Author: Chris Courtis
Source: articleage.com
A snapshot of Liverpool
The Liverpool City Council area has a population of 439,476 with
26.39% of the population aged between 0-19 years. Liverpool is
situated in the North West of England and has different regions
including The Wirral, Southport, Knowsley, Halton, St. Helens
and Liverpool. There is much to see and do in and around the
Liverpool region including many Museums (Tate Liverpool, Museum
of Liverpool Life, Mersey Maritime Museum and the Albert Dock)
to name a few. Liverpool is at the centre of culture and can
also boast Art galleries, heritage and grand historic buildings.
Sporting venues including the famous Aintree Racecourse, Haydock
Park Racecourse and of course for football Anfield the Home of
Liverpool FC and Goodison Park the home of Everton FC both
English Premiership football clubs, whilst Rugby League is also
a big part of the area with St. Helens RLFC.
You can find a whole host of further information on Liverpool
and the surrounding areas in the websites below.
Liverpool Council
Website
Where is
Liverpool located in London?
Visit Liverpool
Website
Renting Property in Liverpool
Liverpool City Centre has undergone much regeneration in recent
years and has seen a large transformation. Not only has this
happened in the commercial sector but also in the residential
sector. There is a wide range of property available in
Liverpool, now this includes ultra modern town centre flats for
the new day executive ranging from 1 and 2 bedrooms to larger
penthouse style flats. As well as this there are modernized
traditional terraced houses, old terrace properties, fantastic
family houses to executive detached properties. Depending on the
location of Liverpool will reflect in the types of property that
are available as well as the price of the property, there is a
home to suite everybody in Liverpool and the surrounding areas.
Before you start your rental search the first thing to do is
make a decision on your budget you have available either a
monthly or weekly basis. Remember to take into consideration all
of the bills which generally will be your responsibility, these
will include council tax plus amenities including electricity,
gas and water. Plus factor in other overheads you may have, for
example a car or credit cards. Once your budget is fixed then
you can begin your research. Don’t forget that you generally
will require one months’ rent and a deposit equivalent to one
months rent on the day of move in. This can vary and it would be
advisable to ask the letting agent in advance as to what the
charges are.
Doing the research
Before rushing into the centre to look into the letting agent
shop windows make sure that you are prepared. Research is
important in order that you get a good idea of what property you
can get for your budget. The first place to start your research
is to have a good look on the internet, if this is available to
you. There are a number of ways to do this, by far and away the
quickest method is to use one of the online property portals.
These are internet sites that have multiple agents listing their
property, this saves you time and you get to see a range of
property made available by a number of letting agents.
What do the Property Portals offer to help your search?
There are a number of key services made available by residential
letting property portals, the main ones are listed below.
Multiple Emailing Service
Email service to all agents advertised on the site, sending
details of your requirements. The agent then contacts you with
property details that may apply.
Property Specific Email Service
Email service to send directly to the letting agent your
interest in a specific property advertised.
Website Click Throughs
Click through to the advertised letting agents own website.
A good example of a portal that offers these services is
Rentright Residential Property Letting Portal – Liverpool
Page from here you can perform any or all of the actions
listed above.
Rentright is only one of the major property portals, if you do
not find what you require here then you may find it on another.
Where do you go from here?
OK, so on recap, the budget is set, research has been performed
on line and an idea of the type of property available in your
budget has been gained. The next task you might want to perform
is the ‘area’ research. Depending on your requirements of what
you want will depend on what would be classed as a suitable area
to live. For example you may want to live in Liverpool centre,
near to the tube or train station or the local school. A similar
process to your property research would be to do some internet
checks a good site is UpMyStreet which offers a wide range of
details on demographics, crime details, council details and much
more.
Refining your list
Once you are happy with the research then, if you have already
found a property/properties of interest on the internet then
contact the letting agent and arrange a viewing. If not then you
may consider visiting the letting agent website directly and
registering your details with them or making a trip to the
centre to visit the agents personally. Remember that it is also
best to visit a property at different times of the day in order
to get the overall picture of the area.
Some useful tips when you search
(A) Fix your budget (B) Research available property on the
internet (C) Research the areas where you are interested in
renting (D) Contact Letting Agents in Liverpool or surrounding
area to arrange viewings (E) Re-Visit an area on different
occasions
Letting Agents you may like to Try
Cuddly Bears Ltd, Property Link, PFIC, Liverpool Lettings
Company amongst many many others.
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