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OpenRent<\/a> are one of the few online letting agents that actually push their selling points to both landlords and tenants.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n That’s because they realise that only if they keep tenants happy, can they keep landlords happy – and vice versa.<\/p>\n\n\n\n OpenRent offer some of the lowest fees on the market including a limited, but completely free of charge service. They boast well over 2 million registered users and an average of just 6 days to let a property. That’s all pretty impressive stuff.<\/p>\n\n\n\n When we conducted our OpenRent review, we found that they offered the following:<\/p>\n\n\n\n When we say they have very cost-effective pricing we mean it. You can advertise your property on Rightmove and Zoopla for just \u00a329 including VAT. However, other than their ‘Viewing and Enquiry Organiser’ you’ll need to most of the admin work yourself, or pay extra for their help.<\/p>\n\n\n\n If you’re looking for a more complete service, the Rent Now package combines advertising with the secure tenancy creation service so the all-important paperwork is taken care of. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n There’s also a Rent Collection Service available with this package.<\/p>\n\n\n\n That means OpenRent aren’t too dissimilar to other letting agents and you actually have a lot of flexibility to build the package and service that you need. That allows you to take care of the matters you’re confident enough to do yourself.<\/p>\n\n\n\n You’ll need to keep in mind that OpenRent is essentially a DIY service. They just give you the ability to get on sites like Rightmove and Zoopla (which you can only do as a registered letting agent). However, they have added several other services for those that prefer a more complete package.<\/p>\n\n\n\n You will, however, be expected to write your own property description. The OpenRent team will check it to ensure it meets the requirements of the portals such as Rightmove. You will also need to provide your own property photographs, though they do offer professional photographs and a floor plans as an optional extra for an additional fee.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Once you have your advert in order, the OpenRent team will get your listing live for you. This often happens within 3-6 hours so it’s pretty fast. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n You’ll then get notifications from interested tenants but you’ll need to host viewings yourself unless you pay extra for the accompanied viewings add-on.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Once you’ve found the right tenant, you can go ahead and do all the important legal paperwork. However, if you don’t fancy doing this yourself, you can once again add tenant referencing and inventory check-ins for an additional fee. If you take the top ‘Rent Now’ package this will be included along with all the other legal and financial stuff you’ll need to arrange.<\/p>\n\n\n\nWhat They Offer:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
How It Works<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Advantages of OpenRent<\/h2>\n\n\n\n