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Tenant Information

Tenant Information

Are you a prospective tenant? At Philip Martin, we have a wide range of property to rent in Truro and across mid Cornwall and there is a very good reason why you should rent a property through Philip Martin.

Relevant letting fees and tenant protection information
As well as paying the rent, you may also be required to make the following permitted payments.

Permitted Payments

  • Before the tenancy starts (payable to Philip Martin 'The Agent')
  • Holding Deposit: 1 week's rent
  • Deposit: 5 weeks' rent

During the tenancy (payable to the Agent)

  • For English properties:
  • Changes to the tenancy agreement: £50
  • Payment of interest for the late payment of rent at a rate of 3% per annum above the base rate.
  • Charge for the reasonably incurred costs for the loss of keys/security devices: Full replacement cost.
  • Payment of any unpaid rent or other reasonable costs associated with your early termination of the tenancy

During the tenancy (payable to the provider) if permitted and applicable

  • Utilities - gas, electricity, water
  • Communications - telephone and broadband
  • Installation of cable/satellite
  • Subscription to cable/satellite supplier
  • Television licence
  • Council Tax

Other permitted payments

Any other permitted payments, not included above, under the relevant legislation including contractual damages.

Tenant protection

Philip Martin is a member of the RICS Client Money Protection Scheme which is a client money protection scheme and also a member of The Property Ombudsman which is a redress scheme. You can find out more details on the agent's website or by contacting the agent directly.

Unlike many other letting agents we are governed by the strict codes of practice laid down by the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors of which we are members and this includes a requirement to "ring fence" clients' money and tenancy deposits as well as hold high levels of professional indemnity insurance. We are regularly audited by the RICS and are required to submit an annual return. Tenancy deposits are registered with the Dispute Service Limited and the additional security that we can offer is seen as invaluable by many of our clients.

We have a wide range of property to rent including houses, cottages, bungalows and flats in Cornwall, we're here to help.

Contact us today on 01872 272716.

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Customers Say

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Having recently Sold my house with Philip Martin Estate Agents I cannot praise the whole experience enough. From the first telephone conversation to the last it has been impressive. Professional, Polite, Guiding, Encouraging. I do need to mention Jack Loader, no question or query was too much trouble, making the selling process a pleasure. 

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Having recently Sold my house with Philip Martin Estate Agents I cannot praise the whole experience enough. From the first telephone conversation to the last it has been impressive. Professional, Polite, Guiding, Encouraging. I do need to mention Jack Loader, no question or query was too much trouble, making the Selling process a pleasure. Totally stress free.

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James and his team handled a complex sale (house and adjacent land owned by a third party) with great professionalism and innovation and determination to secure our sale. He was also cognisant of our time scales in that we had not secured an onward purchase or rental property. James is an extremely approachable agent who always worked with us to successfully achieve our goals and certainly went ‘the extra mile’ when required. We cannot recommend him highly enough.

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Cannot recommend enough! We had a particularly complicated and problematic experience trying to sell a property recently and we were so(!) lucky we had Sean alongside us to guide and support. Sean was patient, efficient and super supportive throughout the entire process. I am genuinely confident we would not have been able to do it without him! Thank you as well to Aaron, I know he did a lot of work on this one too! You two are the best and we are so thankful for all your hard work getting this one across the line! I highly recommend and look forward to hopefully working with you both again.

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Very efficient and personable service helped us find a perfect place. Trustworthy and effective. Thank you.

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Dear Jack, I have moved into my new bungalow and it is very nice. I just wanted to take this opportunity to thank you for all of your efforts on my behalf. You have behaved rapidly and helpfully to assist me with all of the problems that arose for me in one of several difficult projects at once. Thank you very much.

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