Empty rooms, made ready to let again
Every week a room stands empty costs you rent. We clear it, repair it, make good and decorate it as one job, so you are ringing one contractor instead of coordinating four.
What a turnaround covers
We walk the room or flat with you, or from your photographs, and agree what needs doing before anyone starts.
- Clearing what has been left behind
- Repairing doors, locks and damaged frames
- Fixing leaks and failed bathroom or kitchen fittings
- Filling, patching and plastering
- Decorating walls, ceilings and woodwork
- Repairing or replacing flooring
- A last check before the keys go back
If we find something bigger once the room is empty, we tell you what it is and what it would cost before we carry on.
Why one contractor helps
Voids drag on because each trade waits for the last one. The clearance slips, so the joiner slips, so the decorator goes to another job. With one firm the order of work is our problem to solve. You get one date, one person to ring and one invoice for the lot.
Photographed on the way out
The room is photographed when we finish and the work is written up with the date. If a tenant later disputes the condition of a room, or a commissioner asks what was spent on it, you have something to open. Our free void property checklist goes through what to look at.
Checks that need someone else
We are not registered for gas work or electrical certification. If a void needs a gas safety check or an electrical report before it is let, we will fit around whoever you use for that, or bring in a registered engineer we have worked with for years.
Where we work
We take on void property turnarounds across County Durham, Teesside and Tyne and Wear, working from our base in Newton Aycliffe. See the towns we cover, or find out how we work.
What people ask first
How quickly can you turn a room round?
It depends on what is found once it is empty. Send us photographs or let us walk it, and we will give you a date for that room.
Can you do one room in a building where others are occupied?
Yes. We keep noise, dust and access to shared areas in check, and that is how we are used to working in supported housing.
Do you clear furniture and rubbish?
Yes, clearance can be part of the job. Tell us if anything needs to be kept or stored.
Tell us where to start
Ring Wayne Cator, our Managing Director, or send us the details and we will come back to you.