Landlord Guide

Dawsons are the largest letting agent in Swansea managing over 2000 properties for individual and portfolio landlords alike through our 5 lettings branches (Swansea city centre, Marina, Mumbles, Morriston and Llanelli). As a result, we can offer all landlords our unmatched specific expertise in dealing with all aspects of property management, maintenance and accounting, along with unrivalled advertising and promotion of all properties, therefore in turn offering our tenants the widest selection of properties with new availability on almost a daily basis.

We are established ARLA Propertymark members (Association of Residential Letting Agents) offering the highest standard in property management, adhering to professional standards that work well for both landlords and tenants. Our involvement can give you as the landlord peace of mind that our procedures follow a strict code of practice during all stages of the management of your property. (For more information on ARLA Propertymark visit www.arla.co.uk).

Dawsons are fully licensed and all our professional staff are fully trained to adhere with the regulatory landlord licensing Rent Smart Wales (RSW) which became compulsory for all landlords in Wales on November 23rd 2016. (For more information see below).

Our available properties are advertised 24/7 through our extensive advertising campaign: using two of the leading Internet property sites: On the Market and Zoopla, along with our website www.dawsonsproperty.co.uk, and within our 5 dedicated lettings branches. All properties advertised on the portal On the Market will be visible 24 hours prior to all other property portal sites, therefore an important tool for all landlords seeking maximum exposure.

Our alliance with Relocation Agent Network (RAN) links Dawsons ‘as the only regional agent’ linking with over 700 agents countrywide, together with a high profile web site www.relocation-agent-network.c... giving us unrivalled access to potential tenants nationally, and internationally. Also our strong relationship with various relocation teams and personnel departments of large companies helps provide us with a strong supply of regular tenants.

As a landlord you can be assured we will act in your best interest at all times to secure a suitable tenant for your property. We offer a range of services to suit individual landlord requirements, depending of the level of service you require. Please follow the links below to view each service available:

• Full Management Service -  View PDF»
• Rent Collection Service -  View PDF»
• Finders Fee Service -  View PDF»

Do you manage your own property? Don’t worry, Dawsons can help.

Many self managing landlords once aware of the requirements by Rent Smart Wales will decide it is the ideal time to approach a local and trusted letting agent for additional information. Taking this into account, we at Dawsons have prepared for this very eventuality, to begin the process of property management on their behalf, thus dealing with all of the licensing requirements. For this advice, and to discover the many benefits and services of being a Dawsons landlord, please visit or call one of our 5 dedicated offices.

For those landlords who wish to continue with self management and wish to obtain a landlords license with RSW, you will need to undertake some form of training, whether this be online or a classroom based course we can assist you.

Dawsons Training Wales is a RSW approved training provider and offers the most affordable and simplified course available, being established in early 2019 our course is also up to date with all current legislation. To access further information or to partake in on our training courses please visit www.dawsonstrainingwales.co.uk

How property is let is about to change as the new ‘Renting homes (Wales) act 2016 is due to come into effect on 1 December 2022. Please visit our blog here for further information:

What you need to know about property legislation changes in Wales (dawsonsproperty.co.uk)