Harrison Murray extends lettings service in Cambridgeshire

Independent estate agents and valuers Harrison Murray has extended its lettings service in Cambridgeshire to include full property management and rent collection services.

The demand echoes the national trend that suggests the lettings market remains buoyant.

According to the latest RICS residential lettings survey, 26 per cent more chartered surveyors reported a rise in demand for property than a fall.

Tenant demand also increased across all regions, most notably in London and the East of England - with the survey revealing that difficulties in securing finance and tough lender deposit demands are leading to higher numbers of homehunters looking to rent rather than buy.

The new service will operate from Harrison Murray’s three existing local residential branches; Chatteris, Wisbech and March.

Wisbech-based lettings negotiator Clare Hotson will oversee the operation locally, with the overall service being managed by the company’s central lettings hub in Leicester.

Harrison Murray development director Jackie Scotten said: “The lettings service has gone from strength to strength in Leicester, and more recently in Northamptonshire.

“Cambridgeshire is now able to offer this service to meet local demand. The lettings market is buoyant and we anticipate a lot of local interest from landlords, particularly as we are also able to include the rent collection option and in most cases, a free rent guarantee insurance.

“As a member of the Association of Residential Lettings Agents (ARLA), Harrison Murray is delighted to offer a professional local service with the backing of our central lettings headquarters.”

Jackie added: “Our experience shows that people move into rented accommodation for a variety of reasons.

“Financial constraints are one of the main reasons, with people using rented property as a stepping stone to buying their own home.

“However, we are delighted to say that some of those tenants then progress to our residential sales market or go on to buy the accommodation they are renting.”

Harrison Murray is also a member of the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors (RICS).