Important Notice ref Copy Cat Agent in Bournemouth

Tailor Made

Its spelt with an "I" its the mark of our Letting Agency and the Sandbanks estate agent in Poole Dorset a family business and an independant agency established in 1992.

Tailor Made Lettings is a dedicated rental agency trading from the Poole town centre offices at Poole end of Longfleet Road.

Tailor Made estate agency is located on the Sandbanks peninsula opposite the main beach car park.

Neither of these offices have any connection to the agent of similar name based in Bournemouth

I am making this statement as people are becoming confused by an agent in Bournemouth who has chosen to trade under the name Taylor Made spelt with a "Y" and has chosen to have estate agent boards a banner/logo that is blue and white similar to our Logo.

The reason the other agent has done this is very obvious and because of the confusion it is causing I have from time to time set the record straight on various social media including linkedin twitter and facebook.

websites for Tailor Made Letting agents www.tailormadelettings.co.uk run by Francis Payne

Tailor Made estate agents www.tmea.biz run by Adrian Dunford

Letting agents Poole Dorset find a property in Poole Dorset & Bournemouth

Tailor Made Lettings are based in Poole town centre this office was opened in 1992 and has been a dedicated rental agent / property management business for 22 years. If you are seeking rented accommodation long term in the Poole or Bournemouth areas we can assist. Tailor Made letting agency maintains a good selection of rental property across all suburbs of Poole and West of Bournemouth town centre including Westbourne, Westcliff & Talbot Woods. The jpeg image attached details the main locations where you can find property to rent by searching our website.

If you would like to meet us and discuss finding a suitable property then please feel free to collect a rental list of flats and houses on offer from one of our locations click on the MAP LINK for Poole town centre office #MAPLINK

Alternatively why not pop down to Sandbanks beach and collect a rental property listing from Tailor Made estate Agents on the peninsula the office is next to Cafe Shore restaurant opposite the main Sandbanks beach car park.

Map of Poole /Bournemouth

Tailor Made rental agency 234 High Street North Poole Dorset BH15 1DY

www.tailormadelettings.co.uk

0044 1202 770040

Beware! Good Agent Bad Agent

BEWARE BAD RENTAL AGENT: Choose the right agent In property Lettings Specialising is King How many of us ask the right questions when choosing an Agent The world economic crisis resulted in a strong rental market as ability to buy is diminished with of finance. The result has been many new letting agencies opening and many Estate Agents who never offered rentals or property management turning a hand into the letting market. A Question I get asked often "what makes a good letting agent" When Tailor Made Lettings first opened the Poole Town centre office in 1992 it was as a dedicated rental office. At that time I had worked in property management for 15 years during a time where the wrong word on the receipt of a prospective occupier could result in your property value halving overnight. In the 1970s and 1980s caution was key slip up in law. These days it has been simplified but the duty of care is still paramount and as in every industry specialising is king. During the late 1990s my wife wanted to return to work and came up with the idea of opening an estate agent. I had lots of room in the Rental office and so suggested that she may like to use a couple of desks and part of the window space to sell property. Within a month with 2 new staff the Sales venture opened. What became apparent very quickly is how different sales staff are in comparison to trained rental staff. The property management team were entering finite information and figures requiring a degree of concentration, suddenly we had some chatty sales staff talking over our heads about deals and applicants constantly thinking out loud. The disruption continued for several months and in the end I told my wife to find her own premises. Within 6 months she had vacated and moved to Sandbanks. The office returned to normality with my team concentrating on the task of managing the issues that arise when renting property. The team of 6 comprised as follows: 1. Owner manager 2. Financial controller 3. Lettings negotiator 4. Property inspector_ problem solver 5. Compliance Administrator 6. Receptionist - Administrator All have been through various levels of training and qualifications. All have been kept up-to-date with the latest changes in Law and compliance. So tell me how many Selling Agents that converted to rentals provide this kind of staffing and where did the training come from. An established letting agent has been through the mill and back many times. Along the way the agency has made errors paid for them and rectified the systems to avoid them in the future. This build up of experience is very important. Too often over the years I have heard agents at conferences or seminars at the bar making silly comments "I don’t take any nonsense from my tenants I really tell them where to get off if they dare question me" Hello Mr Agent! This is no longer a feudal system the likelihood is that your tenant is more qualified than you and earns 5 times your wages. No doubt this is an agent who alienates tenants and as a result looses respect and good communication. Most of the time the ones making the comments turn out to be inexperienced or migrating from sales to dabbling in lettings as well. So a Letting Agent - Property manager is a specialist that you as a client employ to find a tenant and minimize risk. My approach has always been nice people in nice property makes my life as an agent easier and I do prefer a hassle free work environment as opposed to Get them in at whatever cost because we need the commission . This attitude by agents results in problems. It’s frustrating when we refuse a rental tenant due to poor references then they go to the agent along the Road and are accepted immediately. You have to ask yourself did they reference and if they did what did they actually produce to the owner. Over the years as an agency we have turned down offers to manage bedsitters, houses in multiple occupation and student accommodations. Why? Because these types of properties are problematic and managing them will result in a lot of time being spent resolving issues taking staff away from their day to day management tasks. There may well be some good estate agents who double up as letting agents but finding the good tenant may only be half the necessary qualification. The real Letting Agent Property Manager has the knowledge and expertise as to how to deal with things when a good tenant goes bad. Francis Payne