Letting agents in Ferndown
Tenant find, rent collection and fully managed lettings for Ferndown landlords: houses and bungalows with drives on the A31, let to families and to staff from the industrial estates and the airport.
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Flexie Estate Agents lets houses and bungalows in Ferndown for landlords who want tenants referenced properly and the legal side done right. Our office is about five miles away on Charminster Road in Bournemouth, and you choose tenant find, rent collection or full management. This page is the Ferndown detail behind our letting agents service.
What lets in Ferndown
- Detached and semi-detached family houses. Three and four bedrooms, a garden and a drive. Families moving out of Bournemouth and Poole take them and stay.
- Bungalows. Older tenants who want level living near Victoria Road, Tricketts Cross and the surgeries.
- Houses near the A31 and the estates. Engineers, managers and contractors who work at the Ferndown and Uddens estates or the airport, sometimes housed by their employer.
- Flats near the centre. Fewer, and let to single tenants and couples.
The town itself is described on our Ferndown area page.
How we find and check your tenant
We value the rent on a visit, with the instant rent estimate as a first online figure. We market with photographs, a floor plan, the portals and our list of registered tenants, including people relocating to jobs at the estates and the airport. Every adult is referenced for identity, Right to Rent, credit, income and a previous landlord, and you see the report before you decide. A tenant working on a short contract may suit a furnished let more than a tenancy, and we will say so.
The legal checks
Before the tenancy starts we arrange a gas safety certificate, an electrical installation condition report, smoke and carbon monoxide alarms, an EPC of band E or better, Right to Rent checks, the How to Rent guide and deposit protection within 30 days. Post-war houses with cavity walls usually reach the EPC minimum more easily than older stock, but an old boiler or poor loft insulation can still hold one back. Our landlord legal checklist lists every item.
Tenancy rules and the council
At the time of writing, under the Renters' Rights Act every new assured tenancy is periodic, section 21 has gone, and rent can rise once a year by section 13 notice. Ferndown landlords deal with Dorset Council for council tax, licensing and housing standards, and a furnished home left empty pays the 100% premium. Keeping voids short matters more than it used to.
Furnished or unfurnished
Families in Ferndown usually want an unfurnished house so they can bring their own things, and they stay longer. Staff on a fixed project at the estates or the airport often want furniture, white goods and broadband ready on the day. If your house is between the two, we tell you which tenant it is more likely to find and what furnishing it would need, before you spend anything.
Other services in Ferndown
If you are deciding whether to sell instead, see selling your property in Ferndown or book a property valuation in Ferndown for a sale price and a rent on the same visit. We let on the same terms in Bournemouth, the town Ferndown borders at Kinson and Parley.
The Ferndown property market
Ferndown grew mostly after the 1950s, so its housing is detached houses, bungalows and a share of retirement flats rather than period terraces. It rents to families and to people working on the Ferndown and Uddens estates or at the airport, and it sells strongly to retirees and downsizers who want a bungalow with a garden and a short drive to Bournemouth.
Ferndown's tenants are shaped by where they work. The Ferndown and Uddens industrial estates, the largest industrial area in east Dorset, and Bournemouth Airport and its business park at Hurn about four miles away bring engineers, managers and staff who want a house close to work and the A31. Families come for space, gardens and drives at less than the coast costs, and older tenants rent bungalows near the shops on Victoria Road.
The stock suits them: post-war detached houses, semis and bungalows on generous plots, nearly all with parking. Flats are a small share, mostly near the town centre.
Two local points for landlords.
The council. Ferndown is under Dorset Council. At the time of writing a furnished home that is nobody's main residence pays a 100% council tax premium, which matters if a house sits empty and furnished between tenancies.
Car dependence. There is no station, so a tenant without a car needs to be near a bus route to Bournemouth or Poole. Houses near the bus routes let to a wider pool.
Who rents and buys in Ferndown
- Industrial estates and the airport. Engineers, managers and staff at the Ferndown and Uddens estates and around Bournemouth Airport rent houses close to work, and some buy once a job is permanent.
