In the rental market a lot of emphasis is placed on the landlord, and rightly so, given the requirements to provide acceptable homes, however we at Intercounty are very conscious that as a tenant looking for property, possibly in a strange area, this can be very stressful so we are pleased to provide a helpful, efficient and friendly service with the help of 15 years experience in the residential letting market.

When we have found you a property that meet your requirements we will ask for a holding deposit in return for taking the property off the market.  We ask for employer, bank/credit referencing and previous landlord reference, as applicable. Once this is complete we produce the Tenancy Agreement and set up a bank standing order.

The contract you will generally sign is called an Assured Shorthold Tenancy Agreement and this provides in law a fixed period of six months tenancy after which the Tenant can give 1 months notice (from 5th month) and the Landlord is required to give 2 months notice (from 4th month). If all parties agree, a second six or even 12 month agreement can be negotiated or simply progress on a monthly basis.

On the day the tenancy commences we must have received 1 months rent in advance, together with a dilapidation deposit of 1½ months of the month rental plus the balance of any outstanding fees. All such monies must be cleared funds, i.e. cash, banker’s draft or cleared Building Society cheque. Advance arrangement can be made to pay bank to bank.

The dilapidation deposit is held by Intercounty as a fully bonded and approved Stakeholder under TDSRA, therefore you can be assured your money is safe and protected. The deposit is fully refundable to you at the end of the tenancy providing the property is returned clean and in the original state, as per the inventory. When you first move into the property we ask that you check the details of the inventory.  It is this document that will compare to the property at the tenancy end.

In many instances we can provide quotes to have your property professionally cleaned and charged to your deposit.

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Intercounty are fully bonded members of ARLA (Association of Residential Letting Agents) and approved Stakeholders under TDSRA (Tenancy Deposit Scheme for Regulated Agents)