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Having the correct documentation in place protects landlords and tenants alike, as well as ensuring that the renting process goes smoothly and the tenancy starts when you need it to. Both landlords and tenants must organise their paperwork before the tenancy agreement is signed – we’ve put together a quick guide to help you.

Whether your rental property in Guildford is a stop-gap or part of your life plan, it’s your home for as long as you live there. You may well be starting with white tiles and magnolia walls, but there are a number of personal touches you can add to make it feel more homely.

We are delighted that the property market is remaining open during England’s second lockdown and that we can continue to operate from our Guildford office. This is great news for our clients too – everyone involved in selling and letting property can continue so long as they observe social distancing.

As of 1stApril 2019 a new regulation will come into force, the ‘Client Money Protection’ Schemes for Property Agents (Requirement to Belong to a Scheme etc) Regulations 2018.

The Surrey Advertiser published the latest figures released by Surrey Police this week to update us on the level of crime in Guildford and to highlight the safest places to live.

You may already be aware that in April 2018 new legislation meant that in order to market a property for rental, Landlords must ensure that a minimum Energy Performance rating is met. This means the property being marketed must have a minimum rating of an ‘E’ or have an applicable exemption from the requirement to meet the MEES standard.

Two Letting Agents have just been fined by the Magistrates Court after having been found responsible for ‘managing’ properties which were deemed to have needed HMO licences

We are very excited to announce that as part of Cobbles expansion in Guildford, we have taken on board ‘Keep Properties

We can’t deny how pleased we were to hear in the Budget that Stamp Duty has been effectively abolished for First Time Buyers

Cobbles are delighted to announce that we are now a member of the Association of Residential Lettings Agents, or ARLA