High Street, Rochester, ME1 1BU

Listed by MMS Sales and Lettings, Strood on Rightmove (original listing). First listed 5 Nov 2026; details checked 7 Nov 2026. Latest change: added on 05/11/2026.

With effect from 1st May 2026 for Assured Periodic Tenancies. Tenant Fee Act 2019 and Renters Rights Act 2025  5 weeks rent as a deposit for annual rents up to £50,000 - held with the Deposit Protection Service 6 weeks rent as a deposit for annual rents over £50,000 - held with the Deposit Protection Service Rents payable are to be no more than the advertised rent with the rental period being for 1 calendar month with no more than 1 months rent in advance.  Tenants on 'Periodic Tenancies' are required to give 2 months notice with this aligning with the end of their rental period. The Landlord can charge a fee if the correct notice period wasnt given, this would generally be the amount of rent due to cover the full notice period. £100 holding fee or 1 weeks rent (whichever is the lesser amount), this goes towards your first months rent or deposit that will be due. Should you not want this to go towards the rent please let MMS know. Should tenants change their mind this fee is non returnable. Should tenants fail the right the right to rent check or fail to provide reasonable information required within 14 days to enter a tenancy. the £100 fee is non returnable from day 15. Tenants need to provide information that they have a legal right to reside in the UK, therefore we will request copies of documents that prove this information, normally in the form of a passport or Visa. Please note we will carry out the following checks and providing deliberate false or misleading information could jeapordize the return of the holding fee should a tenancy not start. Credit checks - any County Court Judgements in the last 6 years either settled or not will not pass referencing. Any IVA's or Bankruptcy orders will fail referencing.  Landlord reference - A detrimental Landlord reference will fail referencing. Income reference - Household income will need to be 2.5 times the annual rent or a suitable guarantor will be required. Landlords do not have to accept Guarantor applications. Guarantor referencing - All guarantors will have to pass a credit check and have no adverse credit and the income used will be 2.5 times the annual rent.  £50 charge will apply if you request a name change from the original tenancy agreement. Rent arrears - Interest will be charged on rent arrears after 14 days 3% above the current Bank of England base rate. All tenants are responsible for council tax, utility bills, TV Licence, TV subscriptions including phone and internet unless otherwise stated in the agreement. Tenants are responsible for the cost of replacement keys and locks should the tenant lose these and are unable to gain access to the property. An accurate up to date cost will be provided at the time or the tenant can instruct their own locksmith to do this. MMS Sales and Lettings are proud members of The Property Ombudsman - registered name is Medway Mortgage Shop Ltd. We are also members of a client money protection scheme via the National Federation of Property Professionals - Scheme number C0005850. A copy of our certificate is available on our website: 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, such as Rightmove. For properties to rent in England and Wales, details of the agent's membership of any redress scheme and client money protection scheme must also be published with their fees on Rightmove. It is the agent's responsibility to ensure that all relevant information is provided to Rightmove and is up to date and accurate. If the relevant information does not appear here, the agent may have included it within the property description.