• A property-update database system with SMS text messaging features;
• A 24 hour dedicated line and computerised maintenance-fault management system for tenants so that any problems are dealt with swiftly and efficiently;
• A fully computerised back end system generating monthly statements and tracking rent payments;
• Access to our large list of corporate HR departments offering high quality professional tenants.

 

These proactive functions are all designed to maximise our productivity and reduce our overheads, which is how we are able to offer our letting and management services to landlords so competitively priced.

Company history

Letwithease is the trading name of Ease Property Letting Ltd, a specialist letting agent based in Bristol, UK.  

We operate from our shop premises on Gloucester Road (view map), a thriving bustling street well known throughout Bristol, with heavy footfall and excellent links. Infact, Gloucester Road was recently named as Britain's last great high street in the Independent newspaper.

 

The business was founded in 2002 by Caroline Lindegaard and Thomas Boothroyd, who were both successful property investors, developers and landlords in their own right.

 

Our core business values come from our experiences as landlords. Our aim is to become the biggest independently owned letting agent in Bristol, and ultimately the UK. The only way we will achieve this is by delivering the highest standards imaginable and becoming renowned for our excellent service. That’s why our mission is to fulfil, if not exceed, the expectations of every client so we benefit from word-of-mouth referrals.

Each member of the Letwithease team is trained and skilled, and has bags of enthusiasm, fresh ideas, excellent customer service skills and substantial knowledge and experience in residential property letting and management.  We’re always on the lookout for exceptional people to complement our team. To find out more, check our current vacancies page.

 

*Source: Experian/Hitwise