Michael Tuck Letting Agents in Gloucester and Tewkesbury

Our Full Management Service includes marketing, tenant referencing, compliant tenancy documentation, deposit registration, rent collection, property inspections, maintenance coordination, check-out administration and ongoing support with changing lettings legislation.

Existing written tenancy agreements did not automatically need to be replaced when the Renters’ Rights Act came into force. However, most existing Assured Shorthold Tenancies became assured periodic tenancies, and the new legal rules apply regardless of the wording in the original agreement. Landlords must ensure that tenants have received all required government information.

Section 21 ‘no-fault’ evictions have been abolished. A landlord must now rely on an appropriate Section 8 possession ground and follow the correct notice and court procedure. Grounds include selling the property, occupation by the landlord or a close family member, serious rent arrears, anti-social behaviour and breaches of the tenancy agreement.

Landlords and letting agents must not disadvantage applicants simply because they receive benefits or have children. Applicants can still be assessed using fair and consistent criteria such as affordability, references, credit history and Right to Rent requirements.

Rent must not be requested or accepted before the tenancy agreement has been signed. Once the agreement has been signed, a landlord or agent can generally require no more than one month’s rent in advance, together with any permitted tenancy deposit.

No. Rental properties must be advertised with a clear asking rent. Landlords and letting agents must not encourage rental bidding or accept an offer above the advertised amount.

Rent can generally be increased only once in any 12-month period and cannot normally be increased during the first year of a new tenancy. The landlord must use the prescribed Form 4A and give the tenant at least two months’ notice. The proposed rent should reflect the property’s open-market rental value.

Tenants are entitled to request permission to keep a pet, and landlords must consider each request individually. Consent cannot be unreasonably refused. A refusal may be reasonable where, for example, a superior lease prohibits pets or the proposed animal would be unsuitable for the property.

A tenant can normally end an assured periodic tenancy by giving no more than two months’ notice. A shorter notice period may be included in the tenancy agreement or subsequently agreed in writing between the landlord and tenant.

Most new private tenancies are now assured periodic tenancies and therefore do not have a fixed minimum term or contractual end date. The tenancy continues until the tenant gives the required notice or the landlord obtains possession using an appropriate legal ground. A tenant’s notice period cannot normally exceed two months.

No.  We will accompany all viewings, and, in our experience, buyers and tenants are more likely to provide us with constructive feedback when the owner isn’t present.  We will always inform you in advance of all viewings and are happy to hold a spare key if it’s more convenient.

A valid EPC is required prior to marketing property for both sale or rent and costs £120 (£100+VAT).

We can normally launch your property to the market within 48 hours. Once we have received the go ahead, we will need to arrange a suitable time to visit your property to take measurements and photographs so we can prepare the listing. We will also need to undertake Anti-Money Laundering checks and you will need to complete our Terms and Conditions and a Property Information Questionnaire.