Letting agents are people who help the landlords in several ways. They can help them find new tenants and also assist them in fully managing the property. In this digital age, you can also get agents who offer online solutions, so choosing the right agency according to your needs and preferences is very important.
Being a landlord, you are the client of the letting agent. You will be paying him for the services offered and thus, the agents are contractually obliged to put your interest first. So they would try to find a suitable tenant who would match up to your requirements.
As a landlord, you would want your property to get maximum exposure so that you can find a suitable tenant easily. To do so, you might think it suitable to hire multiple agencies- the more the searches are, the sooner you would find a tenant. Previously, this is what landlords used to do, but given the recent times, it might not be a good idea.
The new age letting agents in Romford do not hunt locally searching for a tenant. They put up an advertisement of your property on different portals and the tenants searching for a rental property in the given area contact them directly. Thus, no matter how many letting agents you hire, they would put up the advertisements on the same portals and that would not be much of a help for you. So, once the potential tenant contacts your letting agent, they would arrange for an accompanied viewing.
Remember that people who are seriously searching for properties to rent would not have much time to contact multiple letting agents. Properties, especially in highly-demanded areas like Romford, move very fast. Thus, they rely on the internet to search for properties faster and if they like it, they would directly contact the concerned letting agents Romford. Or else, they might miss out on good opportunities every time. Recent surveys have also depicted that most people find properties these days through various online portals.
The online portals for property search are very easy to use. There are different options and filters on the websites using which the potential tenant can easily find properties matching their locational and other preferences. Now if you hire multiple letting agents for a single property, the potential tenants would see duplicate advertisements of the same thing- some with better descriptions and others might be with a better photograph. This would make your property’s marketing strategy particularly inconsistent and make the potential tenants think that you are desperate to let your property.
So, the right thing to do here is to hire an experienced letting agency and ensure that they have advertised your property on all the major online portals. Efficiency is the key here.
