Guide for letting your property

Your aim should be to let your property at the best possible price, in the shortest time.

Our expert Lettings Managers let out many properties in Gloucester and Tewkesbury every month giving us unparalleled knowledge of rental values in your LOCAL area.

We will also make recommendations to assist with the marketing and advise you on your obligations as a Landlord.

Our valuations are free of charge so please contact your LOCAL Michael Tuck office and we will arrange a suitable time to value your property.

It is essential that you have permission to let your property from your mortgage lender as well as your buildings and contents insurer.

If you require specialist Landlords buildings and contents insurance we will put you in touch with our trusted provider.

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In our experience, the better the property, the better the tenant.  First impressions count to a successful let and therefore maximising your rental return.

Our experienced Lettings Team have let over 5000 properties in Gloucester and Tewkesbury since 1998 so we are ideally placed to give the best advice to ensure that your property is presented and maintained in the best manner.

The Full Management Service is our most popular service available and takes away a lot of the stress caused by letting a property.  If you are already an experienced landlord, we also offer a Tenant Find Only Service.

We will discuss your requirements and help you select a suitable tenant using fair and consistent criteria, including affordability, references, credit history and Right to Rent checks. Landlords and letting agents must not discriminate against applicants because they receive benefits or have children.

Tenants are also entitled to request permission to keep a pet. Each request must be considered individually and consent must not be unreasonably refused.

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Our comprehensive marketing campaigns ensure that your property will be seen by as many potential tenants as possible.

We advertise on all of the main property websites and Social Media channels including Rightmove, Zoopla, PrimeLocation, OnThe Market, Facebook and Instagram.

We will also display one of our distinctive “To Let” boards which we hope will be quickly replaced to a “Let It!” board.

Every property must have a clear asking rent and offers above that cannot be encouraged or accepted.

We encourage all tenants initially to conduct a virtual viewing using the 360° Virtual Tour on our website.

We then accompany all physical viewings.  Spending time with the viewer enables us to give you essential feedback to assist with your tenant selection.

Once we have found a suitable applicant, we will ask them to complete a comprehensive application form and pay the permitted holding deposit. We will then check that you are happy to proceed in principle.

Our tenant referencing process includes a fair and consistent assessment of affordability, credit and identity checks, proof of residency, Right to Rent checks and, where appropriate, references from employers and previous landlords. Guarantors may also be referenced where required.

Applications are assessed on their individual merits and in accordance with the Renters’ Rights Act and other relevant legislation.

Stringent checks are also carried out on guarantors should they be required.

With our Full Management Service, we prepare a digital inventory showing the property condition, fixtures and fittings before a tenant takes occupation.

These inventories are approved by the Tenancy Deposit Scheme and include meter readings and a record of the keys handed over.

This document is extremely important as it will be used as the benchmark for the returned condition of the property (subject to fair wear and tear).

Once the tenancy agreement has been signed, we will arrange payment of the first month’s rent and tenancy deposit. When the required funds have cleared and all pre-tenancy requirements have been completed, the keys will be released on the agreed move-in date.

Section 21 ‘no-fault’ evictions were abolished on 1 May 2026. A landlord who needs to recover possession must now use an appropriate Section 8 ground, serve the correct prescribed notice and, where necessary, obtain a court order.

Grounds are available where, for example, the landlord intends to sell, the landlord or a close family member needs to occupy the property, the tenant has serious rent arrears or there has been anti-social behaviour or another breach of the tenancy.

The notice period and evidence required depend on the ground being used. A landlord wishing to sell or move into the property cannot normally recover possession for that reason during the first 12 months of a new tenancy.

The Renters’ Rights Act 2025 introduced major changes to the private rented sector from 1 May 2026. These include the abolition of Section 21, the introduction of assured periodic tenancies, new rent-increase procedures, restrictions on rental bidding and rent in advance, stronger protections against discrimination and new rules governing requests to keep pets.

Our lettings staff are trained in the new requirements, and our tenancy documentation and management procedures have been updated accordingly. Our Full Management Service can help landlords meet their responsibilities and manage their property confidently under the new legislation.

We have staff dedicated to the management and payment of rents to our landlords.

We pay our landlords promptly via BACS and closely monitor rent payments from tenants to ensure they are up to date.

You will receive a monthly statement to confirm that the rent has been paid and transferred into your bank account.

Rent can generally be increased only once a year using form 4A with at least two months’ notice.

Rent can generally be increased only once in any 12-month period and cannot be increased during the first year of a new tenancy. Landlords must use the prescribed Form 4A and give the tenant at least two months’ notice.

Any proposed increase should reflect the property’s open-market rental value, and the tenant may challenge an above-market increase through the First-tier Tribunal.

Approximately six weeks into every Fully Managed tenancy, we arrange to visit your property to ensure that everything is going as you would want it to.

This gives us an idea of how the tenancy is likely to progress.

We will send you a written report including photographs of our findings, along with any recommendations for maintenance that we feel may be required.

Following our initial visit, you will receive a property inspection report every six months thereafter to keep you fully updated.

Over many years we have developed strong relationships with a wide range of professional local contractors.

The standards of workmanship are checked by our property managers to maintain a high standard.

All tradesmen that we employ are required to be fully insured.

Tenants are requested to report maintenance through our website which allows tenants to upload photos and provide full details of the problem they wish to report.

If in the event of a tenant giving the required two months’ notice, we will act quickly and re-market your property to reduce any potential void periods.

We organise a full check out of the property to make sure that you are happy with the condition it has been left in.

In the unlikely event that deposit has to be retained, we will liaise with the Tenancy Deposit Scheme, so everything is dealt with professionally and legally.

This is where our full colour photo inventories are essential.