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Investment Properties

Investment Services from Topproperty Services - in partnership with Vanta Property Services Ltd

We work with investors, developers and landlords who wish to sell investment properties.  These are often converted into the investment market with a view for resale, or held by investors/landlords and sold on when priorities change.

From time to time we can help all parties come to a beneficial arrangement by securing a good price for their home.

We make no claim for "Below Market Value" on properties,  we seek to provide good quality, well converted and managed houses.   You will get value and you will get properties that have been looked after and produce great yields.

We also offer a "investment finder" service to match buyers with suitable investment properties.  Most of these will be available on the open market.  Our service will be an appraisal of the property, based on expected cash input to renovate and tenant, and a fit out service of arranging trades for work completion and furnishings, as well as negotiating on your behalf with the selling agent.  Our fee will cover the end-to-end nature of the transaction, from offer to renting to tenants, and will not just be for acting as go-between on a property available to the general public.

Who do you work for?

Our client is the buyer, not the seller.  As such we represent the interests of the person buying the property.  This is understood by those we find properties for and forms our terms of business with our investment sellers and buyers.  Our fee is paid for by the buyer.

What do you charge?

On acceptance of an offer, we charge the buyer a reservation fee of £250  On sale contract exchange we charge the buyer a fee depending on the property/deal.  For single lets this is £1500.  For shared houses/HMO houses this is £3,500.  For our House Finder service this also includes our work in obtaining quotes and supervising the purchase and fit out.  In some cases we are retained for a fee from the buyer - in this case no sourcing fee will apply (we will only take a fee from one party to the transaction).

I want to list a property with you for sale.  What next?

Please contact our investment team via simon.topple@topproperty-services.com.  We will contact you to discuss your options.

I want to view a property with you for sale.

Please use the contact form on the property listing - we will then be in touch to arrange a viewing of the property to enable you to make your decision on the property.  Please note that by viewing a property with us you accept our terms of business (see below).

I have viewed and wish to offer on the property.

Please contact simon.topple@topproperty-services.com and make the offer.  Once the offer is accepted you will need to complete a sales compliance form (including proof of funds) as well as sign our terms of business, and pay a non-refundable £250 reservation fee.  We will then progress the sale with both parties.  The balance of our sourcing fee is payable on exchange of contracts.  Once the fee is paid the property with be withdrawn from sale.  Reservation is strictly on a first come first basis.

Terms of business

Please see our terms of business here:  Terms & Conditions.  Sourcing compliance for Estate Agency Services is provided by Vanta Property Services Ltd, Registered number 16710037 Compliance: PRS Registration: PRS056462 HMRC Anti-Money Laundering supervision: XJML00000217145

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Agency Agreements

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Our terms of service

Due to the differing levels of service depending on the profile of property we manage, we have separate agency agreements depending on the service being offered – tenant find within the residential letting market, fully managed within the residential market, and fully managed within the student market.

Current clients

Our terms of business change from time to time. When they do we will contact you giving 90 days notice of changes. Our terms will be updated on the website at the beginning of the 90 day period so you can view them. You will not need to sign our new terms of business on change of contract unless requested to do so by us.

New Clients

For new landlords you can sign the appropriate service agreement online. You can also upload the documents we require before marketing for legal compliance.

Our Fees

Note: Commission rate is quoted excluding VAT. All other fees are quoted as inclusive of VAT.
Landlord Charges

FULLY MANAGED SERVICE – HMO (SINGLE CONTRACT PER TENANT) TENANCIES

  • Fully managed Sharer/Student property service: 12% + VAT on rent collected
  • £325+VAT let fee for each new tenancy (includes advertising, reference, room inventory and checkout) – note this applies for each new tenant on single room contracts.
  • £100 per year inspection charge per property (required for license compliance and conducted following prescribed standards of Liverpool City Council)

FULLY MANAGED SERVICE – STUDENT TENANCIES

  • Fully managed Sharer/Student property service: 12% + VAT on rent collected
  • £325+VAT let fee for each new tenancy (includes advertising, reference, room inventory and checkout)
  • £100 +VAT  per year per property for license compliance.
  • £40 + VAT per tenant referencing charge.

FULLY MANAGED SERVICE – RESIDENTIAL TENANCIES

  • Fully managed residential propeirty service: 10% + VAT
  • Let Fee: £325 Plus VAT
  • Referencng Fee: £40+VAT per tenant secured

We also offer a bespoke service for portfolio landlords – please contact us to see
how we can help.

WORKS AND MAINTENANCE

  • Arrangement of maintenance: 10% of works (minimum of £18 and maximum of £180 applies) inc VAT
  • Project management (refurbs etc) direct costs + 10% + VAT
  • Other Services: Prices on request

TENANT FIND SERVICE (“LET ONLY”) – STUDENT TENANCIES

Full tenant find service: 55% of a full months rent + VAT

TENANT FIND SERVICE (“LET ONLY”) – RESIDENTIAL TENANCIES

Full tenant find service: £499+VAT

TENANT FIND SERVICE (“LET ONLY”) – HMO by the room tenancies

Full tenant find service: £325+VAT per new tenancies

Agency Agreement

These are our standard terms for managing student properties

Agency Agreement.pdf

Sign an agency agreement

You can quickly and easily sign our terms of business online and upload via documents via our secure page.

Click here to sign an agency agreement

Expert property management and services

Effective Asset Management through Expert Property Management

We take pride in our service to landlords. We seek to work with progressive, forward thinking landlords who are willing to work with us to provide the best compliant accommodation possible for the student market. Since our start in 2006 we have worked tirelessly to develop and improve our services.

We offer a Fully Managed service for student and family homes across Liverpool. Our ethos is to consider property management asset management, which includes taking a long term view and assisting you in meeting your long term aims and objectives. Our aim is to provide the best properties and keep properties and our clients fully compliant in an ever changing and difficult market.

Please contact us to see how we can help you today.

Effective Asset Management through Expert Property Management

We take pride in our service to landlords. Our ethos is to consider property management asset management, which includes taking a long term view and assisting you in meeting your long term aims and objectives. Our aim is to provide the best properties and keep properties and our clients fully compliant in an ever changing and difficult market.

Please contact us to see how we can help you today.

TPS - What do we do?

We offer two main services to landlords:

•   LET ONLY, where you are seeking tenants and will look after the day to day management of the property.

•   FULL MANAGED, this provides a fully hands free management experience for the landlord who would rather someone else take on the day to day responsibility of property management.

For let only services we do the advertising, screening viewings, vetting applicants, setting up the tenancy agreement and arranging the move-in. For fully managed clients we look after every aspect of managing your property, from compliance - initial assessment of property standards, bringing up to standard, to finding tenants, to managing repairs, assisting with licensing, and collecting rent and paying you. As part of this you get access to the management systems we use via a dedicated portal as well as through a portal to the maintenance system. From here you can confirm that property certificates are in place and that issues are being dealt with appropriately. Transparency is built into our service.

Request a property visit today - get an up to date rental valuation and see how we can help you manage your asset effectively. Please see our extensive FAQ (link below) for more info on our services and what you can expect renting in the Liverpool market.

News, Updates, and porfolio sales!

Register with us now to be kept up to date with the ever changing student market in Liverpool. From Article 4 to new innovations in student letting we work hard to keep up to date, and we are happy to share this with you! We also occasionally get landlords looking to sell their property portfolio and often have offers on for property management and lettings.