What’s it all about? hull.letshelpyou.co.uk is an award-winning website service offering landlords in the private rented sector a quick and easy way to advertise property vacancies and find new tenants. There are no fees or charges, the service is completely free. Local councils subscribe to the LetsHelpYou network to connect local landlords with residents seeking affordable rental accommodation. Landlords can advertise properties in all network partner areas.
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LetsHelpYou is open to all, anyone can use this service, whether in receipt of housing benefit or not.
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You will receive a confirmation email by return. Click (once) the link to validate and complete the registration process and automatically login to your account.
Once you have registered go to the My Properties section to upload your property details (and photographs) using description tick-boxes and the dialogue box to add further information.
LetsHelpYou is available in over 65 languages making it even more accessible to a greater number of people.
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You will need an email address to register. Then go to the Register as Landlord page at hull.letshelpyou.co.uk and follow the instructions, it takes only a few minutes to register.
Enter your Property Details
See the full list of up-to-date participating local authorities in the Help section of the website.
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LetsHelpYou Features & Functions
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Enter all your properties in one session and advertise only those that are currently vacant – then, as other uploaded properties become vacant you can advertise them quickly with a simple ‘click’. Alternatively enter your properties one at a time as they become vacant, the choice is yours.
Property Rents Display To help and inform tenants in receipt of housing benefit every property rent is shown in either Green – when the rent is equal to, or below, the maximum amount of housing benefit, or in Red when the rent is above the maximum amount of housing benefit.
How to Publish and Withdraw your Adverts
LHA Calculator
When you have uploaded property details simply click the PUBLISH button to instantly advertise your property.
The local housing allowance calculator gives potential tenants in receipt of housing benefit the opportunity to check their housing benefit entitlement so you can be sure they can match your property rent.
Once you have found a new tenant remove the advert by clicking the WITHDRAW button to instantly remove your advert. The property details will be saved and ready the next time you want to advertise, you can easily update the details before you re-advertise.
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EP Ratings Use the Energy Performance (EP) Ratings tick-box to quickly enter ratings for all your properties. Since January 2013 all property sales or lettings advertisements must show the EP Rating.
Gas Safety Certificates Where applicable enter your property’s Gas Safety Certificate number in the box provided.
Use the calculator to compare your property rents with local housing allowance rates.
Property Tracker Sign-up to Property Tracker to receive regular email alerts showing how many viewings each of your properties has attracted. Use the dropdown menu under My Profile to select this function.
Service on the move Our free apps help you to manage your property portfolio and upload property details instantly at a time and place to suit your busy schedule. The apps are fully compatible with the website so you can even take photos and add them to any of your properties already uploaded via the website. Download the free Android and iOS apps here: • http://qrs.ly/z9416rh • Or use the QR code below:
Landlord eNewsletter All registered landlords receive regular eNewsletters with updates on new service features, the latest industry news and legislation. New local council partners are announced through the eNewsletter - look out for new areas to advertise more of your properties.
For help and information about the LetsHelpYou service please use the Contact Us page on the website, or telephone the Help Desk on 0113 815 2249 (Mon-Fri 9am-5pm). Follow us on:
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Enhance your credentials and display your Accreditation Scheme memberships, simply tick the relevant accreditations from the drop-down box in the My Profile section.
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