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Renting
Finding a place to rent can be as difficult as buying your own property. At JC iHomes, we strive to understand your needs and requirements in order to help you find the perfect place to call 'home.'
Please feel free to call us to discuss your requirements or take a look at our currently available properties.
Renting Guide
Step 1: View and select a rental property.
Step 2: Apply for references.
Step 3: Complete credit checks and right-to-rent checks. At this time, you will be required to pay a non-refundable holding deposit equivalent to one week's rent.
Step 4: Sign the tenancy agreement and pay one month's rent in advance, plus a deposit equivalent to five weeks' rent.
Step 5: Conduct an inventory check, take utility meter readings, and collect keys.
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We are members of Property Redress Scheme
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Tenants money protection is provided by Deposit Protection Scheme (DPS)
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Landlords money protection is provided by Client Money Protection Scheme (CMP)
Fees Guideline
For properties in England, the Tenant Fees Act 2019 means that in addition to rent, lettings agents can only charge tenants (or anyone acting on the tenant’s behalf) the following permitted payments:
Holding deposits: a maximum of 1 week’s rent;
Deposits: a maximum deposit of 5 weeks’ rent for annual rent below £50,000, or 6 weeks’ rent for annual rental of £50,000 and above;
Payments to change a tenancy agreement eg. change of sharer: capped at £50 or, if higher, any reasonable costs;
Payments associated with early termination of a tenancy: capped at the landlord’s loss or the agent’s reasonably incurred costs;
Utilities, communication services (eg. telephone, broadband), TV licence and council tax;
Interest payments for the late payment of rent (up to 3% above Bank of England’s annual percentage rate);
Reasonable costs for replacement of lost keys or other security devices;
Contractual damages in the event of the tenant’s default of a tenancy agreement; and
Any other permitted payments under the Tenant Fees Act 2019.