RESIDENTIAL AND COMMERCIAL SALES
You will be dealing with the owner and sole proprietor of the business who has accumulated over 47 years of local experience and knowledge.
If required we will carry out evening or Saturday viewings to ensure as much as possible that we are available when buyers are.
We offer the complete traditional and online service ensuring that our entire property portfolio is seen by all potential buyers and prospective tenants which is why we pay to advertise on the National Property portal websites onthemarket.com, zoopla.com, ukfarmsandland.co.uk and primelocation.com.
In addition all external and internal photographs of all our properties are displayed on our interactive through the glass touch screen TV’s that are located in our window and within the office. We also advertise via the social media networks with our website linked to Facebook and Twitter. We also advertise where appropriate in National Publications.
We take pride in all aspects of our presentation and prepare 360° high resolution virtual tours, informative ‘bespoke’ property particulars that incorporate detailed floor plans and high quality photographs depicting your property to its full potential.
Having worked locally for over 47 years and also living within the area Gerald has built a reputation with Clients of giving honest straightforward and realistic advice. We do not purposely over value your property to win your business. It goes without saying that to achieve the best price for your property and maximising interest in it comes from realistic pricing from the outset.
All our Marketing Appraisals and Valuations are conducted discreetly.
We offer a ‘bespoke’ service with each property being treated on its own merits and as you are dealing directly with the owner of the Company total flexibility to tailor a service exactly to your requirements is provided.
We also conduct the sale of accommodation land, building plots, development sites etc.
Our fees are fair and reflect the amount of time and expertise invested in promoting and selling or letting your property.
We would be delighted to advise on your property’s market value.
RESIDENTIAL/COMMERCIAL LETTINGS AND MANAGEMENT
We are Licenced with ‘RentSmartWales’ and offer a predominantly Let only service but also provide a Management Service to Landlords for both Commercial and Residential properties.
We offer ‘buy to let’ advice where required and all our properties that are available to let can be viewed on our interactive website, interactive TV screens in our office together with the major property portal websites.
We provide rental assessments and letting advice.
We ensure Landlords are protected and adhere to current legislation and we provide a detailed Occupation Contract and protect the Contract-Holders Deposit with the Tenancy Deposit Scheme. In addition we carry Client Money Protection insurance for our Client bank account thus protecting both Landlords and Contract-Holders.
If you are considering renting your home or commercial premises either for a short or long term period we can offer you help and guidance on our services that are available to you.
We will provide a rental valuation, market the property appropriately and carry out viewings to ensure that your property is let to the most suitable Contract-Holder.
LANDLORD AND CONTRACT-HOLDER FEES
Gerald R Vaughan Estate Agents are a member of and covered by ARLA/propertymark Client Money Protection Scheme.
Gerald R Vaughan Estate Agents are also a member of a Redress Scheme provided by The Property Ombudsman (www.tpos.co.uk) and in addition are Rent Smart Wales Licenced Agents.
All our rental properties are advertised on the National Property Portals www.onthemarket.com, www.zoopla.co.uk, and www.primelocation.com.
In addition all rental properties are displayed on our interactive touchscreen TV’s that are located in our window and in the office.
We also advertise in the Local Press and via the social media networks with links on our Website to our ‘Facebook’ and ‘Twitter’ (@GeraldVaughan) pages.
SCALE OF CHARGES TO LANDLORDS
LET ONLY SERVICE
60% (inc. VAT) with a minimum fee of £840 (incl VAT) payable for each letting where the Contract-Holder is introduced through the Agent to include preparation of marketing particulars, photographs, 360° virtual tour, floor plans, all marketing expenses including advertising on the National Property Portals, accompanied viewings where necessary, provision of an Occupation Contract with written and pictorial inventories, collection of the first months’ rent, deposit and lodging the deposit with the Tenancy Deposit Scheme in our regulated Client Account that has the appropriate protection.
FULL MANAGEMENT SERVICE
Initial set up fee from £840 (incl VAT) plus 12% (inc. VAT) of the rent received deducted by the Agent to include preparation of marketing particulars, photographs, 360° virtual tour, floorplans, all marketing expenses including advertising on the National Property Portals, accompanied viewings where necessary, provision of an Occupation Contract with written and pictorial inventories, collection of the first months’ rent, deposit and lodging the deposit with the Tenancy Deposit Scheme in our regulated Client Account that has the appropriate protection. This fee excludes maintenance arrangements and fees relating to exceptional circumstances.
ADDITIONAL SERVICE CHARGES
Service of Notices RHW03, RHW04, RHW12, RHW16, RHW20 etc - £100 (inc. VAT).
MINIMUM FEE
Where the Landlord cancels the Agent’s instruction to provide a Management Service, the Agent will charge and the Landlord will pay a fee based upon three months commission.
VAT is payable at the prevailing rate on all our fees. In accordance with consumer legislation it is quoted as included in the prices stated above.
The above fees are payable when any individual or organisation enters into an Agreement to rent the property as a result of our promotion, introduction or viewing by the Agent.
ADDITIONAL SERVICES
As property professionals we can provide you with all the help and assistance needed to make your home move as smooth as possible. Whether you are looking for a Solicitor, Electrician, Plumber, reputable Builders, Removal Company to a Surveyor, we can put you in touch with the right people.
OTHER SERVICES
include Land Surveys, Compensation Claims, Scale Plans prepared for Conveyancing/Land Registration purposes, Valuation of all types of property for Probate, Inheritance Tax, Matrimonial, Capital Gains Tax purposes etc.
We are Licenced with Ordnance Survey and have an extensive collection of old and modern Ordnance Survey scale maps together with access to the digital online ordnance survey via Promap.
PROBATE VALUATIONS
Our sympathetic and caring approach helps when guiding families through this often difficult process. We have longstanding working relationships with a number of local law firms and associated businesses.
