It's safe to say that 2014 is already shaping up to be the year for outsourcing. The trend for delegating time-consuming, or specialist areas of your business, is growing and no more so than in the lettings industry.
ARPM Outsourced Lettings Support has witnessed a massive growth in new business during the first quarter of 2014. Agents and property managers are partnering with us so they can concentrate on core business tasks rather than waste time on more laborious jobs.
"We have seen a wholesale move towards outsourcing," says Dave Hunt, Business Development Director at ARPM Outsourced Lettings Support. "Our new business is split between large and established portfolios as well as new starts taking their first few steps into the lettings industry. Our clients like the fact we offer a bespoke service to suit their business needs, whether they require just pre-tenancy administration or rent collection, or even a full property management package."
Outsourcing all or part of management has grown in popularity as the property market picks up pace. "With the sales side of property growing in strength and showing no signs of slowing, we are finding some dual-discipline agents neglecting lettings to the point they may consider downsizing or even selling their lettings arm. We have proved that by outsourcing to us, a lettings division can be successfully managed by a third party. And ARPM's experience and methodologies can actually increase profitability for our clients, while relieving them of the hard work associated with property management - it's a win win situation."
Despite a surge in sales, many landlords are actually finding a growth in lettings. "The fact many of our new clients are bringing established portfolios to us shows the strength in our industry. For some, the sheer size and logistics of managing multiple properties has got too much, while for others, they see the time-saving benefits that outsourcing brings. Our new business pipeline is encouragingly healthy, with property professionals increasingly understanding how outsourcing can simplify lettings practice," concludes Dave.
ARPM Outsourced Lettings Support provides service level agreements and a clear pricing structure which allows clients to staff accurately, whether that's to increase efforts in sales, streamline the structure or divert resources to acquisitions and growth.
Why not find out more about ARPM Outsourced Lettings Support's services Contact us today for a no-obligation consultation.
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