Letting agents in Springbourne
Tenant find, rent collection and fully managed lettings for Springbourne landlords: terraces and flats beside Bournemouth station and the Lansdowne, let to professionals, students, sharers and new arrivals.
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Flexie Estate Agents lets and manages terraces and flats for Springbourne landlords. The district's tenants choose it for the walk to the station, the Lansdowne and the town centre, so we market a Springbourne home on exactly that, and we set up shared and student lets with the licensing and referencing they need. You choose tenant find, rent collection or fully managed, and the fee is agreed in writing first. The full service is on our letting agents page.
What lets in Springbourne
- One and two-bed flats near the station. In divided Victorian and Edwardian houses and newer blocks near Holdenhurst Road. Professionals, commuters and new arrivals take them.
- Victorian terraces. Two and three-bedroom houses around Northcote Road and Lytton Road, let to couples, small families and sharers.
- Edwardian houses on the avenues. Larger homes on roads such as Garfield Avenue and Washington Avenue, let to families or, with a licence where needed, to groups of sharers.
- Student shares. Houses near the Lansdowne let to students at the town campus, usually for the academic year.
How we let a Springbourne property
Valuation. We visit, check the lease if it is a flat, the EPC and the licensing position for a share, and give a rent range with the reasons. The instant rent estimate gives a first figure online.
Marketing. Photographs, a floor plan, a description that leads with the walk to the station and the Lansdowne, the portals and our registered tenants, many of them new to Bournemouth.
Referencing. Identity, Right to Rent, credit, income or student status and a previous landlord for every adult, with a guarantor where needed. Holding deposits stay within one week's rent.
Move in. A tenancy written to the Renters' Rights Act, the deposit protected within 30 days with the prescribed information, the How to Rent guide, the certificates and a photographed inventory.
Licensing and the checks every let needs
A gas safety certificate where there is gas, an electrical report no more than five years old, smoke and carbon monoxide alarms, an EPC of E or better at the time of writing, and Right to Rent checks. Shared houses also need the right licence and must meet its standards on fire safety, room sizes and amenities. Our guides to HMO and landlord licensing in BCP and Right to Rent checks explain the detail.
Management, furnished stays and selling
Landlords who want inspections and repairs handled, especially for shared houses, use property management in Springbourne. A furnished flat near the station can be let for a month or more to new starters and contractors through long term lets in Springbourne, or filled through the quieter months with winter lets in Springbourne. If you are deciding whether to sell, property valuation in Springbourne gives both figures and selling your property in Springbourne explains the sale.
More on the district is on the Springbourne area page, and the town-wide service is letting agents in Bournemouth.
The Springbourne property market
Springbourne is the residential district on the north side of the railway, between the Lansdowne and Boscombe, with Holdenhurst Road as its high street. It lets on its closeness to Bournemouth station, the Lansdowne offices and campuses and the town centre, to professionals, students, sharers and new arrivals, at rents below the cliffs.
Springbourne lets on position. Bournemouth station and the coach station are on its southern edge, the Lansdowne offices, Bournemouth University's town campus and Bournemouth and Poole College are at the western end of Holdenhurst Road, and the town centre is a walk beyond. Tenants come from all of them: professionals starting jobs at the Lansdowne, staff and students, rail commuters, and people who have just arrived in Bournemouth and want to walk everywhere while they learn the town.
Three local points shape a Springbourne let.
Licensing. Many terraces near the Lansdowne let to sharers. Five or more people in two or more households need a mandatory HMO licence from BCP Council, and smaller shares may need one where additional licensing applies at the time of writing.
The academic calendar. Student shares let for the next academic year months ahead, and a house let to students needs guarantors and a clear plan for the summer.
Parking. Streets near Holdenhurst Road and the station are tight, and some have controls. Many tenants here do not drive, so a flat without a space still lets.
Who rents and buys in Springbourne
- Professionals and new starters at the Lansdowne. People starting jobs in the Lansdowne offices rent a flat they can walk from, often arriving by train before they know the town, and many stay on once settled.
- Students and university staff. Bournemouth University's town campus and Bournemouth and Poole College bring students in shared houses, staff and visiting lecturers who want to walk to work.
- Rail commuters and weekly workers. With the station on the doorstep, contractors and weekly commuters who go home at weekends take one-bed flats and furnished stays without needing a car.
- Investors and first-time buyers. Terraces and converted flats near the station are among the more affordable homes close to the town centre, which brings investors who let to sharers and professionals, and first-time buyers who want to walk to work.
Let furnished, from 28 nights, all year round.
A furnished flat in Springbourne 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 Springbourne, step by step
A free valuation
We visit, read the lease and the certificates, and give you a rent range for the property in Springbourne 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 Springbourne: questions
Who rents in Springbourne?
Professionals working at the Lansdowne and in the town centre, rail commuters, students and staff at Bournemouth University's town campus and Bournemouth and Poole College, sharers, and new arrivals to Bournemouth. Many do not own a car and choose Springbourne for the walk to the station and to work.
Can I let my Springbourne house to students?
Yes, and many landlords here do. Check licensing first: five or more sharers need a mandatory HMO licence, and three or four may need one under additional licensing at the time of writing. Students are usually referenced with a UK guarantor, and student houses let well ahead of the academic year.
Do professionals rent near Bournemouth station?
Yes. People starting jobs at the Lansdowne, contractors and weekly commuters want a one or two-bedroom flat they can walk to the station and the office from. A flat with good broadband, a washing machine and a quiet bedroom lets quickly to them.
How do you reference tenants in Springbourne?
Every adult is referenced on identity, Right to Rent, credit, income or student status, and a previous landlord where they have one, with a guarantor where affordability needs one. Each sharer is referenced individually. You see the report before accepting anyone.
Does a Springbourne flat need parking to let?
No. Many tenants here commute by train or walk to the Lansdowne. A space is worth naming for tenants who drive, but a flat without one lets well when the listing leads with the walk to the station.
What has the Renters' Rights Act changed for student lets?
At the time of writing, assured tenancies are periodic with no fixed term, and section 21 has gone. A specific possession ground exists for student houses let to full-time students, with conditions. We set student lets up to the current rules; take legal advice on your own case.
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