Draft a Floor Plan for marketing purposes FROM – £88 plus VAT
Draft Inventory, agree and sign on the tenancy start date FROM – £165 plus VAT
Testing of CO2 and Smoke Alarms prior to moving in – £45 plus VAT
Chimney Sweeping – FROM £65.00 per chimney
Additional or extra tenant references – £25.00pp Plus VAT
Notifying all utility companies of change of details and reading meters – £25 plus VAT per utility company
Registering of the deposit – £78 Plus VAT
Property Visits 2 times a year. Property Inspection reports – £180 plus VAT
One-off property inspections – £45 plus VAT
Additional property inspections – £45 plus VAT
Renewal of contracts – £150.00 plus VAT
Energy Performance Certificate – £88.00 plus VAT
Landlord Gas Safety Certificate – £100 plus VAT
EICR (Electrical Installation Certificate) From £199.00 plus VAT
Duplicate rent statements – £25.00 plus VAT Per rent statement
Quarterly rent statements – £50.00 plus VAT
Annual rent statements – £150.00 plus VAT
AML Checks Per Client – £15.00 pp, per property
Tenant References for Tenant Find Referencing £50.00 per person
Check-In Service – £150.00 plus VAT
Dispute Service – £300 plus VAT
Check-Out Service – £180 plus VAT
Serving of section 21 notices – £100 plus VAT
Management of eviction process or legal notices/solicitors – £75.00 plus VAT + Solicitors invoice
Services outside of management – £75.00 per hour plus VAT
Paying of third-party bills from rent, ie: Building Insurance, Block Management Fee's £25.00 plus VAT Per Bill
Contract Set Up, when a landlord requires our services but they found the tenant themselves. Reference tenants, draft agreements, complete R2R. £500.00 plus VAT (Forming part of the Minimum Service Fee)
Compliance hand over £150.00 plus VAT
Key hand over only £50.00 plus VAT This service applies should you require Costello Lettings to hand keys over on your behalf when we haven't formally completed our Check In Service
*Prices are subject to current trade pricing and are possible to change without notice *
Check In Service
- Draft all legal documents including Right to Rent check, Tenancy Agreement, all legally prescribed paperwork, ‘How to Rent’ information, move in pack and paperwork. Docusign.
- Collect the first month’s rent and deposit and pay to landlord
- Complete standing order for rent payments directly to the landlord (Tenant Find Only)
- Provide the tenant with the landlord contact details, address and email
- Hand the keys to the tenant for move in
- Advise utilities of change of details and meter readings
- Hand a completed move in file to the landlord to manage. (Tenant Find Only)
£180 inc VAT
Check Out Service
- Advise landlord and tenant of vacating dates and apportion the rent accordingly
- Complete a pre check out inspection and advise of any maintenance or potential problems / disputes allowing time to put right before the tenancy end date
- Collate the tenants vacating details in preparation for the deposit return
- Close down the meters and re direct post
- Agree a new let or hand the property back to the owner
- Collect keys
£180 inc VAT
Dispute Service
Should the horrible situation arise where there is a deposit dispute at the end of a tenancy we will deal with the dispute for you, as you can imagine this is a time consuming process that is quite often very stressful. Subject to having all the supporting documents, property inspection details, check out reports and quotes we will work on your behalf to take the stress away.
£300 plus VAT
Withdrawal and Expense Clause.
In the event that a landlord withdraws a property from the market after instructions have been confirmed and / or marketing has commenced, the landlord shall be liable to pay a withdrawal and expense fee to cover the costs incurred by the agent in connection with the marketing, administration, and preparatory work undertaken.
The minimum withdrawal and expense fee shall be £500.00 plus VAT, or the total amount of demonstrable expenses reasonably incurred by the agent up to the date of withdrawal—whichever is greater.
This fee becomes payable immediately upon withdrawal of the property, whether the withdrawal is made by the landlord or results from the landlord’s failure to proceed.
The agent reserves the right to deduct this sum from any monies held on the landlord’s behalf or to issue an invoice payable within 7 days of demand.
Minimum Professional Service Fee:
For any work that falls outside of our standard services such as bespoke projects, complex case management, specialist compliance work, or tasks requiring significant time or expertise Costello Lettings LTD applies a minimum professional service fee of £500 plus VAT.
This fee covers the allocation of our time, expertise, documentation work, and administrative support. Additional charges may apply for extended or advanced work, which will be agreed in writing before commencement. Our hourly rate for any such works is charged at £75.00 plus VAT
