Why Rent Your Flat Through a Real Estate Agency?

The real estate agency makes sure that the flat meets the standards

Wanting to rent out your flat is one thing. Making sure that it meets the decency requirements is another. Few landlords are aware of these. In fact, there are well-defined characteristics that a decent flat must meet. For instance:

• Your flat must be free of all pests and parasites.
• Your flat must not present any obvious risk to the physical safety of the future tenant.

In order to check that the flat is up to standard, you need an expert in the field: the real estate agency. The latter will carefully check the premises and tell you whether the dwelling is in conformity. They will then guide you through any work that needs to be done.

The real estate agency will help you to carry out the compulsory or recommended diagnoses

In fact, every owner of a flat must carry out some controls before letting out the property. These diagnoses are a guarantee of quality. They include, among others, the following:

1. Asbestos diagnosis (very dangerous fibre for health);
2. Lead diagnosis;
3. Dampness diagnosis;
4. Blower-Door Test;
5. Energy performance certificate;
6. Disabled access diagnosis.

The estate agency is best placed to carry out such a delicate task professionally.

The real estate agency sets the value of the rent according to the market

There is another aspect, just as delicate as the previous one, in the process of renting a flat: the setting of the rent price. Indeed, the property market is constantly changing. For an average landlord, it is difficult to keep up. The direct consequence is that the price will either be very high or very low. In both cases, the landlord loses out, sometimes because he will not have a tenant (rent too high), sometimes because he will have undervalued his property. This is not likely to happen with an estate agency. As the agency constantly and regularly monitors the market, the price will be set with full knowledge of the latest trends.

The real estate agency writes attractive ads to rent your flat

Not all landlords are good sellers. This is a fact! Indeed, you can have a nice flat, but if you are not a good seller, it will be difficult to rent it out. Like any other specialized document, the drafting of a rental ad has its own rules. On the one hand, it must comply with the legislation. On the other hand, the advertisement must be clear, exhaustive and not suffer from any ambiguity.

The next step is to present the ad with professional photos that highlight the property, and subsequently to maximize its visibility: on the agency’s website, on various real estate portals and with the agency’s clients.

The real estate agency organizes visits and selects the best candidate

A well-written advertisement is sure to attract many applicants to rent the flat. All that remains is to be able to arrange the viewing of the property! The real estate agency not only organizes the visits, but also manages the contacts. You will save precious time by entrusting them with this task.

Next step, the choice of tenant must be taken seriously. Every landlord wants a tenant who respects others and the premises and is solvent (he/she can pay the rent without difficulty). Thanks to its experience, the estate agency will be able to protect you from bad payers after studying the files of each candidate.

The estate agency draws up the lease contract and carries out the inventory of fixtures on arrival of the tenant

The lease contract, like the advertisement mentioned above, must be drawn up in accordance with certain rules. The real estate agency knows these rules better than any landlord. The same applies to the inventory of fixtures, which can be a source of disputes, later on, with the tenant.