The only figure landlords really want to see is the expected rental monies arriving in their account each month (without any unplanned deductions), but unfortunately this is not always possible as many of today's property related outgoings are soaring. One of the biggest areas to see an increase is property maintenance.
Figures released by the Halifax and substantiated by the Office for National Statistics, show the cost of running a property is above the rate of inflation. In fact, maintenance and repairs is the third biggest annual expenditure, after rent/mortgage payments and fuel/utility bills.
At Everything Lettings we may not be able to prevent maintenance costs on let properties, but we can certainly help control them. Rather than leave landlords and their property managers open to spiralling and uncertain bills, we offer fixed-price emergency maintenance cover, from as little as £5.75 a month, per property. Our Out of Hours Premium product is perfect for professionals wanting to budget accurately, with no nasty surprise invoices.
Clients choosing the Everything Lettings Out of Hours Premium package benefit from:
Everything Lettings nationwide contractors on call 24 hours a day, 7 days a week - including bank holidays
Trained call handlers who can determine if the situation is a true emergency and only dispatch a tradesperson out-of-hours if there is a genuine need, keeping paid works at an essential-only level
A Landlord Assist Policy, which covers up to £500 per claim and unlimited claims per year - giving peace of mind
Roy Fuller, Sales Director at Everything Lettings, says that its fixed-price Out of Hours Premium product is a vital service in an economic climate of rising costs: "The last five years have seen running costs outpace inflation. Maintenance and repairs, as well as the goods and services associated with property maintenance, have both risen 19% since 2008. Translated that means a plumber whose call-out charge used to be £100 is now almost £120, and the new central heating pump he needs to fit is now £95 instead of £80. When you're managing multiple properties these costs add up. The good news is we also offer a number of fixed-price options on our planned/scheduled maintenance services, which all helps with budgeting. Knowing how much property maintenance will cost is essential, as it will be the agents/managers who can offer landlords competitive maintenance packages who win those valuable new instructions."
Everything Lettings - providing the lettings industry with property maintenance plans, gas safety care programmes, boiler leasing, 24/7 365-day emergency maintenance cover, utility switching, EPCs and PAT testing.
Everything Lettings - Tel 0844 272 2442 Mobile 07970 840561 E: tellmemore@everything-lettings.co.uk W: www.everything-lettings.co.uk
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