96% of landlords recommend using an online lettings agent vs traditional high street agencies
According to recent data, 96% of UK landlords would recommend using an online lettings agent over traditional high street agencies.
Surveying their database, revolutionary online lettings agent, Upad discovered that nearly all landlords preferred the online model once they had tried it with satisfaction levels sky high and the vast majority of respondents stating that they would recommend Upad to a friend.
James Davis, CEO of Upad and professional landlord of 14 years comments,
“Our focus is on making the lettings process as quick and painless for both landlords and tenants as it should be. We believe a successful tenancy requires landlords to know their tenants personally and our innovative business model which is based on bringing these people together whilst dealing with everything else professionally at a fair price is something that our landlords are clearly satisfied with.”
Davis continues,
“Whilst a large number of tenants still use traditional high street letting agents to find a home, around 92% of property searches initially begin online so we are confident that more and more prospective tenants and indeed landlords with properties to rent will move to the online agency world – we’ve already let over 4,000 properties in the last 12 months using our model!”
Further reinforcing just how satisfied landlords are with Upad’s service, one happy landlord explained:
“Upad is the best way to let a property. Their service enables private landlords to advertise on the major portals while handling the initial inbound enquiries and filtering out salesmen and timewasters. I was able to complete the referencing and contract drafting quickly and effectively while their customer service was great – always easy to get through to on the phone – complete with friendly staff. I´ll be using Upad again for my other properties.”
Meanwhile, it’s no wonder Upad’s retention rate is so high with another contented landlord explaining that their house was let the day after their advert went live.
“I have recently purchased a few properties to rent out. The first one I paid a high street agent to do the job and even though they found tenants after 3 weeks they charged me a considerable amount of money for the service. The second property I decided to try Upad. I paid my money (considerably less than for my first) and posted my advert. The advert went live Monday evening and by Tuesday morning I had three messages from Upad with three prospective tenants. The very first viewing resulted in a successful let with a deposit taken. Will I use them again? You bet!”
As one of the UKs largest and fastest growing letting agencies, Upad specialise in helping professional tenants rent properties from landlords directly by allowing landlords to manage their own viewings. As a result, Upad receive around 20,000 tenant enquiries per month.
Upad offers a complete lettings service for a flat fee of only £299 (+ VAT) which includes professional photography and a floor plan, a ‘To Let’ board erected outside the property and advertising across all major UK lettings sites as well as comprehensive tenant referencing, drawing up of the tenancy agreement, deposit registration and crucially, rent collection.
For more information please contact Upad, on 0333 240 1220 or visit www.upad.co.uk.