Find Your Perfect Home to Rent in Newcastle-under-Lyme and Stoke-on-Trent
Whatever your needs or budget, Rockett Home Rentals can help you find the right home to rent in Newcastle-under-Lyme, Stoke-on-Trent and the surrounding areas. Whether you are a young professional, a couple starting out, or looking for your next family home, our team is here to guide you every step of the way.
Local Knowledge You Can Trust
If you are new to the area, don’t worry. Our entire team is locally based, so we can recommend the best areas for your needs. We know the most exciting places to visit, where the exclusive bars and restaurants are, and the catchment areas of the highest-performing schools.
Experience That Sets Us Apart
We are proud to be the longest-established independent letting agent in Newcastle-under-Lyme. As a Propertymark-accredited agent, our values focus on protecting you, your rights, and your money.
If you are planning your next move, explore our range of properties. From stylish city apartments to executive family homes and luxurious country manors, we can help you find your ideal home.
Why choose Rockett Home Rentals?
As the longest-established independent letting agent in Newcastle-under-Lyme, we have built strong relationships with our landlords. This means we can offer one of the widest selections of homes in the area. From stunning apartments to beautiful country manors, we aim to match you with a home that fits your lifestyle.
We specialise solely in lettings and property management, which sets us apart from other agents. Our dedicated team focuses on finding you the right property while ensuring your tenancy runs smoothly.
As a Propertymark-accredited agent, we uphold industry regulations to protect both tenants and landlords. Your deposit will always be placed in an accredited deposit protection scheme.
Viewings
Viewings are carried out by a member of our team who knows both the property and the local area in detail.
Application
If you choose to rent one of our properties, we will arrange an independent credit and reference check.
Holding Deposit
A holding deposit of one week’s rent is required if you wish to make an offer. This will be deducted from your final balance.
Please note: The deposit is non-refundable if you withdraw your offer or fail the credit and reference checks.
Client Money Protection
Client Money Protection (CMP) is a compensation scheme for landlords and tenants in the event of agent misappropriation of funds. It is mandatory for Propertymark members, and Rockett Home Rentals is fully covered.
References
We carry out comprehensive credit and reference checks on all tenants aged 18 and over. This ensures you meet the requirements to rent the property.
Deposit
Once your holding deposit is paid and checks have been passed, the final balance will be due. This includes a dilapidations deposit and your first month’s rent, minus the one-week deposit you have already paid.
All funds must be cleared at least five days before your tenancy starts.
Tenancy Agreement
We prepare the tenancy agreement and provide you with a draft to review around five working days before your tenancy begins.
Moving In
We will meet you at our office to hand over keys and complete right-to-rent checks.
Fees - NO tenant applicant fees
Alongside paying rent, you may also be required to make the following permitted payments.
Permitted Payments
Before the tenancy starts (payable to Rockett Home Rentals ‘the Agent’)
- Holding Deposit: 1 week’s rent
- Security Deposit: 5 weeks’ rent
- Balance of rent to equal one months rent less the holding deposit
This ‘Holding deposit’ is non-refundable should you withdraw your offer or fail credit and reference checks.
Pets
Should the landlord accept a pet to be allowed at the property, the landlord may request a higher rent to be paid.
During the tenancy (if applicable)
- Payment of £50 if you want to change the tenancy agreement
- Payment of interest for the late payment of rent at a rate of 3% above the Bank of England base rate.
- Payment in the event of a default (e.g. requesting a replacement for a lost key)
- Payment of any unpaid rent or other reasonable costs associated with your early termination of the tenancy
During the tenancy (payable to the provider) if permitted and applicable
- Utilities – gas, electricity, water
- Communications – telephone and broadband
- Installation of cable/satellite
- Subscription to cable/satellite supplier
- Television licence
- Council Tax
- Council Garden waste collection
Other permitted payments
Any other permitted payments, not included above, under the relevant legislation including contractual damages.
Tenant Protection
Rockett Home Rentals is a member of Propertymark, with full client money protection. We are also members of The Property Ombudsman Scheme, giving tenants access to an independent redress service.
Corporate let administration fees are £350 + VAT per property.
Commercial Leases are £450 + VAT per application.
We do not charge fees to supply references for our tenants.
Our administration fees cover the following:
- Viewings
- Professional credit and reference checks
- Full tenant assessment report
- Pre-contract negotiations
- Administration and preparation of the correct legal tenancy agreements
- Lodging the deposit in an accredited deposit protection scheme
- Professional letting inventory, including full photographic inventory
- Arranging the relevant safety checks (e.g. Gas Cert, PAT)
- Rent statements (managed, corporate clients only)
Please note that lettings agents are required by law to publish on their websites information for potential tenants about relevant fees, redress schemes and client money protection schemes (including the names of those schemes). Relevant fees must also be published on third party websites. For properties to rent in England, details of the agent’s membership of any redress scheme and client money protection scheme must also be published with their fees. It is the agent’s responsibility to ensure that all relevant information is provided is up to date and accurate. If the relevant information does not appear here, the agent may have included it within the property description.
Client Money Protection is provided by Propertymark.
