A payment and date
The proposal states the payment for the property and when it is due.
On this pageGuaranteed Rent
For landlords · one property at a time
Guaranteed Rent, explained clearly.
A defined rental payment can make planning easier. The written terms decide when it applies, what can change and how the arrangement ends.
Asking commits you to nothing.
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What does “guaranteed” actually mean?
It means a proposed payment arrangement described by a contract. The contract—not the headline—sets the certainty.
Conditions in writing
Any pause, reduction, deduction or start condition should be visible before you sign.
Responsibilities made clear
The agreement should say who handles repairs, access, compliance and handback.
Not the same as management.
Management is a service for running a tenancy. Guaranteed Rent is a separate contract about payments for a specific property.
Where the payment comes from
Guaranteed Rent: the payment set out in the agreement.
Management: the rent the tenant actually pays.
During an empty period
Guaranteed Rent: whatever the written terms say applies.
Management: no tenant, no rent.
Repairs and access
Guaranteed Rent: divided by the agreement, in writing.
Management: arranged by the agent as a service, at your cost.
A considered decision
From property review to written proposal.
Four useful steps. None commits you to an arrangement.
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Share the property details
The address, the type of property, its condition and how it is currently let, if it is.
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Review possible suitability
Dukes considers whether the property could suit the arrangement. Nothing is agreed at this point, and suitability is not acceptance.
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Receive and examine the written proposal
If Dukes can offer an arrangement, it is set out in writing so it can be read in full and taken away.
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Decide whether the arrangement is appropriate
Compare it against letting the property in the ordinary way, and take your own professional advice before deciding.
The written terms
One proposal. Four clear conversations.
Open each group when you want the detail. Together they are the whole shape of the agreement.
Payment and startWho, how much and when
- Contracting party
- Who exactly the agreement is with, and who is responsible under it.
- Property eligibility
- Which properties the arrangement can apply to, and any condition or type requirements.
- Proposed rental payment
- The payment figure the agreement offers for this property.
- Payment date
- The date each payment is due.
- Start conditions
- What has to be true or completed before payments begin.
Occupancy and costsChanges, deductions and use
- Vacancy and arrears treatment
- How the agreement treats a period with no occupier, and a period where money is owed.
- Circumstances that pause or reduce payment
- Every situation in which a payment can be suspended, reduced or withheld.
- Deductions and additional costs
- Anything that can be taken from a payment, and any cost charged separately.
- Occupier arrangements and permitted use
- Who may occupy the property, and what the property may be used for.
Care and complianceRepairs, safety and access
- Repairs and maintenance
- Who arranges repairs, who pays for them, and any spending limit.
- Safety and compliance responsibilities
- Which safety and compliance duties sit with whom. The legal duties of a landlord remain the owner's.
- Inspections and access
- How often the property is inspected, and how access is arranged.
Ending and handbackDuration, notice and condition
- Contract duration
- How long the agreement runs for.
- Break rights and ending
- How either side can end the agreement, and what notice applies.
- Property handback condition
- The condition the property must be returned in, and how that is assessed.
The whole arrangement lives in a document like this. Anything that matters should appear in it, in writing.
Choose your priority
What should lead your decision?
Pick the outcome that matters most for this property. Each answer points at a different next step, and none of them commits you to anything.
Read the written terms first.
A Guaranteed Rent proposal is built around a defined payment. Whether that certainty is real depends on the conditions, so the four term groups above are where the answer lives.
Open the four term groupsTest the open market before you decide.
If the strongest total rent leads, compare any proposal against what the property could achieve when let in the ordinary way. An indicative rental range makes that comparison honest.
Get an indicative rental rangeCompare it with full management.
If you want the tenancy run for you, standard management may fit better than a payment arrangement. The services sit side by side, so compare them before choosing.
Compare landlord servicesMake the comparison
Useful certainty has a trade-off.
Compare the written offer with the open-market route for the same property.
Why owners consider it
- A defined payment arrangement, set out in writing before you commit.
- One written agreement covering payment, responsibilities and ending.
- A single point of contact for the arrangement.
- The terms can be read in full, and taken away, before anything is signed.
What to weigh up
- The payment offered may be lower than the open-market rent the property could achieve.
- The agreement defines eligibility: a property may not qualify.
- Payments can be subject to conditions, pauses or deductions set out in the agreement.
- The legal duties of a landlord remain yours throughout.
- Ending the arrangement is governed by the agreement, not by preference.
Eight questions worth asking before you signOpen checklistClose checklist
- Who is the contracting party, and what happens if that party cannot pay?
- Exactly which circumstances allow a payment to be paused, reduced or withheld?
- What is deducted from a payment, and what is charged separately?
- Who may occupy the property, and can that change without my agreement?
- Who arranges and pays for repairs, and up to what value?
- Which safety and compliance duties am I still responsible for?
- How long does the agreement run, and how can either side end it?
- What condition must the property be handed back in?
Who stands behind it
A named person, a public record.
You deal with Amrit.
The proposal is prepared and explained by the person who runs Dukes, not a call centre. Ask him anything on the checklist above before you sign.
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Protection you can inspect
Both certificates are shown as issued and published in full. The membership numbers and dates above are read from them.
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Client Money Protect
Client money protection
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Property Redress Scheme
Independent redress
Your useful next step
Start with the property, not a promise.
Get an indicative rental range, then ask whether a property-specific arrangement could be discussed.
- Share the details
- Suitability review
- A proposal in writing
Before you rely on this page. General information only, not legal or financial advice. Eligibility, payments, exclusions, responsibilities and ending rights depend on the written agreement.
Sources and further reading
Information reviewed: 20 August 2026