Houses and flats to rent in Chichester

Chichester Office hours

MON	09:00   to   18:00
TUE	09:00   to   18:00
WED	09:00   to   18:00
THU	09:00   to   18:00
FRI	09:00   to   18:00
SAT	09:00   to   13:00
SUN	Closed

Chichester lettings agency

Martin & Co Chichester and Portsmouth offers unrivalled service to landlords, tenants and property investors, and offer expert advice expected of a dedicated letting agent. 

 

Martin and Co are in Chichester, West Sussex based in a prime city centre location on Southgate just a few doors away from Argos and close to the train and bus stations.

 

Martin & Co Chichester is locally owned and also part of the biggest letting group in the UK with over 180 high street offices.

 

Landlords - we offer a free market appraisel of your property by experienced letting staff. We can offer a range of services at competative rates.

 

Tenants - looking for a property to rent, please register on our website and we will contact you with properties that match your requirements.

 

We have a great selection of properties to rent in Chichester and the surrounding areas. Including flats to rent, houses to rent, and student homes! All of our services are designed to suit your needs, so whatever your requirements you can trust us to meet and exceed your every expectation.

 

More local landlords and quality tenants choose Martin & Co Chichester than any other agent!

 

Every member of our team works in a co-operative and efficient way to give your property the best service possible. Our skilled professionals ensure great service, value and commitment in assiting you whether letting or renting property.

 

The Martin & Co team does not view any of their landlords, investors or tenants as another name or number, instead we become familiar with faces and engage with our clients in a friendly yet, professional manner. By establishing a good relationship with regular communication, we believe it will help to manage your letting requirements through swift and effective means.

 

Martin & Co have developed specialised letting departments to handle client accounts, which means we are ready to handle any requirement you may have and you can expect to receive an expert on every level.

Having a great team well trained, experienced and qualified letting professionals, allows landlords and tenants to receive the very best in service rather than the ‘jack-of-all-trades’ approach many other agents adopt.

 

Unfortunately, not all agents comprehend your needs like we do, and at Martin & Co, we know your property is an important investment and serious financial venture. That’s why we take it as part of our responsibility to look after your property to the best standard and provide landlords and tenants with a pro-active property management team..

 

Our staff are qualified and trained at the Martin & Co National Training Academy, we are proud of our staff and we fully invest in their skills. Our team offer free impartial advice on a number of local letting matters. We ensure our staff is trained to the highest industry standards and that every member on the team understands the dynamics of letting and managing property successfully.

 

Please contact us on 01243 887887

The Chichester team

 Andrew Jest - Director

 

Andrew has extensive knowledge of the property market and has attained the Association of Residential Letting Agents Technical Award. Andrew not only owns the Chichester franchise for Martin & Co but also the Portsmouth franchise meaning we cover from Chichester across to Portsmouth. Andrew is a keen golfer and runs marathons, he likes to keep fit and spend time with his children.

 

Samantha Newman - Lettings Administrator

 

Samantha has just joined us at Martin & Co to deal with enquires from Landlords and Tenants and Property Management. She ensures the smooth running of applications for properties, keeping both the Landlord and applicant fully updated at all times.

  

Please feel free to come and meet the team in our Martin & Co Chichester office and discuss any requirements you may have, we are here to help.

Live and rent in Chichester

Martin & Co Chichester provide a letting service from full management to tenant find across the following areas:

 

Chichester  - History information from Martin and Co

 

Celtic tribes were living in Chichester before the Romans invaded Britain in 44AD, and when the 2nd Garrison of Romans arrived the Celts assisted them when they decided to build a fort here in the newly named Noviomagus Reginorum. Close by the Lavant river offered essential water and the harbour provided an access route for all of the imported goods that were necessary in the building of the site, as their numbers grew entertainment was needed for the Legionnaires, so an Amphitheatre was constructed which provided a Gladiatorial showcase arena where Gladiators battled to their death. The street plan that was laid out with North, South, East and West Street, still remains today. When the Romans finally left, the Celtic leader Cogidnubus became King of Sussex; he moved into the Fort, and expanded the settlement. The Saxon settlers arrived soon after, and the town was given the new name of Cissa's Ceaster, eventually changing over time into Cisscester and finally Chichester.

The growth and prosperity of the town continued across the centuries where carpentry, pottery and the tooling of leather proved lucrative. The battle against the marauding Danes was won in 894, the Normans then landed in England and gradually conquered the land, building castles and churches in their wake, Chichester was no different, they were to build a castle on a Motte in 1081, and although the castle no longer remains the motte is clearly seen. The decision to build the Cathedral at Chichester was taken in 1091 when construction began, this stunning piece of architecture has suffered over the centuries, with fires which destroyed parts of it that required re-building in 1114 and 1187, this architectural masterpiece still dominates the skyline and can be seen for miles around.

The town produced a Saint in the 13th Century who took up the position of Bishop, the first Mayor was elected in 1239, and the Guildhall took shape, originally built as a church for Greyfriars until the Dissolution. Medieval times saw the market increase in importance, and trade flourished; the erection of a Market Cross occurred in 1501 and the ornate architecture has stood firm, the usual practise where all sellers had to pay a toll to peddle their wares even though poor farmers could ill afford it was tackled by the Bishop who decided that they needn't pay if they stood under the Market Cross.

Soon after the 16th Century heralded the decline of the wool trade in exported goods, wheat and malt then took precedence, the paving of streets occurred for the first time in 1578, and later the building of houses changing from timber where thatched roofs were the order of the day, to brick built structures and again a growth in the economy with the production of bricks playing its part.

17th Century England saw the ravages of Civil War , when Parliament and the King were torn apart and it necessitated the choosing of sides. Chichester's loyalties were split, however, the town became a Royalist stronghold, until the Parliamentarian Army arrived and besieged the town with cannon fire, where it was held until the end of the Civil War.

A Butter Market was built in 1808 in North Street specifically for the selling of butter, milk and produce, Gas light arrived in 1820, followed by an enthusiastic Police Force, the opening of the Chichester Canal in 1823, and a piped water supply in 1875.

The twentieth Century saw the survival of the town through the Second World War bombing raids, the building of the War Memorial, Theatre , and art galleries, and the bestowing of a Royal Charter heralding the birth of a city in 1974.

 

Chichester has good transport links to London and the local hospital is part of the Western Sussex Hospitals.

 

Surrounding areas

 

Emsworth - Hayling Island - Havant - Southbourne - Bosham - Petersfield - Midhurst

 

If you have a property to rent in any of these areas and any in between please call us on 01243 887887 to arrange for a free market appraisel.

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