Mike Rogerson have just made life easier for it’s many customers by introducing a online payment system.

Sharon Younes, Area Manager comments, “This is a convenient and uncomplicated way for tenants to pay rent, deposits, and application fees, and best of all it is convenient and easy for the tenants to use. In a society where most of us pay with credit cards via the internet on a regular basis, it only makes sense for us a leading managing agent to offer this method of payment.

The best thing about online payment is that it is open 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. To use online payment you will need one of the following types of credit/debit card, Visa, Mastercard, Maestro, Visa Debit, American Express.

Our card payments are handled by Secure Trading to ensure 100% security and confidence for you in your transaction.
No card details are retained on our server.
For more information on the online payment system call 01670 521122 option 5.

Imagine if potential buyers driving past the for sale board outside your home could instantly download a copy of your property details to their mobile phone, WELL, now they can.

Smart agent, Mike Rogerson is proud to announce the launch of QR codes on all of their property details and for sale boards.

This enables buyers to download details instantly to their smart phones, and call to arrange a viewing.

A QR code is a two dimensional bar code, which works much the same as a code that you would find on the side of  a cereal box for example.

QR stands for quick response and gives your property its own unique code providing instant property details.

The code will be attached to the for sale board allowing prospective buyers to scan the code with their phone, to obtain your property details instantly.

Sharon Younes, Area Manager comments, “ I just love the concept that buyers can scan the code and obtain a full set of property details instantaneously. This is an amazing tool and a very useful function in the selling process, and a great addition to our existing services. As a forward thinking company we are committed in investing in cutting edge technology and providing the best possible service to benefit our clients.”

For more information on how you can benefit from this service, please call us on 0845 489 0699

Mike Rogerson Estate Agents has added to its network of estate agency branches across Northumberland and Tyneside with the opening of a new office in Forest Hall.

The office, situated prominently in Forest Hall centre, will provide sales, letting and property management services. They will also be offering special introductory offers throughout November and December.

Mike Rogerson, Director comments, “With continued talk of a tough property market we are pleased to be breaking the rules and opening a new office in Forest Hall”.

Mike Rogerson is already an established name in the North East providing professional customer orientated service, backed with local knowledge and extensive marketing and advertising strategies tailored to suit your home.

To celebrate the opening of the Forest Hall branch we are holding an open evening providing clients with up to date information on the housing market and offering new and old clients the opportunity to mingle and celebrate the early successes of the new office.

Please come and join us at 24 Station Road North, Forest Hall on Thursday 1st December 2011 at 6:00pm, or if you would like to find out more call the team on 0191 215 4020.

Our website offers links to view local schools, epc’s, and now we have the addition of Google Street view allowing you to view the property but also the street and surrounding areas. The facility gives the user options to see the street, having a 360 view, zoom in and zoom out options giving the user the facility to view the surrounding areas.

Sharon Younes Area Manager of Mike Rogerson comments, ‘With increasing numbers of people now using the internet for their property search, it is imperative that we feature information that is relevant to our client’s needs helping them choose the right property’.

Being a landlord chances are that at some point you will come up against a problem tenants. In general the law gives a level of protection to landlords against problem tenants.

If tenants do not meet their obligations in paying their rent and or are in breach of their tenancy agreement chances are you will have to take action against the tenant, this could include issuing proceedings against the tenant in the county court.

We hope you will never have to take such action to evict the tenant or monies outstanding, however even the best qualified tenants can encounter financial problems, the most common being loss of employment and marital break up.
When a tenant does not pay their rent and communication is lost and they won’t move out of the property, the only form of recourse is legal action.

We at Mike Rogerson Estate Agents will serve all relevant notices on the tenants and will attend court proceedings on your behalf taking the stress, inconvenience and cutting down on your financial cost.

Should you feel the need to take action against your tenant then please give us a call on 01670 521122 option 5 and speak with the legal department.

Mike Rogerson Estate Agents are very pleased to congratulate Pam Anderson on her tenth anniversary with the company. Pam began her career at Mike Rogerson when we opened our Cramlington branch in Manor Walks in 2001. Pam is and continues to be a valuable asset to the Mike Rogerson brand. Pam has done a fantastic job in bringing new and old clients to the business, and offers invaluable experience to customers in the Cramlington area.

Thanks for the many years of excellent service

From January 2013 Gas Safe are bringing in new regulations regarding flues for gas boilers

It will be compulsory for all gas engineers to be able to inspect and see flues.