- Retirees and downsizers. Bungalows on level plots, retirement flats and a short drive to Bournemouth make Ferndown one of the main retirement markets in east Dorset.
- Families. Larger plots, drives and gardens at prices below the coast bring families from Bournemouth and Poole who want more space.
- Road links. The A31 puts Southampton and the M27 within reach, so people who work east of the county or travel for work rent and buy here.
Let furnished, from 28 nights, all year round.
A furnished flat in Ferndown does not have to sit on a twelve-month tenancy or empty from November. Through the group's platform, Flexiestays, it can be let to contractors, relocations, hospital staff and visiting families for a month or more at a time.
- Stays of a month to several months
- Guests looking for somewhere to live, not a holiday
- Fills the gaps between tenancies and summers
Letting your property in Ferndown, step by step
A free valuation
We visit, read the lease and the certificates, and give you a rent range for the property in Ferndown with the reasons, plus our fees in writing.
Marketing and referencing
Photographs, a floor plan and the listing go out to the portals and our registered tenants. We show the property and reference every adult before you accept anyone.
Move in, then managed
Tenancy agreement, deposit protection, certificates and a photographed inventory on the day. With management, we collect the rent, inspect and arrange repairs.
Three ways to let, one local team
Tenant find
One fee when the tenant moves in
- Rental valuation and advice
- Photos, floor plan and portal listings
- Viewings and referencing
- Right to Rent checks
- Tenancy agreement and deposit protection
Rent collection
A percentage of the monthly rent
- Everything in tenant find
- Monthly rent collection
- Arrears chased from day one
- Monthly statements
Fully managed
A percentage of the monthly rent
- Everything in rent collection
- Inspections and reports
- Repairs through local contractors
- Gas, electrical and EPC renewals
- The tenant's first call, day and night
Before you choose A free valuation a rent or sale range with the reasons, and our fees in writing - No obligation
- We reply within one working day
- No fees to tenants beyond what the law permits
Other ways to let
- Winter and long staysFurnished lets of 28 nights or more through the group's platform, Flexiestays.
- Holiday let managementThrough Sea Breeze Property Services: 16% commission for holiday let management, no retainer.
- Corporate letsFurnished homes for companies, insurers and relocations, invoiced monthly.
- SellingA sales valuation, marketing and progression to completion.
Fees are confirmed in writing before you instruct us. Tenants pay nothing beyond the permitted payments in the Tenant Fees Act 2019.
Our fees in fullLetting agents in Ferndown: questions
Who rents in Ferndown?
Families who want a house with a garden and a drive, staff and contractors working on the Ferndown and Uddens estates or around Bournemouth Airport, and older tenants renting bungalows near the town centre. Most of them drive, and almost all want parking.
Do bungalows let well in Ferndown?
Yes. Ferndown has a large older population and many tenants want level living close to the shops and the doctor. A bungalow in good order with a manageable garden and parking lets to settled tenants who often stay for years.
Can you let my house to a company for its staff?
We can let to an individual employee on an assured tenancy or, where the tenant is a company, on a company let agreement. Which applies depends on who is the tenant and who lives there. We check the right agreement for each case; this is not legal advice.
Which council deals with licensing in Ferndown?
Dorset Council. A house shared by five or more people from two or more households needs a mandatory HMO licence. BCP's additional licensing does not apply in Ferndown. Check Dorset Council's housing pages for the address before letting to sharers or contractors.
How far is Ferndown from your office?
About five miles by road from our office on Charminster Road in Bournemouth. We do the valuation, viewings, inventory and check-in at the property, and we confirm which service level and contractors we can offer at your address before you instruct us.
What do your letting services include?
Three levels: tenant find, rent collection and fully managed. Each includes referencing, the tenancy agreement and deposit protection; rent collection adds monthly collection and arrears chasing; fully managed adds inspections, repairs and certificate renewals. Fees are confirmed in writing first.
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