One of the
biggest problems being faced by most growing landlords is finding reliable
contractors to carry out refurbishment work. They either:
Charge too much
Take too long or never finish
Do a poor job
Or all of the above!
I suffered all of the above problems even though I had a portfolio of over 100
properties. The reason why I suffered is because I am a property investor NOT a
builder. So it was easy for the contractors to give me the run-around telling
me I need this or I need that because I had no clue. All I knew was that the
property was in a good location so it would let easily.
Now if I quantified what
I've lost to these contractors on overcharging, poor or incomplete work and
delays resulting in lost rent I would estimate that I would have lost around
£1,000 per property. If I included the amount of time spent dealing with the
contractors and evaluating what else I could have done with the time then you
can double that figure. Even further, if I included the amount of stress I had
to go through to get the job done and I could have sued them for it then I'm
sure I would be retired now living in the Bahamas!
Since then I
have found some reliable contractors who can do the job I want, to my
specification and to the price I like! I
have kept these guys under wraps until now.
They are looking to expand and have approached me to see if I know of
any landlords who would be interested in such a service. I let them know I knew a few landlords or
two!
So here it
is. If you are looking for a cheap and
cheerful, no frills, super budget approach refurbishment package (suitable for DSS lets) then speak to my good friend
Richard. He is a landlord pretty similar
to me and he rents to both DSS and private tenants.
The only problem is that he only covers Scotland and the North of England. You could try and twist his arms to come down
to say the midlands but I reckon that will be his limit.
If you are
looking for a more polished performance then look no further than Andy. He'll give you a 5 star service and he'll
cover the whole of the UK.
I'll warn you he is not cheap but you know when you need to get a job
done, to perfection and on time (because the council is on your back!) there is
only one option - the no nonsense way.
When I say
they are pricey they are not that pricey.
Feel free to contact Andy to get a quote. It costs nothing for a quote and you may be
pleasantly surprised.