The real cost of skipping property visits – and why it matters more than you think
As a landlord, you place a huge amount of trust in your tenants. But trust alone isn't a property management strategy.
Letting out your property involves a certain degree of trust. Trust that your tenants will care for it properly, treat it with respect, and hand it back in the condition they found it. For most landlords, that trust is well placed. But occasionally, things go wrong. Sometimes very wrong.
Without regular property visits, problems can go undetected for months – even years. And by the time a tenancy ends, and you finally get the keys back, the damage can be shocking.
We've seen it all. Mould creeping across walls and ceilings, left to spread unchecked. Cigarette burns and ash ground into carpets and surfaces throughout a home. Rotten food left to fester in kitchens. And in the worst cases, properties so filled with rubbish and clutter that you can barely move from room to room – a serious hygiene hazard and a significant health risk.
What makes situations like these so frustrating is that they are almost always preventable. A quarterly property visit isn't just a formality – it's an early warning system. It gives you the chance to identify issues while there's still time to act, to raise concerns with tenants, and to protect your investment before small problems become enormously expensive ones.
Regular property checks are a small price to pay. The cost of not having them can run to thousands – and months of stress.
At Andrews, we offer quarterly property visits where we visit your property, carry out a thorough visual check, and provide you with a written report on its condition – flagging any obvious defects and giving you genuine reassurance that your investment is being properly looked after. It's not a structural survey, and it's not a formal inventory check – but it is an independent pair of eyes on your property every three months.
Particularly if you don't live locally, that peace of mind is invaluable.
Don't wait until it's too late to find out what's been happening behind closed doors. Book a property visit through your local branch today.
