Time-consuming. Stressful. Being a private landlord may have its advantages. But managing a property also has its downsides. Our property management service lets you enjoy the benefits of your rental investment without having to shoulder the demands that come with it.

Trustees or company directors with responsibility for London properties need reassurance that property assets under their control are being properly cared for. Offshore landlords need peace of mind, in the secure knowledge that their investments are being looked after.

Our highly-experienced Property Management Service is tailored to meet the needs of trustees and offshore landlords. From finding high-quality tenants through to managing repairs and upkeep, we can help ensure your property investment keeps performing.

Our in-depth knowledge of the London and Greater London rental market, our access to a wide range of tradesmen capable of meeting every possible maintenance need – and our wide range of reporting options – is able to suit any property requirement. Our Property Management Service provides a strong foundation for a successful rental investment.

Knight Young Properties takes pride managing your property and offers a fully inclusive property management service unmatched by others. Knowing your home is in the right hands and being managed can be a daunting experience therefore finding the right managing agent isn’t easy, that is why Knight Young Properties has a dedicated property management service bespoke to each property we take on. We devote our attention to ensuring your property runs smoothly and at Knight Young we believe our property is our home and manage properties how we would expect our own to be managed.

The relationship between landlord and tenant is usually a straightforward one: a tenant is happy to pay rent for a comfortable place in which to reside for a period of time agreed, and a landlord is happy to maintain a comfortable residence, for which the tenant pays rent.

There are the rare occasions that a landlord/tenant relationship becomes strained, you can be assured that Knight Young Properties will be there to provide and support, and ensure an equitable solution to the issue at hand.

Thankfully major issues do not occur that often, and we believe that this may well be due to the 'way' in which we manage properties and tenancies.

Unlike many of our competitors, we undertake regular property visits whilst the tenancy is ongoing. This means that we often pick up on potential issues before they amount to something more serious, and it also helps to build relationships with tenants. Having a good relationship with the tenant, and with you, our client helps us in being able to rectify any problems with the minimum amount of fuss and upset. We also undertake to transfer rent over to you within three working days of it hitting our account.

Our portfolio of London properties continues to grow, a sure testament of our ability to do the job. For more information about the Knight Young Properties residential property management service, please speak to one of our Lettings Managers.

Keeping a property in good health requires regular observation and maintenance. The maintenance services we offer at Knight Young Properties cover all aspects of a property from the foundations to the roof and everything in between.

Furnishing or interior designing a home can be a challenging and time consuming job. Knight Young Properties is able to provide both a comprehensive interior design service for private clients as well as furnishings suitable for either the private home or investment property to maximise income.

Major building works present many problems and create a huge amount of mess. Often it is not feasible for homeowners to stay in the property while works are underway. Many of our clients prefer to spend time at their other addresses and allow us to oversee the work. We liaise with all contractors, managing the project from its inception right through to the final snagging. You return home to a property that is fully refurbished to your specifications, tidy and with your furnishings back in their rightful places.

When it comes to the little jobs, we all know how they can stack up and take up an entire weekend. Whether it involves putting up a shelf, hanging a picture, fixing a faulty light switch or mending a broken lock, we at Knight Young Properties can take on the items on the to-do list that cause so much strife.

Knight Young Properties can provide the gardening and landscaping services that are right for each client from a simple watering of hanging baskets to the total remodelling of a garden.

When it comes to selling or renting your property, it's important to ensure that your property is presented to maximise its rental or sales potential. The expertise that Knight Young Properties provides with a property appraisal can help to ensure the best price is achieved. Whether you just need an appraisal for your end of year tax purpose Knight Young is always on hand. Our property appraisal service goes hand in hand with our Agent Management Service but can be used independently.

When it comes to selling or renting your home, you can't afford to make mistakes. That's why Knight Young Properties offer an estate agent management service. This service is designed to ensure that our clients get the very best out of their chosen estate agent. Whether it's for sales or lettings, we know what gets the deal done.

When renting out your property, it is important that you not only ensure that the new tenants look after the property, but that the tenants' needs are looked after too. From fast, reactive management of problems to regular checks on the property Knight Young Properties ensures that our clients' tenants are kept happy and that their properties are being well maintained.

Whether we are organising the regular weekly clean of a property or the once a year spring clean whilst our client is on holiday, we can take on the responsibility of booking and paying a cleaner as well as providing access to the property, ensuring it is left securely afterwards. As many of our clients have delicate finishes and valuable possessions, we ensure the cleaning staff are well briefed and thoroughly vetted before commencing work.

Knight Young Properties' mail watch service provides our clients with peace of mind that someone is monitoring their mail on a regular basis. Whether we are required to simply monitor the post and flag up important letters, or asked to scan or forward the mail to an alternative address, Knight Young can help to ensure our clients never miss an important letter again.

Regular checks of our managed properties are a key part of Knight Young Properties' service. We want our clients to be able to relax safe in the knowledge that we are regularly looking over their home to ensure it is safe and secure.

Block Management

Knight Young Properties will be delighted to introduce our management services as an extension to our existing rental property management. We understand and believe that the block management of flats and Estates is best left to the professionals and there is no better, trusting company than Knight Young to ensure the day to day smooth operation of your estate.

Knight Young Properties is an independent firm managed by hands on partners who have vested interest in the success of the business established over 20 years ago.

Knight Young Properties is an independent firm managed by hands on partners who have vested interest in the success of the business established over 20 years ago.

Knight Young Properties offers ones client a full peace of mind. As part of our management we carry out regular routine inspections and supervise all contractors.

We pride ourselves on our communication with our clients, whether it is freeholders, leaseholders and occupiers as appropriate, with regular dialogue with our point of contact at Board Level. This can be through an dedicated email address unique to each specific block or whether it is having regular monthly or quarterly meetings with the residents association and board of directors.

Knight Young Properties' business philosophy and ethics are to provide full transparency throughout our management contracts with our clients, including issuing individual invoiced statements of accounts either on a quarterly basis or every 6 months in accordance of your needs.

Overall general outline of Knight Young Properties' block management responsibilities:

  • Regular inspections of property or properties for the review of all maintenance contracts to make sure problems no matter how small are identified and eradicated
  • Appointment of a senior manager to take overall responsibility of your block (if required)
  • Issuing and collection of service charge and administration of accounts, quarterly
  • To provide a deducted fault reporting service line (if required)
  • Arranging day to day repairs and tendering of major work (if any), this will not cover the cost of these jobs
  • Submitting year end accounts to accountant and liaising on all relevant matters
  • Manage accounts (pay invoices, banking, bookkeeping etc)
  • Review yearly, update building insurance and administering any claims
  • Financial year end reports to residents
  • Supervision and quality control of all subcontractors, employees and service providers
  • Project management of major work, including internal and external redecorations, roof replacement and window replacement (if required)
  • Organising the refuse and recycling
  • Upkeep of grounds and gardens including maintenance of all trees.

The above is a small part of our ongoing commitment to our clients. Our clientele continues to work with us because of our sincere desire to provide them with a personal, efficient and ethical service.

Knight Young Properties endeavours to tailor make its block management services to suit the individual needs of your block of flats.