
Ensuring Your Rental Property Is Safe for Tenants
As a landlord, your top priority is providing a safe and secure living environment for your tenants. This not only ensures compliance with legal requirements but also fosters a successful tenancy.
Motis Estates incorporating H. Wald & Co is independently owned and first opened for business in 1963, making it one of Folkestone’s longest established firm of Estate Agents and Chartered Surveyors.
If you are looking for an estate agent with unrivalled local knowledge and experience in the Folkestone, Hythe, Hawkinge and surrounding areas and who can offer a highly professional service tailored to achieve the best possible price for your house, we are the right Estate Agent for you.
We strive to be able to provide you a professional service with traditional values, modern marketing and a personal approach with a small team who have extensive knowledge in their specialist fields.
Motis Estates a Chartered Surveyors specialise in RICS Valuations for Help to Buy, Shared Ownership, Probate and Matrimonial purposes. Kris Foster MRICS can undertake these valuations in accordance with the RICS regulations and covers all areas of Kent including Folkestone, Ashford, Canterbury, Maidstone, Dover, Tonbridge and Dartford.
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We understand that selling your home is a big decision therefore we strive to make the process as stress free as possible through regular contact with all parties within the sale. We aim to provide an update to you on a weekly basis and invite Clients to come to our office in Cheriton, and enjoy a coffee while we assist with the conveyancing process.
At Motis Estates, we can either assist with an appraisal at your property with one of our experienced team members or alternatively if you wish for an accurate instant valuation, Our Instant Valuation Tool utilises data from the Land Registry and market trends to provide a valuation for either sales or lettings.
It is felt that your property particulars are one of the most important aspects of the property therefore at Motis Estates, we use professional photography to maximise the potential of your property.
Before you decide to sell or let you property, we advise Clients to discuss their financial requirements with Denham Associates who are based within Motis Business Centre. Denham Associates can assist with both residential and commercial mortgages and income and life protection schemes. Like Motis Estates, their core values centre around honesty, integrity and trust.
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