Welcome to Thorgils & Kormac Letting Agents

Established by seasoned property professionals with many years experience in letting properties in Scarborough and the surrounding areas, Thorgils and Kormac aim to be the number one Scarborough Letting Agency in terms of quality and service to landlords and tenants alike.

Prolific landlords ourselves we know what owners expect from a high quality Scarborough letting agent. You expect PEACE OF MIND - and this is our absolute primary objective. We achieve this in many ways, but the key features of our service to landlords are:-

• RENTAL GUARANTEE INSURANCE - FREE for all properties £400pcm +
• EXTENSIVE INTERNET COVERAGE to promote your rental properties
• LOCAL ADVERTISING to promote your properties
• THOROUGH REFERENCING
• CREDIT CHECKS on all applicants
• GUARANTORS VETTED
• REGULAR PROPERTY INSPECTIONS
• EPC's, GAS and ELECTRIC CHECKS
• FULL INVENTORIES
• DEPOSIT REGISTRATION AND ADMINISTRATION

As leading Scarborough letting agents we have our own in-house maintenance team with time served expertise in all trades from decoration to installing kitchens, bathrooms, central heating systems and even building extensions! What's more, we also offer a project management service for larger renovation works.

Thorgils and Kormac have every aspect of property letting and management covered, which is why we state with confidence that we are not aware of any better letting agency in Scarborough!

Local Housing Allowance Policy:

This has become a serious issue in recent times and many landlords are refusing to accept LHA claimants. The reasons for this are set out below together with our policy on this issue.

The government has determined that the LHA (formerly housing benefit) should be paid directly to the tenant as opposed to the landlord. This has resulted in a situation where the LHA is simply treated as part of the applicant's income rather than a reliable payment from local government. LHA claimants are therefore assessed for affordability in exactly the same way as working applicants. The calculation we use is that the rent should be no more than 40% of your total gross income per month. Accordingly, many people in receipt of LHA are now required to provide a guarantor before their applications may be considered on account of their affordability assessment failing. A guarantor must be able to prove affordability at the level previously mentioned.

As the government have ceased paying landlords directly we are unwilling to consider altering the rental payment dates of any tenancy on account of when the council pay LHA to the tenant. Our standard terms are monthly in advance and failure to pay in full and on time may result in tenancy being terminated.

Please note that, as yet, the government has not given the tenant the right to ask for payment to be sent directly to the landlord however, this may be considered in a small number of circumstances. For details, please contact your LHA officer.