I am trying to work out all the figures and decide whether renting my house and moving out of the city to somewhere a bit cheaper might make sense. I would like to know whether people think I should pay an estate agents to manage the lettings for me. I think they charge 10 percent of the rental income to do this. Or whether I should got it alone and become the landlord ready to answer any queries or accidents that go wrong. Any other steps that I need to take before renting my house out that are going to cost me lots of unforseen money that I haven't thought about? I know I'll have to get a certificate for the boiler - anything else I've forgotten about? Thanks.