Property management in Penn Hill
Fully managed lettings for Penn Hill landlords: large houses, gardens and boilers looked after through long family tenancies, every certificate in date, and the tenancy run to the Renters' Rights Act.
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Property management in Penn Hill is our fully managed service for landlords who let a large family house in the ward. We collect the rent, look after the tenant, plan the maintenance, keep the certificates in date and run the tenancy to current law. It is the Penn Hill side of our property management service; the ward is described on our Penn Hill area page.
What a large house needs
More rooms mean more to look after. On a typical managed Penn Hill house we plan for:
- Heating and hot water. One or two boilers, sometimes an unvented cylinder, each serviced and gas-checked every year.
- The garden. Lawns, hedges, mature trees and boundaries, with a gardener where the agreement includes one.
- The outside. Gutters, roofs over extensions, garage doors and driveways.
- Decoration. Planned between tenancies so a long-staying family hands back a house that can be re-let quickly.
Repairs go to contractors who work across Poole, with your approval above an agreed limit. Our guide to property management explains how we work with landlords day to day.
Relocating tenants in large houses often come through an employer, and some employers ask for regular reports or a single contact. We can provide both, and we keep the landlord informed of anything that affects the house.
Compliance on a big house
Gas safety checks on every appliance, an EICR at least every five years, smoke alarms on every storey and carbon monoxide alarms where there is a fixed combustion appliance, an EPC of E or better, deposit protection and Right to Rent checks on every adult. Houses extended more than once often have mixed wiring, and EICRs find work more often; we plan it rather than react to it. Our guide to EPC rules for landlords covers the energy side.
Long tenancies and the Renters' Rights Act
At the time of writing every assured tenancy is periodic. Rent rises once a year by section 13 notice, the tenant can leave on two months' notice, and a landlord who wants the house back to sell or move into uses the right possession ground with the right notice. Long-staying family tenants are the norm here, so a fair rent review and a responsive repair service matter more than anything else.
Other services in Penn Hill
For tenant find or rent collection only, see letting agents in Penn Hill. A furnished house can take monthly stays through long term lets in Penn Hill, or let from November to March through winter lets in Penn Hill. Property valuation in Penn Hill and selling your property in Penn Hill cover the figures and a sale. We manage across Poole on the same terms.
The Penn Hill property market
Penn Hill is a residential ward between Parkstone and Canford Cliffs, with a small village of cafes, restaurants and shops on Penn Hill Avenue at its centre. Its roads of detached family houses run down towards Branksome Chine, Canford Cliffs and Sandbanks, so it sells to families who want a large house near the beaches, and lets to families relocating to Poole.
A managed house in Penn Hill is usually a big one: four or five bedrooms, several bathrooms, a large garden, sometimes two boilers, an extension or two and a long drive. More rooms and more services mean more to maintain, and a family tenant paying for a house of this kind expects repairs to be booked quickly and done well.
The tenants tend to be relocating families and households between homes, who stay. That suits planned maintenance: boiler servicing, gutter clearing, tree work and decorating between tenancies rather than emergency calls.
The rules are the same as anywhere in BCP but weigh more on a large house. EICRs on houses that have been extended more than once often find work. EPCs on large older houses can sit near the minimum. At the time of writing, the Renters' Rights Act makes tenancies periodic, and a landlord who wants the house back to sell or live in needs a legal ground and the right notice.
Who rents and buys in Penn Hill
- Families trading up. Families from Parkstone and Bournemouth move here for a large detached house close to the beaches without a Sandbanks price.
- Relocating families. Households moving to Poole for work rent a large house for a year while they settle children in school and learn the area before buying.
- Second-home and London buyers. Buyers looking at Canford Cliffs and Sandbanks widen their search to Penn Hill for more house and garden for the money.
- Plots and redevelopment. Larger plots attract buyers who plan to extend or rebuild, so plot size and planning history can matter as much as the house.
Let furnished, from 28 nights, all year round.
A furnished flat in Penn Hill does not have to sit on a twelve-month tenancy or empty from November. Through the group's platform, Flexiestays, it can be let to contractors, relocations, hospital staff and visiting families for a month or more at a time.
- Stays of a month to several months
- Guests looking for somewhere to live, not a holiday
- Fills the gaps between tenancies and summers
Letting your property in Penn Hill, step by step
A free valuation
We visit, read the lease and the certificates, and give you a rent range for the property in Penn Hill with the reasons, plus our fees in writing.
Marketing and referencing
Photographs, a floor plan and the listing go out to the portals and our registered tenants. We show the property and reference every adult before you accept anyone.
Move in, then managed
Tenancy agreement, deposit protection, certificates and a photographed inventory on the day. With management, we collect the rent, inspect and arrange repairs.
Three ways to let, one local team
Tenant find
One fee when the tenant moves in
- Rental valuation and advice
- Photos, floor plan and portal listings
- Viewings and referencing
- Right to Rent checks
- Tenancy agreement and deposit protection
Rent collection
A percentage of the monthly rent
- Everything in tenant find
- Monthly rent collection
- Arrears chased from day one
- Monthly statements
Fully managed
A percentage of the monthly rent
- Everything in rent collection
- Inspections and reports
- Repairs through local contractors
- Gas, electrical and EPC renewals
- The tenant's first call, day and night
Before you choose A free valuation a rent or sale range with the reasons, and our fees in writing - No obligation
- We reply within one working day
- No fees to tenants beyond what the law permits
Other ways to let
- Winter and long staysFurnished lets of 28 nights or more through the group's platform, Flexiestays.
- Holiday let managementThrough Sea Breeze Property Services: 16% commission for holiday let management, no retainer.
- Corporate letsFurnished homes for companies, insurers and relocations, invoiced monthly.
- SellingA sales valuation, marketing and progression to completion.
Fees are confirmed in writing before you instruct us. Tenants pay nothing beyond the permitted payments in the Tenant Fees Act 2019.
Our fees in fullProperty management in Penn Hill: questions
What does property management in Penn Hill include?
Rent collection, arrears chasing, inspections, repairs through local contractors, gas checks on every boiler, EICR renewals, deposit protection, garden arrangements, tenant contact and the notices the law requires. Fees are confirmed in writing before you instruct us.
Do you arrange gardeners for managed houses?
Yes, where the agreement makes the garden the landlord's responsibility or includes a gardening service. Large Penn Hill gardens are a big part of what tenants pay for, so we check them at every inspection.
How do you handle a house with more than one boiler?
Each gas appliance needs its annual safety check, and we keep a separate record for each. Larger houses can also have unvented hot water systems that need servicing; we book both together to keep visits down.
Can I get my Penn Hill house back to live in?
At the time of writing, section 21 has gone and a landlord who intends to move back in uses the possession ground for that purpose, with the notice and conditions the Act sets. We explain the grounds; a solicitor handles any court claim.
Will a large Penn Hill house pass the EPC rules?
Many do, but some large older houses sit near the minimum of E, and the government has proposed raising it. We look at the certificate, suggest the improvements that make sense and tell you what any change could mean.
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