Services
Residential Block Management
Benchmark Property are a leading provider of block management and owners’ management company services.
Our experienced team offer a high level of service through a fully focused management plan, which is specifically tailored to meet the requirements of our clients. Efficiency and value for money are the cornerstone of our approach.
Operational
- Liaison with owners & residents
- Property Inspectors
- Arranging Service Contracts
- Management of Contractors
- After-hours Emergency Helpline
- Identification of Repairs
- Planned Maintenance
- Reactive Maintenance
Financial
- Budget Preparation
- Service Charge Apportionment
- Billing and Collections
- Development of Bespoke Service Charge Collection Policy
- Processing of Creditor Invoices
- Maintaining Income & Expenditure Accounts
Administrative
- Liaising with Auditors on Preparation of Annual Accounts
- Advising OMCs and their Board on their responsibilities and duties
- Advising and Monitoring Compliance with Covenants of OMC Lease
- Insurance Administration and Claims Handling
- Advising on Health and Safety Compliance
- Attendance at Board Meetings and AGMs and Company Secretarial Duties
- Dealing with Direct Employees of OMC/Onsite Staff
Lettings & Unit Management
Our Residential Letting & Management Service is focused on keeping properties occupied with the right tenant. We understand the value in good tenants and endeavour, on behalf of all of our clients, to provide attentive service to tenants in performance of landlord duties under law and lease while maximising the return from the property to the landlord. We offer a number of services to meet your specific needs including both a “Let Only” and a “Let and Manage” Service.
Letting Services
- Assessment of Advised Letting Value
- Marketing of Property on daft.ie(Premium Advertisement subject to additional charge)
- Interviewing Prospective Tenants
- Collection of Security Deposit & First Months’ Rent
- Preparation and Execution of Tenancy Agreement
- Register Property with Private Residential Tenancies Board
Management Service
- Collection of Monthly Rent
- Issuing of Monthly Statement and Remittance
- 6 Monthly Inspection of Property
- Acting as “Point of Contact” for all tenant queries and PRTB. Maintaining PRTB Record
- Arranging all repairs of property reported by tenant that are the landlord’s responsibility
- Dealing with all tenant queries and repairs in an efficient and courteous manner
- Ensuring tenants abide by the terms of their agreement
Other Landlord Services
- Tax service to non-resident landlords
- Arrangement of BER Certs
- Arrangement of Insurance Cover and dealing with Insurance Claims
- Project Managing of Property Refurbishment
- Acquisition & Disposal of Property
Commercial Management
Our team at Benchmark Property are highly experienced in the management of all commercial property types including shopping centres, office buildings, retail parks, industrial parks, and mixed-use developments.
- Contractor selection and management
- Asset Register Compilation and Maintenance
- Tenant Liaison
- Financial Management
- Rent and Service Charge Collection
- Planned and Preventative Maintenance
- Service Charge Budgeting and advice
- Health and Safety Compliance
- Insurance Reinstatement Valuation
- Building Investment Fund Strategy
- Professional management with unparalleled attention to detail