30 Dec 2006 6:56 PM:

It is best to trust a registered legal company ( ask to see their forms that show they are paying into the tax system) than a neighbour at least this way the property would be checked every month or more notify your insurance company that you have a keyholder. Make sure you gat checks for security, leaks, pest infestation and that they air the property through. Also if they give the outside areas a good sweep to keep it clean and tidy. It is also a goo idea to have them empty the mail box as junk mail will stack up and make it obvious that the property is empty. Ask the property agent to make an inventry on the property and check this on each visit writing in comments on things such as all well or leak contacted owner and rectified. If you are unsure that your agent is actually doing this ask neighbours each time you are out to your property and leave your number along with the property mangers number with the commitee for any emergancy.

 Check what they charge for emergancy call outs for alarms etc.

 

If I think of anything else I will let you know

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29 Nov 2006 2:55 PM:

It is all well and good having someone on the urb to take care of the property or just to hold a key for emergencies but if they are not registered with tax office or you do not inform your insurance then this can cause problems no valid claim and the keyholder been investigated etc if there are any burglaries etc.

 I am not saying this because I want business or to scare anyone but just to warn you that this as happened I have a clipping from a newspaper if anyone would be interested in a copy of it then email me at info@holitots.com

 As for property managers etc Some companies in fact a lot of people are out here to make every penny possible in any way they can. I am living in rented property of which was going through an agent the house was to be cleaned before I went in with ny family. To my amazement the place was filthy and took me two exhausting weeks to clean. The owner of the property had no ayments from previous people staying at the property the property manager said that they did not pay etc. The owner took the property out of the management companies hands and we do it direct with each other. The property manager had taken my deposit and it took the  owner quite a while to get it from them.

 

As said before not all are like this try talking to people in the area or go on forums to gather information regarding management companies but just remember to ensure they are legal. The one of us which are honest will give you detailed information regarding the rentals cost and charges what we earn from them etc also what the chances are of letting etc.

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