As a tenant living in a rented property, you have a right to live in a functioning, liveable abode.
Repairs and maintenance are ways to ensure this is the case. Landlords or property managers are who to contact to arrange these services. Although, it’s recommended to go through a third party (aka the property manager) to ensure professional and timely services.
Interested to see how property managers handle repairs and maintenance?
Read more from the Perth property management team at Pro Property Group to find out.
The benefits of using property managers for repairs and maintenance
Your property manager should most definitely take care of the repairs and maintenance of a tenanted property. Check your rental contract to make sure they do, and if they don’t, look for a better property manager!
Let’s go through the benefits of a property manager for handling repairs and maintenance:
- Property managers have a network of professional tradespeople and property maintenance companies who they have used before and trust to do a fantastic job.
- Us property managers have a fairly good idea of the estimated maintenance or repair cost because of our high levels of experience in these areas.
- We know what both tenants and their landlords are liable for.
- We handle all the repairs and maintenance requests and jobs, so that’s one less thing you have to worry about as a tenant or landlord.
Now let’s take a look at how we do it.
How property managers handle repairs and maintenance
The process of submitting repair and maintenance requests and their prompt completion doesn’t have to be a long, drawn-out and back and forth process.
Generally, it can all be done in a 4-step process:
- The tenant notices something wrong and/or something needing fixing in the property and communicates this to their property manager via text or email.
- The property manager will then gather all the details (such as what’s wrong, how long has it been that way and photos) and start looking for the right tradesperson to rectify the issue.
- A property management maintenance request form will be sent to the tenant via text or email to confirm the maintenance and/or repair service.
- Once given the green light by the tenant, the chosen tradesperson hand-picked by the property manager is brought in to fix the property issue(s).
It’s really that simple. Talk to your property manager about any fees involved, as not all include this within their property management fees.
Why choose professional property management?
Did you know that roughly 80% of investment property owners use a property manager?
If you’re handling all repairs and maintenance requested as a DIY property manager, it’s fair to say when repairs and maintenance arise, a big slice of your time is taken up by dealing with it.
If only there was another way? A third party who has the time, expertise and network of go-to tradespeople to rely on.
This is where the Perth property managers at Pro Property Group can help.
Need a professional property manager in Perth?
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