It's that time again - Maintenance Manager / Propertysafe

More venting than anything, but I'm about to receive another 3+ emails per property from my agent espousing the benefits of propertysafe.

- Lucky it is a tax deductible investment...
- Only "high-risk safety issues" are brought to the attention of the property manager
- "Lower risk issues" are hidden from tenants and property manager.

My property manager is recommending that I get a report that they don't get to completely see!

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Is there any ongoing cost to my business to use the software?
Not if you decide to have let us assist you educate your Landlords about the importance of providing a safe place environment for tenants to live by recommending PropertySafe Inspections and Reports. There is a small charge per SMS sent if you use this service our designated SMS Gateway.
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Email:

Over recent years there has been an alarming increase in the number of personal injury claims by tenants. Recent court and Coroner’s recommendations have indicated that landlords have a duty of care to provide safer homes for their tenants. As Property Managers, we recognise there are clear limitations to our expertise when it comes to a wide range of potential safety risks.

As a solution, to protect you and your investment, DELETED have partnered with a specialist inspection group, PropertySafe. This service will provide you with a comprehensive residential risk management report detailing a 100-point safety check of 12 hazard groups.

Please ...... accept or decline our recommendation and learn more about the service.

The tax-deductible investment is $279 (usually $299), is only payable after you receive your report and managed as we usually do for your expenses.

Please note: DELETED receive no financial benefit from this arrangement. Only high-risk safety issues from the inspection will be brought to our attention, lower risk issues are only communicated to you, not us or the tenants, and are at your discretion to act upon.

I trust you see this recommendation with the good intentions it is being offered and consider the benefits.

 

Another alarmist business trying to start up.

You wonder what the extent of their insurance cover is? Will they disappear when it comes to them having failed to alert you to an issue that they should have been aware of.

A report like this will make you very liable to any issues that they highlight and that you don't address and document that you have addressed. There is now a report that any litigation lawyer can get their hands on and go for the LL throat.

 

I've actually had clients come to be because they found Maintenance Manager/Propertysafe to be that irritating.

The premise of having a qualified building/risk inspection done is a fantastic idea. I personally think it would be highly beneficial to have a legal framework requiring properly qualified inspectors to attend investment properties at some frequency (biennial?).

That said, the way Propertysafe goes about it really gets up my goat, they're trying to win your business by pestering and scaring you.