1 bed flat to rent

Lion Street, Hay-On-Wye HR3

A one-bed flat in the centre of Hay-on-Wye

Description

Flat 1,40 Lion Street is a one bed flat located in the centre of Hay-on-Wye.

Situation

The popular market town of Hay-on-Wye is well known as the town of books and offers an excellent range of independent boutique shops with a variety of public houses, hotels and small restaurants. Services include a medical practice, two dental surgeries and a primary school. The town is found in the foothills of the Black Mountains offering a wide range of recreational activities.

Accommodation

Entering through the entrance hall, there is a kitchen / living area immediately on the right-hand side with an airing cupboard. The kitchen area has a range of work surfaces, a stainless-steel sink, free-standing cooker and drawer and cupboard storage.
Next to the kitchen and accessed from the hallway, there is a bedroom a large window to the front and a double wardrobe.
The bathroom is accessed via a further door in the hallway and comprises of a white bathroom suite with a panel bath with a shower over, a wash basin and a W.C.

Services

We are informed that the property is connected to mains electricity, main water, mains drainage and mains gas central heating. Please note the services or service installations have not been tested.

Council Tax Band

Powys Council Tax Band – A

Rental Terms

The property is available on a six month fixed term occupation contract.

Rent

£475 per calendar month, payable monthly in advance, exclusive of all outgoings.

Outgoings

The tenant will be liable for all outgoings, including electricity, gas, council tax, water etc.

Deposit

The contract holder will pay a deposit of £475 prior to the commencement of the contract. This will be returned, less any deductions agreed, at the end of the contract subject to an inspection of the premises and confirmation that all bills have been paid. All deposits will be protected by the Deposit Protection service (The dps) in accordance with the terms and conditions of the dps.
The terms and conditions governing the protection of deposits including the repayment process can be found at .

Referencing Procedure

Should you wish to view the property you will need to complete a Registration Form, which can be found on our website. We will not consider your application until we have a completed Registration Form. Once we have the form, we may invite you to view the property. If, after viewing the property, you wish to make a full application we will require further information to reference you.

Referencing

References will be taken on all applicants over 18 years of age.

Directions

From the Hay-on-Wye office turn left at the top of the street and head down the hill. Turn right onto Lion Street and the entrance to the property will be found on the left-hand side adjacent to the hairdressers.
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Viewing And Contact Details

Viewings are strictly by appointment only through the sole letting agents.
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Client Money Protection & Redress Scheme

We are committed to providing a professional service to our clients. If you have any concerns, we need you to tell us about it. We are a member of The Property Ombudsman and RICS Client Money Protection. A copy of our complaints procedure can be found on our website or provided on request.

Tenant Fees

Payments permitted under the Renting Homes (Fees Etc.) (Wales) Act 2019 by tenants under an assured shorthold tenancy agreement.
Rent- Payable monthly in advance (unless agreed otherwise).
Security deposit - Payable before the start of the tenancy and held under a Government approved scheme for the duration of the agreement. It will be repaid in full provided all tenancy obligations have been fulfilled. Standard deposit is the equivalent of one month’s rent e.g. Rent is £500 therefore deposit due will be £500
Default payments - If the tenant breaches the tenancy agreement, they will be liable to the landlord for any losses the landlord suffers. For example - rental payments overdue by more than seven days will be subject to interest at the rate of 3% over the Bank of England base rate, calculated from the date the payment was due, up until the date payment is received. Based on a base rate of 4.75% a late payment of 7 days on a monthly rent of £500 would incurred an additional fee of £0.74
Council Tax - Payable to the billing authority if the tenant is liable.
Utilities - Including water, sewerage, gas (or other heating fuel) and electricity. Payable in respect of the dwelling, and if required in the tenancy agreement. This may be payable to the landlord or to the utility provider.
Television licence - Payable if the contract holder is required to make a payment to the British Broadcasting Corporation under the tenancy agreement.
Communication services- Payable to a provider of internet, cable or satellite television, telephone services other than mobile if the tenancy agreement requires the payment.
Additional Charges
a. The actual costs, reasonably incurred, of changing, adding or removing any lock or replacing any keys or security devices arising if it is the contract-holder’s fault, or the fault of an invitee of the contract-holder, that such action is required.
B. The contract-holder must permit the principal contact or others, after giving 24 hours’ written notice and at reasonable hours of the daytime, to enter the dwelling:
View the state and condition and to execute repairs and other works upon the dwelling or other properties, or to show prospective purchasers the dwelling at all times during the contract and to erect a board to indicate that the dwelling is for sale, or to show prospective contract-holders or tenants the dwelling, during the last month of the contract and to erect a board to indicate that the dwelling is to let, to take photographs for use in promoting the dwelling for sale or rental, or evidence of damage or breach of this contract.
2.The contract-holder will ensure that the electricity and gas is kept on, the dwelling is kept in a tidy and presentable condition and the dwelling is kept warm during viewing periods.
3.On being given at least 24 hours’ notice, the contract-holder must allow the principal contact, or others, access for any other reasonable purpose for the general management of the building or dwelling including (but not limited to): Surveyors, energy assessors and contractors. The contract-holder must afford all reasonable facilities for executing any works or repairs which the landlord is entitled to execute.
Any breach of any part of paragraph (1), (2) or (3) of this term may result in the contract-holder being liable for any costs or losses (including potential costs or losses) as a result of the breach. Those costs or losses include (but are not limited to) potential rent loss and contractor call-out fees which the landlord may not otherwise have been liable for.
D.Undertake promptly any repairs for which the contract-holder is liable following any notice being served by the principal contact and if the contract-holder does not carry out the repairs the principal contact may, after correct written notice, enter the dwelling, with or without others, to effect those repairs and the contract-holder will pay on demand the actual costs, reasonably incurred, involved
e.There may be a charge a reasonable fee for providing a further written statement