Finding the right agent
Pick the agent who understands what you want from a tenant, and who you can trust with your investment. We work to landlord standards because we're landlords ourselves.
Landlord services.
Letting with Swakeleys
By landlords, for landlords.
Two decades letting homes across Ickenham, Ruislip and Uxbridge. We're landlords ourselves, so we set the standard on every instruction the same way we'd want it set on our own property. Voids, bad tenants, problem streets, all factored in from the start.
Three tiers, one director: Let Only, Rent Collection, Fully Managed. No junior negotiator. No call centre. No being passed around.
The letting process
Start to finish.
Every step below, run by the director. Not a team. Not an outsourced operations centre. Two decades of opinions on each one.
Realistic valuation
Priced off lets that have actually completed in your road in the last six months, not asking prices on Rightmove. The number that gets a tenant signed in ten days, not the one that leaves you empty for three months.
Choosing your service
Let Only: tenant found and referenced, you take it from there. Rent Collection: rent collected on your behalf each month. Fully Managed: end-to-end, you don't think about the property until renewal.
Marketing the property
On Rightmove, Zoopla and our private buyer list within 48 hours. Specialist photographers commissioned in good light, every viewing accompanied. A valid EPC is a legal must; we'll arrange one at cost if you don't have one.
Agreeing terms
Once terms are agreed, the tenant pays a reservation fee while referencing runs: previous landlord, employer, credit checks and a salary check (rent should be no more than 1/30 of annual salary).
Move-in
On passing references and signing the tenancy, we meet the tenant at the property to hand over keys and take meter readings.
End of tenancy
At the end of the term, serve notice or renew. We run a new inventory check, return the deposit (less any agreed deductions) and ready the home for the next tenant.
Client Experiences
Stories of Success
"We honestly couldn't have asked for a better estate agent than David while buying our first home. From start to finish he was beyond fantastic, guiding us through every step and always making time for us. We managed to complete in just 9 weeks, including over Christmas and New…"
Maya Patel
"David @Swakeleys Estates was brilliant! Couldn't have asked for a better person to deal with. From the start he showed us round the property and didn't push us, he let us look around and ask questions, without being smothering. He didn't give us the usual estate agent jargon. He…"
Lisa Robinson
"We highly recommend Swakeleys Estates. David is very knowledgeable, professional and a genuinely nice person. From start to finish the communication was very good, he kept us up to date with everything. He made the whole process stress free."
Eileen Chopping
"We recently purchased our second home and can confidently say this was by far the best experience we've ever had with an estate agent. David was absolutely fantastic from start to finish — incredibly helpful, responsive, and genuinely invested in making the process as smooth as…"
Farrah Instance