Letting Only

Fixed annual management fee of 8% of the annual rental achieved. This is chargeable monthly, thus spreading the cost.

PDF Estates manages all aspects of letting your property out.

We will conduct a property valuation, which is used to determine likely and possible rental values. This figure is based on similar properties, in the same area, and compared to the overall condition of your property. We cannot stress enough how important it is that this valuation is correct and reasonable. Too low means that you are missing out on potential rental yield, while too high a figure means that you are likely to find it difficult to fill the property with quality tenants, who will ultimately look after your properties and want to remain, as long as possible.

We professionally market your properties on the following popular online portals: Zoopla, Rightmove and OpenRent Ltd, accompanied by quality photos to maximise all marketing initiatives. All marketing material is written up on your behalf, in addition to sourcing all potential quality tenants for you. Once prospective tenants have been found, through our property management service, we will accompany tenants to the property, show them around, and help ensure that you acquire the most suitable tenants in your properties.

To further ensure that you obtain good quality tenants, we conduct comprehensive credit checks and reference checks on all applicants, before issuing legal documentation and securing the tenant’s signature. Furthermore, we will collect tenants’ deposits and the first months rent as part of the letting only property management service.

Letting and Rent Collection Service

Fixed annual management fee of 9% of the annual rental achieved. This is chargeable monthly, thus spreading the cost.

Letting and rent collection includes all the same services as letting only, but in addition to this, we also deal with the ongoing management and collection of rent monies due from tenants. This means that we will collect the rent from all tenants monthly, unless contractually agreed otherwise, as instructed by our landlord clients, at the outset of their tenancies.

We find that the majority of landlords, especially first-time landlords, are often put off by the prospect of having to collect rent from their tenants, especially when rent payments are late. As experienced landlords, we have dealt with rent collection for years, and we assist with timely rent payments, while ensuring a positive relationship is maintained with tenants, throughout the duration of their tenancy.

Full Property Management Service

Fixed annual management fee of 10% of the annual rental achieved. This is chargeable monthly, thus spreading the cost.

Our full property management service includes everything in both our letting and rent collection services, plus all day-to-day management, associated with the letting and hands-on responsibility of your properties.

We check quality tenants successfully into properties that we manage on your behalf. We arrange and take all meter readings, conduct at least, half-yearly property inspections to ensure that your tenants are keeping your properties in good order. We also complete final tenancy checks, comparing everything to the inventory checklists that are completed at the beginning of our tenancies.

As well as collecting rent and dealing with rent issues, PDF Estates will also deal with all day-to-day enquiries received from your tenants. We ensure maintenance issues are dealt with promptly and we take on the responsibility of any rare tenant disputes and any landlord queries that might crop up.

Additional Services

Services can be customised according to your precise needs, and can incorporate any of the following:

  • Deposit Protection
  • Property Inventories
  • Professional Cleaning
  • Ongoing Safety Checks
  • Furnishings

At PDF Estates, we protect your welfare, as well as the welfare of your tenants. Our aim is to always keep all parties happy, thus resulting in longer term tenancies, with less rental void. It also means fewer disputes to resolve, as happy tenants are more likely to pay their rent on time, every month, and keep our properties in very good condition.

PDF Estates - Excellent and Affordable Property Management throughout London and the Home Counties including, North London, Hertfordshire, Bedfordshire and Berkshire.

At PDF Estates, we are different from the majority of property management and letting companies in the industry.

Unlike most of our competitors, our background is not in the agency industry. We are experienced landlords and have a background of financial and legal services, which means we have first-hand experience when dealing with your requirements. This makes us the ideal property management company to look after your interests.

If you have any questions about the services that we offer, or queries about the packages we offer, then please do get in contact today and speak to somebody that understands what landlords actually need and want, from a reliable and trusted property management company.

Accounting and Finance

Maintenance, repairs, and other block management services all cost money. PDF Estates sources and negotiates with reputable contractors, to ensure that you benefit from the professional and reliable services that you require, whilst always ensuring that we work within your budgetary requirements. We will never compromise on the quality of services provided and we deal with invoices and payments promptly, and provide you with itemised and ongoing accounts, for all your properties, that are part of our management portfolio.

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Reviews

I would like to give a testimonial to PDF for the professional and courteous manner in which Mr. Darren Fields represented himself and his company. Trying to find somewhere to live can be very..."

Rudyard Rennock (Palmers Green)

Having been a landlord with PDF Estates Ltd these last few years, I cannot express enough thanks to them for professionally looking after my properties to the very highest of standards. I’ve..."

Erdinc Or (Walthamstow and Tottenham)

I have recently rented my flat using PDF Estates, honestly can’t recommend them enough. Darren went above and beyond for me making the whole process so easy and smooth. Making sure I got the best..."

Gemma Hoff (Harpenden and Hemel Hempstead)

I have found Darren at PDF Estates Ltd to be most supportive and helpful in my quest for finding a property. I can’t thank Darren enough for helping a close friend of mine to find a suitable..."

Daniel Anderson (Finchley Central)

PDF Estates gets a massive thumbs up from me, professional, courteous and always ready to go above and beyond ensuring both tenant and landlord satisfaction. Cannot recommend this company enough!..."

Rachel Wolffe (East Finchley)

Thank you for all your professional support in helping quality landlords, who have in the past, been ripped off by average letting Agents. It's so refreshing to have a company like PDF Estates,..."

Jeremy Davis (Golders Green)

I can not recommend PDF Estates highly enough. As a first time Landlord I was pretty clueless but Darren’s courteous and professional service has guided me every step of the way. Always on hand..."

Daniel Fraser (Stevenage)

Me and my boyfriend moved in to our new house. We had been looking  a long time to move but it was really difficult to fjnd the best one. So, one day we contacted PDF Estates. Especially with..."

Eriola Koula (Southgate)

I've been a tenant of the Beistys for over 16 years, whose son Peter Beisty is a co-director of PDF Estates Ltd. Our relationship has been one of mutual respect where obligations were fulfilled..."

Stavroula Xanthakou (Palmers Green)

PDF staff were genuinely very friendly. You were all very approachable - everybody I spoke to always seemed very helpful and genuinely interested . I just wished I'd used you sooner.

I..."

Paulo Correia (Hatfield)

We just wanted to say a massive thank you for all of your help with finding us a property! From start to finish we couldn't have asked for a better service. After looking for over 5 months we were..."

Chandana Ranepura (London)

Darren was introduced to my father and I by a mutual friend. Recommendations could not come any better. We were in the process of switching letting Agents for our 3 properties and Darren’s..."

Dilip and Vikash Patel (Potters Bar)

I have had the greatest experience with Darren Fields. He has been most accommodating and professional. I was extremely cautious about renting a flat from overseas, however Darren and PDF Estates..."

Kathleen Gracey (Canada)

Very reliable and always willing to go the extra mile.

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Patrick Beisty (London)