You’re a busy commercial landlord with a portfolio of properties to manage. Ensuring you have a maintenance strategy and a reliable property services company that you can work with for ongoing maintenance and emergencies is the only way to successfully manage multiple commercial buildings.

What commercial landlords want vs what they need

If you are a busy commercial landlord, what you want is stress-free property management, clear visibility of what needs to happen day to day and no surprises in terms of overdue servicing on systems and equipment or warranties on machinery expiring. What you need to achieve all of this is a strong relationship with a professional property services company.

What are commercial premises?

Commercial buildings can encompass anything from warehouse facilities to offices, leisure premises, retail outlets, manufacturing and production and rental accommodation.

The integrity of the building is an investment, and therefore it must stay in a good state of repair in order for income to be generated. Here is a list of the kinds of problems that can cause headaches for busy, commercial, landlords:

• Leaking roof
• Damp
• Damaged windows
• Infestation
• Fire damage
• Heating / plumbing issues

When you consider that often commercial landlords and building owners have more than one commercial property asset in their portfolio, the domino effect of issues in more than one could be catastrophic. It’s not simply a case of protecting the bricks and mortar, the profitability of a commercial building is driven by the tenants or businesses that occupy it.

If your tenants are unhappy or unable to carry out day-to-day operations, the pressure is on.

There are two ways that this can be managed. Firstly, by developing a maintenance plan that is conceived with seasons in mind, periods of high activity and proactive rather than reactive maintenance. 

We work with so many different commercial landlords, it is enabled us to hone and develop clear building maintenance strategies to match the needs of varying sectors. This has always been a collaborative process with commercial landlords where we gain an understanding of timeframes that will minimise disruption, particularly when it comes to retail and leisure where there is daily footfall from the public. It also applies to factories and warehouses that must continue to trade to meet demands, protect the supply chain and retain market share.

A maintenance plan does not solve everything

The second management strategy is to have emergency plans in place. There will always be unpredictable events such as extreme weather, and incidents that could have an impact on the building. It’s these scenarios where we know commercial landlords simply want to pick up the phone and ensure repairs are carried out as quickly and professionally as possible.

How we help commercial landlords

We have over two decades of experience working in Hampshire with commercial property landlords to protect their investments and ensure their buildings remain functional and profitable. Working across multiple sectors has enabled us to develop building management plans that keep costs down and prevent reactive property works.

We can develop your building management plan together, get in touch today through our website or directly with our commercial expert Leon Barnett.