Loc8me is a quality student property professional, run by past students of Loughborough University. Above all our competitors, we have a deep understanding of our clients' needs and specifically the needs of Loughborough students. We know where students want to live, what type of houses they want, and the type of customer service they expect. We take great pride in understanding our customers and providing them not only with the highest standard of student living, but a friendly and approachable customer service.

Loc8me is an expanding business. This is an exciting time for us, as we move into our brand new offices to accommodate for our growing professional team. Our business continues to develop and innovate new ways of marketing and communicating with the student body. Never complacent, our aim is to stay involved with the students, our tenants and our future clients to continue to improve our services. Our use of loc8tor student ambassadors ensures that we always remain ahead of our game.  

We pride ourselves on the friendly and reliable service we offer, as well as our expertise on the local area. With modern and stylish marketing, advertising and recruitments, Russo & Lakha are attracting more and more tenants every year. We are an established and innovative business constantly finding ways to improve and develop our services.

Raffaele Russo is a successful entrepreneurial graduate of Loughborough University who has taken his passion of student experience and transformed it into a quality service. He believes understanding your client is key to providing a successful business and continues to be involved hands on in every step of the loc8me adventure.

Nilesh Lakha an experienced developer who has dedicated his actions to building a customer focused portfolio, allowing the student market to experience quality and practicality to a high level.

If you are searching for a property and register your details with us now we can update you daily with new properties. With the added Benefit Property Alert Service, you are kept updated easily via your mobile meaning you will never miss out when suitable properties become available.

If you are a landlord looking to join us, we can offer the best service and outcome because of our commitment to our tenants and properties. Not only do we follow strict professional guidelines thereby always providing a high quality service, but our innovate sales methods in today's market environment has proven extremely successful. We offer a quick-response service for people who believe they have an exciting investment opportunity.

We would like to thank you for taking the time to visiting our website. Please browse through our property search to find what you are searching for. Alternatively if you have any questions or queries then please do not hesitate to call our office or send an email to us and we will get back to you as soon as possible.

Full Management

• Hassle-free services and full management of your property
• Collection of rent and notifications when rent is overdue.
• Prepare and send statements outlining income and expenditure.
• Prompt sending of rent to your bank or building society
• Responsibility for any general repairs and maintenance work that is required.
• A quarterly visit to your property, providing written reports on its condition, as well as any extra inspections you wish to be carried out.
• Management of all deposits by visiting the properties at the end of tenancy agreement and ensure that they correspond with inventories and/or schedules of conditions.
• The organization of deposit deductions where necessary.
• Return of deposit to the tenant at the end of the agreement.

Lettings Only Service

In addition to our lettings and management service we also offer a similar service on a Lettings Only basis, we will:

• Advise you on the types of tenancy available for your property.
• Advise you on the rent you can expect to receive.
• Advise you on what furniture and appliances should be available in the property.
• Provide you with detailed information on how we will advertise and market your property.
• Ensure you are fully understanding of your responsibilities as a landlord under the proposed tenancy agreement.
• Issue you with guidelines on the following regulations which you must comply with as a landlord:
• The Furniture and Furnishings (Fire Safety) Regulations 1988 (as amended)
• The Gas Safety (Insulation and Use) Regulations 1988
• The Electrical Equipment (Safety) Regulations 1994
• The Plugs and Sockets etc. (Safety) Regulations 1994
• Arrange appointments for prospective tenants to view the property.
• Consider and deal with any applications and take up references on prospective tenants and guarantors.
• Please note that although we will make all reasonable enquiries to ensure the tenant is suitable, we cannot guarantee this.
• Arrange for the drawing up of the inventory and/or schedule of condition.
• Prepare and arrange for the completion of our standard tenancy agreement and any other documents, which are necessary.
• Collect the deposit from your tenant(s).
• Provide you with information about tenant(s) when handing over deposit(s).

For more information on any of these services please contact us or visit our offices.