Finding your next home should be simple. We guide you from your first enquiry to collecting your keys, and once you’ve moved in, our own maintenance team is on call 24 hours a day.
Eight steps from your first enquiry to collecting your keys. Select a step to see what happens.
Browse our properties to let on our website and on the major property portals. Every home is advertised at a fixed rent, so you’ll never be asked to bid against anyone.
Get in touch about any property you like. We’ll ask you 10 simple questions to make sure it meets your requirements, so you don’t waste a trip.
We book a viewing at a time that suits you and show you around. If you like the property, let us know and we’ll explain what happens next.
Fill in our online application form. We’ll also ask for your last three months’ bank statements and a copy of your photo ID, such as a driving licence, passport or European ID card.
If we both agree the property is right for you and we’re happy to progress your application, we ask for a holding deposit equal to one week’s rent. This reserves the property while we complete your checks, and it goes towards your tenancy deposit.
We pass your details to an independent vetting agency for full referencing, including a credit check and an income check.
Once your references come back satisfactory, we agree your move-in date. You sign your tenancy agreement, then pay your first month’s rent and your tenancy deposit, minus the holding deposit you’ve already paid.
We hand over your keys, protect your deposit with the Deposit Protection Service (DPS), and let the utility providers and the local council know you’re moving in. You’ll also get a photographic inventory of the property.
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Enter the monthly rent to see your costs. We only charge rent, a holding deposit and a tenancy deposit. There are no fees for referencing, admin or paperwork.
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Figures show the most you’d pay. A tenancy deposit can’t be more than five weeks’ rent, or six weeks’ if the annual rent is £50,000 or more. We confirm your exact figures in writing before you pay anything.
Here’s what happens when you get your keys, and what you’re responsible for.
Once you’ve signed your tenancy agreement and paid, you collect your keys and the home is yours.
We protect your deposit with the Deposit Protection Service (DPS) within 30 days and send you the details. It stays protected until your tenancy ends.
We tell the utility providers and the local council that you’re moving in. You’re responsible for all bills, such as council tax, energy and water, from the day your tenancy starts.
You get a photographic inventory with a full schedule of condition, so we all agree how the property looked on day one. We’ll expect it back in similar condition, allowing for fair wear and tear.
Keep these safe for the length of your tenancy.
Repairs at our properties are handled by Spectro, our in-house maintenance team, so there’s no outside contractor to chase. Report a problem once and we’ll take it from there, day or night.
For anything that isn’t urgent, use our repairs portal. Add photos and a short description so we can send the right person.
Report a repairFor emergencies such as a flood, no heating in cold weather or a home you can’t lock, call us day or night.
Call 01386 443 597Choose a problem above to see what to do.
Smell gas: call the National Gas Emergency Service on 0800 111 999, open windows, avoid switches and flames, then call us.
Power cut: if your neighbours are affected too, call 105. Otherwise check your fuse box, then call us.
Any other emergency: call us on 01386 443 597, day or night.
The Renters’ Rights Act 2025 changed renting in England from 1 May 2026. Here are the main points for tenants and for landlords.
Your tenancy is an assured periodic tenancy. It rolls on until you or your landlord end it, and you can leave by giving two months’ notice.
Homes must be advertised at a fixed rent. Landlords and agents can’t ask for, encourage or accept offers above it.
You can’t be asked for rent before you sign your tenancy agreement, and never for more than one month in advance.
Rent can only go up once a year, on the official form, with at least two months’ notice. If you think it’s above the market rate, you can challenge it at the First-tier Tribunal before it starts.
You can ask to keep a pet. Ask in writing. Your landlord must reply within 28 days and can only refuse for a good reason.
Landlords and agents can’t refuse you because you have children or receive benefits. Everyone goes through the same affordability checks.
Your landlord can only end your tenancy for a reason set out in law, and through the courts. If they want to sell or move in, they can’t use that reason in your first 12 months and must give four months’ notice.
Your landlord must give you the key terms of your tenancy in writing. Your new rights apply even if an older agreement still says “assured shorthold”.
GOV.UK’s guide to assured periodic tenancies explains your rights in detail.
All tenancies are now assured periodic tenancies with no fixed term. Possession is through the Section 8 grounds only.
Rent can rise once a year with a Section 13 notice and at least two months’ notice, at a market level. Rent review clauses no longer apply.
Every property must be advertised at a fixed rent. You can’t invite or accept offers above it.
No rent can be taken before the tenancy agreement is signed, and no more than one month in advance.
Consider each request on its merits and reply in writing within 28 days. You can only refuse for a good reason.
No blanket bans on families with children or tenants who receive benefits. Affordability checks still apply.
Landlords in Worcestershire and the rest of the West Midlands must register by 14 March 2027. Read our guide.
A landlord ombudsman, the Decent Homes Standard and Awaab’s Law are on the way for private rentals.
Tell us in writing. Your tenancy ends at the end of a rent period, at least two months after your notice.
We inspect the property and compare it with your move-in inventory, allowing for fair wear and tear.
Once we agree any deductions, your deposit is returned within 10 days. If you disagree, the DPS offers a free dispute service.
You’ll need our completed online application form, your last three months’ bank statements and photo ID, such as a driving licence, passport or European ID card. If you’re not a British or Irish citizen, we’ll also ask for a right to rent share code.
The holding deposit is one week’s rent, worked out as the monthly rent × 12 ÷ 52. When you sign, it goes towards your tenancy deposit. If we or the landlord decide not to go ahead, you get it back within 7 days, unless you gave false or misleading information, failed the right to rent check, changed your mind, or didn’t take reasonable steps to sign by the agreed deadline.
An independent vetting agency carries out full referencing, including a credit check and an income check. We also check your right to rent, as the law requires.
Only if you’re not a British or Irish citizen. You can get a share code on GOV.UK and send it to us so we can check your right to rent online. British and Irish citizens can show a passport instead.
Your first month’s rent and your tenancy deposit, minus the holding deposit you’ve already paid. The tenancy deposit can’t be more than five weeks’ rent, or six weeks’ if the annual rent is £50,000 or more. You only pay rent after you’ve signed your tenancy agreement.
No. We only charge rent, a holding deposit and a refundable tenancy deposit. We don’t charge for referencing, admin or paperwork, and we don’t charge the other fees the law allows, such as fees for changing your tenancy or for late rent.
You can ask to keep a pet. Send your request in writing with a description of the pet. Your landlord must reply within 28 days and can only refuse for a good reason.
Yes. All applicants are welcome to apply, and everyone goes through the same affordability checks. It’s against the law for landlords and agents to refuse tenants because they have children or receive benefits.
You do, from the day your tenancy starts. That includes council tax, energy and water. We let the utility providers and the local council know you’re moving in.
Report non-urgent repairs through our online repairs portal, with photos. For emergencies, call us on 01386 443 597 at any time. If you smell gas, call the National Gas Emergency Service on 0800 111 999 first.
We protect your deposit with the Deposit Protection Service (DPS) within 30 days of receiving it and send you the details. At the end of your tenancy, it’s returned within 10 days of agreeing any deductions. If you disagree, the DPS offers a free dispute service.
Two months’ notice in writing. Your tenancy then ends at the end of a rent period.
Only once a year, using the official form, with at least two months’ notice. If you think the new rent is above the market rate, you can challenge it at the First-tier Tribunal before it starts.
Book a viewing or start your application today. If you have a question, we’re happy to help.
Written by Lukasz Rusiecki, Managing Director of Gallery Properties. We’ve helped tenants find homes across Evesham, Worcester and Worcestershire since 2010.
Last checked: 20 October 2026. This page is general information, not legal advice.
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