Who’s at home when you’re not?

Residential Property Management with Quinovic Takapuna

Quinovic Takapuna will give you total peace of mind while you’re out of town. We’ll care for your home, as required and make sure you property is well looked after and cared for.

It is important not only to put your own mind at rest but to ensure that you’ve done everything you can to prevent the risk of loss or damage whilst your home is unoccupied.

These precautions will help in preventing burglary.

Communicate with your neighbours. Tell them the period you will be away and how you can be contacted. Give them the detail in writing and ask them to keep it in an accessible place.

Advise your insurance company that your home will be unoccupied

Keep your curtains and blind open as drawn curtains and blinds are a giveaway to your absence.

Arrange for your mail to be collected. Cancel deliveries of newspapers etc.

Arrange for you home to be given a ‘’lived in’’ look. Simple items like a pair of shoes at the door or clothing on the clothesline could convince a would-be burglar that someone’s at home.

Arrange for someone to check the home regularly and keep the normal household chores up to date. Arrange to have the lawns mowed, paths swept, gardens weeded and watered, shrubbery trimmed, the home kept clean so there are no giveaway signs to the would-be burglar

Connect an inside light to a timer.

Install security lights that come on when movement is detected close to the house.

Turn the telephone ringing volume down as low as possible.

Don’t leave a message on your answerphone advising people you are on holiday. Either switch the answerphone off or leave a message that gives the impression you are temporarily too busy to answer. Arrange for someone to clear the answerphone if it has low storage capacity

Don’t hide spare keys. Burglars know all of the likely hiding places. Leave keys with someone you can trust.

Leave valuable items away from obvious views.

Should you be leaving your home over the summer for a longer period, why not contact us today and see if we can rent out your property to get you some income whilst away. On top of securing additional income you also ensure that you property won’t stay unoccupied; it will be well taken care of and looked after! “We at Quinovic Takapuna have strong enquiries from overseas and corporates that are particularly looking for homes to rent over the summer, call me today to get more information and find the right solution today”, says Graeme Henderson, Business Owner of Quinovic Takapuna.

We offer Free Rental Appraisals and Investment Property Health Check for your property. Either give us a call or visit our new office at 166 Hurstmere Road. Speak with the property management experts and leave it to us…

The Team of Quinovic Takapuna wishes you all a wonderful Holiday Season.

Merry Christmas and a Happy and Safe New Year!

For more information call Graeme Henderson at Quinovic; phone 021 928 261 or 972 2821; graeme@quinovic-takapuna.co.nz   

 


Issue 83 Dec 2017 / Jan 2018