YOUR PROPERTY IS IN CAPABLE HANDS
As an Owner, you have made a huge investment for the future and it is therefore really important that you feel your property is in capable hands. We offer everything below at very competitive rates.
Whether you’ve acquired your property for investment purposes or as part of a portfolio; whether you live in Edinburgh or away; whether you’ve inherited your property or are just waiting on the right market conditions to sell – you want to be sure of maximizing your rental income and return on investment.
Whatever the circumstances, you’ll also want to be sure that you and your property are in safe hands, fulfilling all legal requirements, attracting the right tenants, and working for you.
Engaging with an agent means less hassle for you and less drain on your time – allowing you peace of mind and a worry free experience.
Duncan McKenzie Property have been providing expert property management services throughout Edinburgh since the year 2000. As a small, growing company, we focus on quality and care of the key players in our business – landlords, tenants and properties.
As members of the key Letting Associations in Scotland we pride ourselves in playing a part in developing standards and are committed to be leaders in quality delivery within the Letting Industry.
We take great pride in properly looking after our clients and their properties, and believe that our service will suit Landlords who wish to engage with an agent who shares the same high standards, care and attention – in short, we treasure your properties as if they were our own.
We offer Full Management or Let Only* services, including:
- Rental valuation (we will advise on likely rental rate according to the current market)
- Advertising through key portals (Lettingweb, Zoopla, Prime Locatio, Adzuna, Property Place and a number of other smaller local sites)
- Tenant checks (as there)
- Legal documentation (as there)
- Advice on setting up the property for let (we will talk you through the process – it is simple and if followed will ensure all is set up correctly)
- Maintenance (we have a team of contractors who have worked for us throughout the years and we have developed trusting relationships)
- Property inspections (Carried out twice yearly, these are thorough inspections with reports and where necessary photographs are forwarded on to Landlords and Tenants.)
- Rent collection ( We will collect rent and transfer your rental income promptly)
- Tenant Check In (Tenant check in in Person to ensure that the Tenant is shown your property on entry)
- Tenant Check Out (thorough check out process to ensure the condition, inventory and cleaning are recorded accurately)
- Relationship management
- Peace of mind and confidence
Tenants are fully vetted with references taken prior to moving into a property.
If wish to manage your own maintenance, property inspections, rent collection and tenant relationship, a let only service offers rental valuation, advertising in key property portals, tenant checks, legal documentation and advice on setting up your property for let without the need for a full management service – giving you peace of mind knowing that everything is set up to comply with the legislation ensuring that documentation at all stages in the process are accurate.
HOW WE DO WHAT WE SAY WE’LL DO
We build our service around a thorough approach, from Property Inspections and Guidance for Tenants, through our Communications and Attention to Detail.
We take the time necessary for thorough property inspections, twice a year, surveying the exterior as well as the interior and making recommendations where required. Inspection Reports and photographs are provided as standard.
Helping tenants look after your property is essential to a harmonious relationship. We provide a care of your property guide to all tenants at the start of the term and treat this as a working document for routine property inspections.
We have an online software system and this ensures that we organize safety certificates within the required period, schedule in property inspections, note details of viewings on advertised properties. In time this will be opened up to our Landlords who will be able to log in to their own property and see what is happening at any one time.
Our communication with Landlords is excellent whether by email or phone, we aim to keep you in touch with what is happening with your property.
The devil’s in the detail – industry updates, safety certification, Landlord’s obligations, Landlord’s insurance, financial obligations, marketing of properties, and legal requirements – are but some of the behind the scene work necessary to keep property lets running smoothly. We have built our systems over the years to enable us deliver sound advice and a seamless service.
TESTIMONIAL
“Duncan Mackenzie have been my letting agents since October 2008. I would like to use this testimonial as an opportunity to thank them for their diligence and highly professional service throughout this period. There are many people I have conversations with regarding property letting, and all too often stories are ones of woeful lament. Not the case with me. I have nothing but the highest praise for the way they conduct a very efficient business and broker healthy relations between our three parties to ensure consequences are beneficial for all concerned. I never fret about my property, knowing it is in safe hands, and I am assured of a rapid response to any problems or concerns which arise.”
Alison Greggans, DMP landlord since 2008, Edinburgh
