Property Management

chris_spackman

Can anyone advise if i need to join some form of body in order to be a property manager. In short i would be looking after holiday homes and rented properties for private landlords who live in and away from my local area. I would stay away from rent and agreements but just be on call should the property need something doing to it or if say somwthing like the cooker breaks down.

Any help would be great, thanks

tbs624

Please don't even consider taking this type of role on until , and unless, you've throughly familiarised yourself with all the legal obligations for LL and LAs. Don't want to sound harsh but there are far too many inexperienced, and unqualified LAs out there and if you take a look at the Property Boards on this site you'll see the problems and distress that they can cause both to LL and their Tenants.

You could start by looking at the ARLA website and at LandlordZone. You'll get more suggestions if you post your thread on the Properties Board too.

EDIT: Chris has edited to make his intentions clearer!;)

Savvy_Sue

Not at all disagreeing with the above, but if the cooker breaks down, don't you need to be a properly qualified electrician these days just to switch it off at the wall and on again to confirm it's not working? Part E comes to mind, but that may be wrong.

then for anything to do with gas you'd need to be CORGI registered, wouldn't you?

I don't think either of those comes cheap.

olly300

Savvy_Sue wrote: »

Not at all disagreeing with the above, but if the cooker breaks down, don't you need to be a properly qualified electrician these days just to switch it off at the wall and on again to confirm it's not working? Part E comes to mind, but that may be wrong.

then for anything to do with gas you'd need to be CORGI registered, wouldn't you?

I don't think either of those comes cheap.

I think the OP wants to be the one managing the tradesmen rather than doing the actual work.

I can still see the pitfuls though. LL arguing with you over the cost, not paying the tradesmen etc

tbs624

Chris - have responded to your PM:D