Tenant Information

We always have good quality accommodation available whether it is for the professional person or for the student market. Our properties range from studio flats at around £300.00 per calendar month, through to executive houses and apartments. We also have good quality student accommodation ranging from two bed terraces to nine bed large semi-detached properties in and arround the Manchester area.

If you would like to rent one of our properties, the following will be required:

1. Tenancies are for a minimum period of 6 months (less by negotiation)
2. The initial start up costs are as follows; 5 weeks rent deposit, one months rent in advance, deposit insurance fee & the administration fee. Sometimes these are waived depending on the time of year.
3. Previous landlord reference, employer’s reference, guarantor (if requested); plus the last three months bank statements or wages slips (if requested)
4. Proof of identification is required, one must be photographic i.e. passport driving license, the other could be a utility bill.
5. A credit reference may be carried out.
6. Our tenancies are not renewed every 6 months and the agreements lapse to one months notice after the fixed term. We will not charge you to renew your tenancy if you wish to do so.
7. We will always make requests to the landlords on your behalf and aim to get the best deals available to you.

Administration & reservation fees for tenants:

£100.00 is required from all prospective tenants to secure a property and to commence the application process. The property is then taken off the market.

Administration fees: One weeks rent per property.

Benefits of renting property through Railton-Meeks

• Immediate response to any maintenance issues. Ongoing updates as any work progresses.
• We use our own network of professional maintenance people with proven track records for reliability, trustworthiness and efficiency.
• We pride ourselves ON having happy tenants (see our testimonials!)

Moving In

The property will have been inspected prior to you moving in, and all necessary maintenance completed. The property will be thoroughly clean throughout and will have under gone our stringent checks to ensure it is in perfect condition.

For each property that we let, we provide a full inventory which will be read through by the tenant on the day you move into the property, you will be given 24 hours to query any part of this, or request to add additional information; both parties (Railton-Meeks & Tenant) will then sign. The tenant will be given a photo copy of the original for their records.

Once you have taken on the tenancy all utilities will be transferred into your name with the current metre readings provided to the tenant and the utility company.

Deposit Insurance

Within 7 days of the tenancy commencing you will be provided with the insurance certificate and information regarding the insurance.

We currently use the following tenancy deposit schemes:

Tenancy Deposit Solutions Limited

3 rd floor, Kingmaker House, Station Road, New Barnet, Herfordshire,EN5 1NZ

Tel: 0871 703 0552

Railton-Meeks aim to keep their tenants happy in their property and we will do our utmost to resolve all issues promptly. Please view our 'Property to let' we have many properties to let in Manchester and surrounding areas.