Manchester Fire-fighters are offering free smoke alarms .
They are currently running an offer where you can have smoke alarms fitted in your property for free!
They are also guaranteed for upto 10 years.
Not catches, just ring 0800555815 to make an appointment and a fully operational crew and will visit your house in full uniform on the Fire engine (with Id badge just in case you mistake them).
Don’t delay this is a limited offer.
Alaine Bradbury, Estates Manager, PAD4U Letting Agents Manchester writes:
The Tenancy deposit scheme was introduced to private landlords and tenants in April 2007. Since then it’s been a legal requirement for all deposits taken to be registered with a Tenancy Deposit Protection Scheme (TDS).
We register our landlords and tenants deposits with The Dispute Service.
Since the TDS was introduced we have protected over 1500 deposits and dealt with many disputes in house. Since April 2007 I have dealt with only 4 disputes that have been referred to the TDS.
We have had to make many changes to the way we carry out inventories and the way we calculate deductions from deposits, so that we fall in line with TDS recommendations. In our experience we have noted the following:
If a tenant damaged a bed they would be expected to pay the cost of a replacement bed including delivery and any assembly.
The age of the bed, the amount of tenants in the property since it was purchased, the quality of the bed and the bed’s life expectancy would be taken into consideration.
Bed damaged to frame and slats costed at £85.00 plus delivery and assembly £35.00 – total £120.00
Bed damaged to frame and slats costed at £45.00 total £45.00
This format for pricing is a general guide and much more information is taken into account when making decisions over any proposed deductions. Other areas that differ greatly are decoration and carpet damage. If the property’s decoration was in good order and it had been recently carpeted before a tenant moved in and damage such as nail holes to walls and iron marks to carpets occurred it would be priced as individual damage.
Carpet damaged by iron mark costed at £90.00 for a replacement
5 x Nail holes to walls costed at £120.00 to re paint wall
Total £210.00
Carpet damaged by iron mark costed at £10.00 for area of damage
5 x Nail holes to walls costed at £3.00 per hole £15.00 total to fill, sand and paint
Total £25.00
However it’s not all about reductions in costings for landlords the TDS have been known to agree with many costs such as £150.00 towards gardening as the upkeep of the gardens was noted in the tenancy agreement and costs of maintenance such as ‘’call out for ant swarm’’ was awarded to the landlords as pests are classed as a tenant’s responsibility.
TDS legislation is complex but all our staff have been trained to TDS standards and can offer tenants and landlords advise at any point during the tenancy.
Alaine Bradbury, Estates Manager, PAD4U Letting Agents Manchester writes:
A big thank you to everyone that supported us and sponsored us for the Manchester Run this year!
Between us we have managed to rise nearly £2000 for various charity’s.
The best time went to Michelle Boyd who completed it in a miracle 48 mins, last place came to me in just under 2 hours, in my defence I ran with a 70 year old penguin.
David Boyd, Managing Director, PAD4U Letting Agents Manchester writes:
We have recently set up a company page on Facebook to help landlords and tenants keep in touch with what is happening at PAD4U in addition to local events and industry news. PAD4U is always looking for new ways to reach out and communicate with our landlords, tenants and business partners and Facebook provides a unique opportunity to do this.
I have always found that the best source of information and the best opportunities for deals comes from talking to other professional landlords.
You can find our PAD4U Facebook page by searching Facebook. Alternatively here is the direct link:
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Manchester/PAD4U-Estate-and-Letting-Agents-Manchester/124128937600200
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Deniston Road, Heaton Moor, Stockport
Following our newsletter in April, we have now finished our extension project in Heaton Moor. The project including additional work took 12 weeks to complete which was within our time schedule. As you can see by the photographs the workmanship of our dedicated sub-contractors has paid off again and our Client was most pleased with by the results.
Deniston Road Extension
Deniston Road Wetroom
Deniston Road Wetroom 2
Levenshulme Road, Gorton, Manchester
Following our newsletter in April, we have now finished converting a shop into two apartments and are now being marketed with our Lettings Department.
One of the tenants who previously lived in the property is still living in the area and came to visit the apartments towards the end of the project, she could not believe how well they looked and could not imagine they could be turned into two apartments from one dwelling. She said they feel like new build apartments and the best she has ever remembered them to look, it’s a shame she is currently renting another property, maybe we could have persuaded her to come back! But we are certain we will find suitable tenants very quickly.
Levenshulme Road Bathroom
Levenshulme Kitchen