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Letting Agencies

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  • 31-08-2011 10:39pm
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    Nelbell
    Registered Users Posts: 35 ✭


    Hi, Has anyone any experience in using Letting Agents in Kildare to rent their property? If so, any advice on what to look for, services which should be provided etc. Thanks :)


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    Shannonsider
    Registered Users Posts: 301 ✭✭Shannonsider


    Have a similar query to Nelbell (looking for a letting agent that covers the Leixlip area)


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    Anatom
    Registered Users Posts: 1,165 ✭✭✭Anatom


    I know of someone who used a firm in Naas to manage their house in the past year. I can't remember the details but it struck me as being very expensive to manage the rental of just one house. With all of the property taxes, maintenance costs, income tax, etc. deductions I just couldn't understand why they didn't manage it themselves. It depends on your circumstances I suppose. If you were moving abroad or were moving down the country I could understand it perhaps, but not otherwise. Get good tenants in - interview them thoroughly first - and you shouldn't have too much trouble...


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    Delphinium
    Closed Accounts Posts: 203 ✭✭Delphinium


    Using Stewart property Solutions for years with good results and few problems. A well mantained property will need minimal management but you can't imagine how ignorant some tenants are when it comes to keeping a house, eg bringing blocked drains or gutters to your notice.


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    Shannonsider
    Registered Users Posts: 301 ✭✭Shannonsider


    Does anyone know what kind of areas letting agents cover? If you had a property in say Lucan would a letting agent in say Naas be willing to look after it or do letting agents only cover areas close by?


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    Joe Public
    Registered Users Posts: 1,781 ✭✭✭Joe Public


    Anatom wrote: »
    I know of someone who used a firm in Naas to manage their house in the past year. I can't remember the details but it struck me as being very expensive to manage the rental of just one house. With all of the property taxes, maintenance costs, income tax, etc. deductions I just couldn't understand why they didn't manage it themselves. It depends on your circumstances I suppose. If you were moving abroad or were moving down the country I could understand it perhaps, but not otherwise. Get good tenants in - interview them thoroughly first - and you shouldn't have too much trouble...

    If it's a DIY job then a contract is very important no matter how good you think the tenants are.


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