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Abode was set up in Clifton, Bristol in 2001 and the digs office followed in 2011 and has grown year on year. We have a strong customer service ethos and believe in looking after our landlords and our tenants interests.We have dedicated departments for Administration, Valuation and Lettings, Finance and Property Management. The organisation is managed by Steve Harris, who is from Bristol and has extensive marketing experience having been in the property industry since 1993.With careful guidance and leadership from Steve and his experienced management team digs has risen to be a known name amongst Bristol&#39;s vibrant student and professional population, particularly in Clifton, Cotham, Redland, Cit centre and surrounding areas. digs is one of Bristol&#39;s larger independent letting management companies and is also among the largest student letting agencies in the city. We consider all of our staff an integral and important part of our letting agency team, these valued individuals who form part of our close-knit group, all our staff are well trained and there is a lot of experience within the team at digs.

We charge a Tenant’s Service Fee of 40% of a month’s rent plus VAT. In some circumstances, this fee for a particular property could be charged at a lower level and if so it this will be stated in the property’s description.

For professional tenants, our reference process usually involves a bank reference and your bank will usually charge you for this. The big four banks charge either £8.68 or £10.21 inc vat. For a full list of bank’s charges please feel free to ask us.

Change of tenant within an existing tenancy (when agreed by landlord) - Tenant’s service fee to be paid by new ingoing tenant at 40% of a month’s rent plus vat and outgoing tenant wishing to be released to pay new tenancy charge of £65.00 &#43; vat

We do not charge for renewals or extensions of tenancy

We do not charge for tenancy agreements at the commencement of a tenancy

We do not charge for inventory checks (in-going)

We do not charge for final inspections on vacation

We do not charge for Guarantors or Guarantor referencing

We do not charge tenants for future references for rental or mortgage application purposes

All deposits held for properties managed by Kingsley Thomas Ltd are protected with mydeposits. For properties not managed by Kingsley Thomas, the landlords themselves will arrange the deposit protection.

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