Leasing Services in London.

Pricing your London rental right is the single biggest factor in how fast it leases and how much income it earns over the lease term. We set your price using real, current comparables from your London neighbourhood, weighing unit size, condition, parking, in-suite features, and how close demand sits to campus, hospitals, or the downtown core.

The cost of mispricing runs in both directions. Set rent too high and your unit sits empty while carrying costs pile up, and every week vacant erases the gain you hoped to capture. Set it too low and you lock in below-market income for the full term, which is hard to recover given Ontario's annual rent increase limits on existing tenancies.

London also has seasonal rhythms, with the student cycle around the University of Western Ontario and Fanshawe College driving sharp demand swings in some neighbourhoods. Timing your listing to those windows can meaningfully change both speed and price. MoveSmart positions your London rental at the number that attracts qualified applicants quickly while protecting your long-term return, rather than guessing or copying a single nearby listing.

Marketing your London rental well is what turns a fair price into a fast, quality placement. We start with professional photography, because listings with strong images draw more qualified inquiries and let renters self-select before they ever book a showing. Clean, bright, well-composed photos are non-negotiable in a competitive London market.

From there we write a listing description tailored to the renter your address attracts, whether that is a student near Masonville, a professional Downtown, or a family in Byron or Hyde Park. We then syndicate across the platforms London tenants use most, so your unit gets broad, targeted exposure instead of sitting on a single site.

Showings are where deals are won or lost, so we manage them professionally. We pre-qualify interest, coordinate scheduling, and conduct showings that present your London unit at its best while answering renter questions accurately. Grouped showings and prompt follow-up keep momentum high and reduce the days your unit sits empty. MoveSmart handles this entire marketing and showing workflow so you avoid the time drain of fielding messages, vetting tire-kickers, and chasing no-shows on your own.

Tenant screening under Ontario law is about verifying the right things while staying fully compliant with provincial rules and human rights protections. We confirm identity, employment and income, rental history, and references, and we review credit where appropriate, building a complete picture of whether an applicant can pay rent reliably and care for your London property.

All screening operates within Ontario's framework. The Residential Tenancies Act, 2006 governs the landlord and tenant relationship, the Landlord and Tenant Board resolves disputes, and the Ontario Human Rights Code prohibits discrimination on protected grounds such as family status, disability, ethnic origin, and receipt of public assistance. Screening criteria must be applied consistently and lawfully to every applicant.

We also follow Landlord and Tenant Board guidance on acceptable income and credit requests, which limits how income information can be used to refuse an otherwise qualified tenant. Done correctly, screening protects you without exposing you to a discrimination complaint. MoveSmart applies a consistent, documented screening standard to every London applicant, so you place a qualified tenant and stay on the right side of Ontario law from the first inquiry forward.

Lease execution in London must follow Ontario's specific requirements, and getting it right protects you for the entire tenancy. For most private residential tenancies in Ontario, landlords are required to use the Ontario Standard Lease, the government's standardized form that sets out the legally required terms of the agreement. Using it correctly avoids disputes and keeps any additional terms enforceable.

Deposits in Ontario also follow strict rules under the Residential Tenancies Act, 2006. A landlord may collect a rent deposit of up to one month's rent, which must be applied to the last month of the tenancy and earns interest annually. Ontario does not permit separate damage deposits or last-and-security stacking, so the lease must be structured accordingly.

We also ensure the agreement reflects correct rules on rent increases, entry notice, and tenant rights overseen by the Landlord and Tenant Board. Our RECO-licensed broker partner handles the licensed elements of execution. MoveSmart coordinates the full signing so your London lease is complete, accurate, and compliant, giving both you and your new tenant a clear, enforceable starting point for the tenancy.

Leasing your London unit with MoveSmart costs nothing until a tenant is placed, because we work on a success-fee model with $0 upfront. You pay only when we deliver a signed lease, and the fee equals one month of the rent we secure. If we do not place a tenant, you owe nothing, which removes the financial risk that comes with carrying a vacant unit while paying for marketing yourself.

The value is in the math. Our average placement takes 18 days, so a faster, well-priced lease often recovers the fee through reduced vacancy and a stronger monthly rent. You also save the hours and stress of pricing, photographing, listing, screening, and signing on your own.

Every placement is backed by a 6-month replacement guarantee. If a tenant we place leaves or is removed within the first six months, we find a replacement at no additional success fee, so you are protected against an early turnover. To be clear, MoveSmart is a leasing and tenant-placement service only. We do not collect rent, perform maintenance, or take over running your London property. The success fee buys a placement, not ongoing oversight, and your unit stays entirely in your hands.