Over in another thread, Michael has kindly offered to provide me with all the forms and info on how to handle letting my Mum's house directly. (Michael, I will PM you soon but I've been so busy since you posted, I haven't had a moment).
My concern is taking on responsibility for managing the property if/whehn anything goes wrong (nothing to say it will except s*d's luck, and I seem to have had a lot of that recently, so proceeding on the basis of safety first ...).
Does anyone have experience of doing this through an agency. I know that I'll lose some of the income to their handling fee, but I feel the need for back-up here (I'm too far away to dash to the house and sort out problems, and don't have access to the car if my partner's not around).
I have an EPA for legal side (although not registered as yet - no-one has yet asked for it to be, so I've saved the time and expense), and will be looking only for six-month lets (if Mum goes downhill and we need to find a nursing rather than residential home, we'll need to have tenants out within a year and sell to make sure the money if there).
Experience, words of wisdom and tips, questions and points all welcomed.
Many thanks,
Dave
My concern is taking on responsibility for managing the property if/whehn anything goes wrong (nothing to say it will except s*d's luck, and I seem to have had a lot of that recently, so proceeding on the basis of safety first ...).
Does anyone have experience of doing this through an agency. I know that I'll lose some of the income to their handling fee, but I feel the need for back-up here (I'm too far away to dash to the house and sort out problems, and don't have access to the car if my partner's not around).
I have an EPA for legal side (although not registered as yet - no-one has yet asked for it to be, so I've saved the time and expense), and will be looking only for six-month lets (if Mum goes downhill and we need to find a nursing rather than residential home, we'll need to have tenants out within a year and sell to make sure the money if there).
Experience, words of wisdom and tips, questions and points all welcomed.
Many thanks,
Dave