Social Housing

Private Sector Leasing (PSL) is a partnership between Orchard & Shipman and Local Authorities.

Orchard & Shipman work in partnership with a number of London Borough’s sourcing properties from local landlords to assist in combatting the growing homelessness figures and reduced housing available below are some of our local authority partners:

The benefits of Private Sector Leasing (PSL)

*dependant on contract location and type

Guaranteed rent with no void periods
Long term leases of up to 5 years
Protection against tenant damage
Full management service

Guaranteed rent with no void periods
Long term leases of up to 5 years
Protection against tenant damage
Full management service

No legal fees
No hidden costs
No hassle
Members of the Property Ombudsman

In addition to the above a number of partners are currently offering financial incentives. In order to secure this unique opportunity please contact Orchard & Shipman your availability for our lettings negotiator to conduct a FREE valuation where they can discuss the above offering in more detail, confirm a rental offering and answer any further queries you may have.

Please note long void periods awaiting tenants are over! As soon as your property file is complete and the local authority is notified that your property is available we can guarantee a start of tenancy within 7 days enabling you to be rest assured that your investment is safe in our hands.

*Please note incentives are subject to change.

No additional costs to you…

No additional charges for our service

No legal fees to pay

No agency fees to pay*

No management fees to pay

*Agency fees are 15% +VAT applicable on Housing Association Leasing Direct schemes (HALD scheme)

Social Housing Guide

How does the scheme work?

Orchard & Shipman make the process of letting your property simple.

An experienced member of our property management team will visit your property to provide you with a rental valuation, the valuation given is the total payment you will receive from us each month. There are no additional legal fees to pay, no agency fees or ongoing monthly management fees.*

Long Term Leases from 3 Years Upwards

We offer 3, 5 or 10 year flexible leases.

You choose the term of the lease that suits your personal and financial requirements.

Ensuring your property meets minimum lettable standards

We may ask you to complete some works to your property before we are able to lease it from you, these works will be to ensure that your property meets the minimum lettable standard of the Local Authority, this may include for example the fitting of smoke alarms. For more information please speak to your dedicated Property Manager.

What do I need to provide as a Landlord?

There is some essential paperwork you will need to provide before Orchard & Shipman can place a tenant in your property, this includes; consent from your lender or freeholder and safety certificates. Your Property Manager will advise you of the specific requirements in advance.

Paying your rent regularly each month

Once Orchard & Shipman have confirmed that your property has met our minimum lettable standards and we have received the relevant paperwork we can begin our contract with you. You will receive your rent regularly each month and the payment is guaranteed 52 weeks of the year regardless of whether the property is tenanted or not.

Comments, Complaints & Suggestions

We hope that you will be so pleased with our service that you will want to use us again and again and be very happy to recommend us to your friends and family. If this is not the case or you have an idea for how we can make things even better then we would really like to hear from you.

If you’d like to give us some feedback, whether an idea that would help improve our service, or perhaps you’ve had particularly good service from someone who works at Orchard & Shipman and you’d like to share this with us, then please use our feedback form to get in touch with us!

Feedback Form

If you’d like to make a complaint; in the first instance you should contact your Property Manager to try and resolve the issue, if you still feel your complaint has been unresolved you can contact us using any of the following options; and one of our management team will be in touch to discuss your concerns.

Email: complaints@orchard-shipman.com

Telephone: 0203 814 3500

In writing: Orchard & Shipman House, 1 Progress Business Centre, Whittle Parkway, Slough, SL1 6DQ

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