Our Vacant Care Service is pure peace of mind. It started as a result of the demand from our US clients who needed assistance with the running of their home and who spend time away from their London property.
Many of our clients based in the United States enjoy the reassurance that their property is being well cared for while they are away, and is also ready for them when they arrive back in the UK, without incurring the significant costs of engaging a full-time housekeeper.
Carrying out weekly inspections of your property, ensuring you are compliant with your insurers, reporting back to you regularly and fixing any problems as they should arise.
A 24 hour alarm response and key holding service for access day or night in case of any emergencies and maintenance works required outside of normal working hours.
Access to our trusted network of carefully selected, reliable and cost effective suppliers to work with. We can arrange contractor and engineer visits, such a plumbers, electricians, cleaners on your behalf.
Acting as your point of contact porters and managing agents, collecting and forwarding mail, paying bills and ensuring that any service charges are made on time.
There’s no place like home and we’ll make sure that when you arrive back it is ready and waiting for you – exactly as you’d like it. We can arrange cleaning and turning on the heating/air conditioning, your favourite groceries to be already in your fridge and fresh flowers throughout your home.
We can also arrange a variety of other services to suit you, such as laundry collection, property refurbishment/furnishing and housekeeping services.
“As a non resident, I am very pleased I could find Black Brick Vacant Care Service to help us manage our property on John Street in London. They bring a real trouble free service, and help us to solve the administrative and practical details. They were also very helpfull for the decoration and the furniture of the flat. Sophie is always available and very effective. I am very satisfied with the Vacant Care Service and would highly recommend it.”
You can protect a vacant property by ensuring you do the following:
A vacant property service will take care of all these elements and more, without the expense of hiring a full-time housekeeper.
A vacant property management service will protect your building against thieves and vandals, take care of cleaning and maintenance issues, and ensure you are compliant with your insurance.
Black Brick’s vacant care includes weekly inspections and cleaning, 24 hour alarm response and key-holding, access to a network of trustworthy contractors, and the organisation of any bills, mail or deliveries.
We can also prepare your house for your return by turning on the heating or air conditioning, stocking the fridge with groceries and bringing in fresh flowers
A vacant property service covers all aspects of vacant care – including security, maintenance and cleaning – without the expense of a full-time housekeeper. A vacant service provider also offers services that would typically be beyond the scope of a housekeeper, such as 24 hour alarm response, out-of-hours key-holding for emergency maintenance, and contact with a pool of trusted contractors and suppliers to resolve any issues.
By using a vacant property service, you can look after your property and remain compliant with your insurance without hiring a housekeeper.
For more information on our Vacant Care Service, please email our Property Manager, Sophie Amasha, or call her on +44 (0) 20 3141 9863 / +44 (0) 7713 568 291.