Robert Williams Estate Agents, Exeter

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Tenant terms and conditions

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Clients Money Protection Scheme

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Free Market Appraisal

We will visit your property to provide a free lettings market appraisal. We will advise you on the level of rent you should expect to achieve and everything you will need to do to prepare the property for letting. It’s completely free and no obligation.

Buy to Let Search

We can help you find the perfect buy to let investment, searching the market on your behalf for suitable properties, arranging and accompanying viewings, and offering lettings market advice.

Fully Managed Service

Our comprehensive letting and management service covers every aspect of the letting process and ongoing management of the tenancy. You can relax in the knowledge your investment is being handled professionally. See our lettings brochure for full information.

Tenant Find Only Service

Designed for Lanlords who have experience of managing tenancies and understand all their legal responsibilities. We market your property to find great tenants, and pass the ongoing management to you when the tenancy begins. See our lettings brochure for full information.

Other Service Levels

We aim to taylor our service to suit your needs, and are happy to provide bespoke services to meet your requirements, including tenant referencing, tenancy agreement/legal document provision, deposit registration and rent collection only. Just give us a call to discuss what would work best for you.

Landlord Fees

Fully Managed – 13% (inc VAT)

Additional non optional fees for managed service

- Set up fee for new tenancies - £360 (inc VAT)


Landlords – Rent Collection – 10% (Inc VAT)

Additional non optional fees for managed service

- Set up fee for new tenancies - £360 (inc VAT)


Landlords – Tenant Find Only

- 60% (inc VAT) of First months rent – Minimum fee £720 Inc VAT


Optional fees for tenant find service

-- Inventory & schedule of condition report - £120.00 - £200.00 (inc VAT) per property
- Securing the Deposit with the TDS - £80.00 (inc VAT) per property
- Check Out fee - £75.00 (inc VAT) per property
- EPC - £120.00 (inc VAT)
- Serving Section 21 or 8 notice - £120 (inc VAT)
- Renewal Fee - £150 (inc VAT)


Robert Williams Ltd is a member of a property redress scheme which is administered by The Property Ombudsman (TPO), Registered Office – Milford House, 43 - 55 Milford Street, Salisbury, Wiltshire, SP1 2BP.

Robert Williams Ltd is a member of a Clients Money Protection (CMP) scheme which is administered by the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors (RICS), 12 Great George Street, London, SW1P 3AD.

Devon Property Auctions

Devon Property Auctions is our bespoke auctions service, covering the whole of Devon from our central office in Southernhay, Exeter. We market our properties locally, regionally and nationally to ensure they are given the widest possible marketing which enables us to achieve the highest price for our clients.


The advantages of selling your property by auction…

Auctions are becoming an increasingly popular way to sell homes. Unlike conventional sales where your house can be on the market for months before a buyer is found, an auction will achieve a much quicker sale.

- Marketing is usually for 6 weeks.

- Auction sales are fast - Contracts are exchanged in the auction room, or sometimes before so buyers cannot withdraw or renegotiate.

- There is certainty - Auctions keep stress to a minimum because the buyer cannot renegotiate or withdraw and nothing is left to chance.

- Competitive bidding often results in higher prices being obtained than selling conventionally.

- Security - If you need a quick sale, auction provides the security of a tied-in buyer.

- The courts hold that a sale by public auction is proof that the best price has been obtained for a property.

Is my property suitable for auction…

All properties can be sold by auction.

If you want to sell quickly it is the ideal method of sale.

If you have a home which needs a bit of TLC or some work doing to it, selling at auction prevents the buyer coming back later following a survey and reducing their offer.

Competitive bidding sometimes means that you will achieve more for your home than you otherwise would, or if you want to move quickly and are prepared to take a little bit less to secure a watertight sale, then auction’s for you.

Putting the client first…

At Devon Property Auctions we make sure that you, our client comes first:

- You receive a full 6 weeks of marketing which ensures that everyone interested will have had time to see your property and arrange finance to buy it.

- All viewings and negotiations are carried out by Devon Property Auctions trained team only.

- We do not take referrals from solicitors.

- We recognise that our primary duty is to you, the seller and that we must do everything we can to obtain the best price for you.

- We make sure that your house receives full marketing through our auction contacts, online marketing, newspaper advertising and bespoke editorials.

Our Auctioneer...

Richard Copus is a Fellow of the National Association of Valuers & Auctioneers (NAVA) and has had over 25 years of auctioning property of all descriptions in Devon. He is known for his expertise in wielding the gavel and squeezing every last penny out of bidders!

Richard Copus

Richard Copus
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Types of auction…

Traditional Auctions

Usually our recommended method of sale; marketing is typically for six weeks, ending in a public auction where everyone has a chance to bid for your property and the highest bidder has to exchange contracts immediately on the fall of the gavel. Quick, straightforward and transparent.

Conditional Auctions

There are times when a property will attract people who want to buy but do not have the money available in time for the auction. This may be because their funds are not available for a few more weeks or they have a sale agreed on their own home and have not exchanged contracts on it yet.

In these cases a Conditional Auction can be the answer. The buyer pays a non-returnable deposit which forms part of the purchase price. Unlike some forms of conditional auction, if the buyer does not continue to exchange contracts, then a proportion of his/her deposit is paid to the seller to cover their abortive costs.

We do not charge buyers high reservation fees because these affect the amount they are able to bid for your property.

Online Auctions.

All our auctions have online availability. Bids can be made by e-mail, over the ‘phone or by proxy, ensuring that the widest number of people have the opportunity to bid for your most important asset.

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