Landlord Maintenance
Property Maintenance for Landlords, Agents and Rental Properties
An empty property earns nothing. What a landlord usually needs between tenancies is not one large job but a list of small ones — a wall made good, a room repainted, worn flooring replaced, a garden brought back under control — and most of the value is in getting them done in one visit rather than four.
MR HANDY works with landlords, homeowners and property professionals across Yorkshire and Nottinghamshire on end-of-tenancy work, property refreshes and ongoing maintenance.
What's Included
What We Can Help With
- End-of-tenancy repairs and making good
- Redecoration between tenants
- Flooring replacement
- Damage repairs
- General repairs and maintenance
- Property refreshes before letting
- Garden maintenance and clearance
- Preparing a property between tenants
- Working through a check-out or inventory report
- Ongoing maintenance across managed properties
Worth Knowing
Turnaround Time Is the Whole Job
The cost of a void period is usually larger than the cost of the work being done in it. That changes what good value means: the cheapest quote that takes three weeks and needs four separate visits is more expensive than a slightly higher one finished in a few days.
Batching is what makes that possible. A check-out report typically lists a dozen small items spread across several rooms, and most of the cost of any one of them is arriving and setting up. Handing over the whole list at once means it can be sequenced properly — filling and making good first, then decorating, then flooring last so it is not walked over while everything else is finished.
It is also worth separating fair wear and tear from genuine damage before work starts, because the two are recharged differently. Scuffed paint after a two-year tenancy is wear; a hole in a door is damage. You will get a plain view of which is which, and photographs of anything you may need evidence for.
Some things need a registered trade however small they look. Gas safety work, boiler servicing and notifiable electrical work all require the right certification, and gas safety records and EICRs have to come from a qualified inspector. Those are identified rather than attempted.
In Practice
Typical Jobs
- Working through a check-out report before a new tenancy
- Repainting a flat or house between tenants
- Replacing worn flooring in a let property
- Repairing damage to doors, walls and fittings
- Clearing an overgrown garden before viewings
- Ongoing repairs across several managed properties
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Landlord Maintenance Work
Why MR HANDY
Why Landlords Use MR HANDY
One point of contact for a whole list, priced before the work starts, so you can decide what is worth doing and what to recharge. Photographs on completion are available if you need them for your records or for a deposit deduction.
Access can be arranged around whatever suits — directly with you, through an agent, or with an outgoing or incoming tenant. Say what the arrangement is when you book and it will be worked to.
Related
Services That Often Go Together
Painting & Decorating
Interior and exterior painting, wallpapering and masonry work for walls, ceilings, doors and skirting boards, with careful preparation before work begins.
ViewFlooring
Laminate, LVT, vinyl, lino and carpet supplied and fitted — or labour-only installation of flooring you have already bought.
ViewGeneral Handyman Work
Everyday household jobs, fitting work, assembly, repairs and general maintenance.
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Questions
Landlord Maintenance FAQs
Do you work for letting agents as well as private landlords?
Can you work to a fixed deadline between tenancies?
Can you issue a gas safety certificate or an EICR?
Do you provide photographs and an invoice for the work?
Do you cover more than one property?
Need Landlord Maintenance Doing?
Send a description or a few photographs and you will get a clear, no-obligation price.