Should the flue not be visible then it will be necessary for an inspection hatch to be fitted by this date in order for an engineer to carry out a check adequately.

If there is no access or the engineer fails to inspect the flue they will be unable to issue a gas safety certificate or indeed carry out any works

The new revised guidelines require inspection hatches to be fitted in properties where the flue is concealed within voids and cannot be inspected. The Homeowner/Landlord has until 31 December 2012 to arrange for inspection hatches to be installed.

Carbon monoxide alarms are not an alternative to being able to see the flue and you will still need to have inspection hatches fitted. You have until 31^st December 2012 for this work to be completed. It is recommended that inspection hatches are fitted as soon as you are able to do so.

Any gas engineer working on an affected system after 1^st January 2013 will have to turn off boilers if the flue is not visible.

Although most of the affected boiler and flue systems are relatively new (installed since 2000) the risk of faults leading to release of carbon monoxide increases as the systems get older.

It is important that you have your gas appliances serviced annually.

You Need To Take Action Now

If your property is less than two years old then contact your builder. If your property is between two and ten years old contact your home warranty providers. If your property is 10 years or older you should contact a Gas Safe registered engineer.

Contact your local Mike Rogerson Estate Agent now to ensure your property is not affected.

If you are a Mike Rogerson Landlord you do not need to take any action at this stage, we will be in touch with those landlords whose properties are affected by this new legislation to make arrangements to have the access hatches fitted before the deadline

Our view is that it is always worth investing in property (no shock there!!) as long as you invest for the long term you are very likely to make a profit. The profit is even better if you buy and sell at optimum times, timing is crucial, but it becomes easy to recognize one of those times and now is one of those times – it is time to buy

If you are in a position to expand your present portfolio or looking to start investing it is very likely you will find some excellent properties at excellent prices.

What should I buy, where should I buy?

Whether you have specific areas you would like to buy, or you are not sure where to buy Mike Rogerson staff are most likely to have the answers you are looking for.

We think finding the right area and property is more important than timing and that you deserve valuable information that will help you make a successful decision. Naturally Mike Rogerson believe we are the agent who can supply you with this valuable information.

We’d love to help, so if you are looking to expand  your buy to let property portfolio or buy your first investment rental property contact us by phone, email or pop in to your local Mike Rogerson office.

We are finding more and more landlords who have never used a professional letting agent before are coming to us for advice about disputes they are having with their tenants regarding the deposit, rent arrears, or damage to the property at the end of the tenancy.

In April 2007 the government launched the deposit protection scheme. In the event of a dispute between the landlord and the tenant, an adjudicator appointed by the scheme will review the evidence provided by the landlord and tenant and decide how much if any of the deposit should be returned to the tenant or be awarded to the landlord.

In over 90 per cent of cases at the mydeposits deposit scheme where awards were made against the landlord, the key reasons were lack of inventories, check ins and check outs (sourced Property Drum 02/11)

With the deposit scheme in place it has never been more important to have a detailed, consistent, well drafted inventory or schedule in place. Without this it is very difficult for any landlord to prove liability for any damage caused by the tenant.

It makes all the difference having a professionally drafted inventory which is carried out by an experienced letting inventory clerk.

Mike Rogerson Estate Agents provide a comprehensive fully managed lettings service which includes a complete schedule and inventory.

In addition for those landlords who choose to manage their own property, as part of a tailored package to suit your particular needs we can still provide a professional inventory as part of our service.

For more information contact your local branch.

It was an excellent couple of days for Mike Rogerson Estate Agents at Manor Walks Shopping Centre for the event held on the 2^nd and 3^rd April.

We were delighted to meet so many new old and new clients on the day. We would like to thank all that participated in guessing the correct amount of balloons inside the Mike Rogerson car.

We would also like to thank all the local businesses that donated prizes.

We would like to congratulate Mrs Suzanne Anderson who won four tickets for Metro Radio Live, Katelyn McTeer who won two tickets to see Alan Carr, Lauren Marshall who won £50 voucher for Jewellers Guild, Jane Foster who won a Saks cut and blow wave voucher, Ian Alderson who won a voucher for Marabinis restaurant, Morpeth, Jacqui McCaffery who won a voucher for La Quila restaurant, cramlington, Leo Jennings who won a bottle of champagne courtesy of Sainsburys, Rachel Taylor who won a luxury Ferrero Rocher Easter Egg courtesy of Asda, and Shirley Reed who won a £10 voucher for Snowdons.

Mike Rogerson would be delighted to have the opportunity to be of any assistance should anyone require our services in the future.