End of Tenancy & Void Property Works in Havering
An empty property costs you money every single day. Between a tenant handing back the keys and a new tenancy starting, there’s usually clearance, cleaning, repairs, decorating and a garden to sort out — spread across four or five different trades, each one adding days of coordination. Total Property Services manages the whole void turnaround as one job, with one point of contact and a photo record throughout, so the void gets shorter instead of the to-do list getting longer.
Why Voids Cost More Than They Look
On a property letting at £1,300 a month, every week of void is over £300 of lost rent — and that’s just the rent. Add the cost of booking, chasing and paying separate trades, the risk of a half-finished void that sits for another fortnight “waiting on the decorator”, and the listing photos that can’t be taken until someone finally finishes. A disorganised turnaround is quietly one of the most expensive things in a landlord’s year, and the costs hide in places that never appear on an invoice: the viewing that walked out because the garden was overgrown, the re-let that slipped a week because the checkout report items were never quoted.
The fix isn’t working faster — it’s removing the gaps between trades. One team, scheduled in the right order, with nobody standing idle waiting for the previous trade to leave, is how void stays short.
What a Full Void Turnaround Includes
Every void is different, but the list below covers what most end of tenancy works involve — all managed as one job, in the right order:
- Clearance and disposal of furniture, rubbish and anything left behind, including responsible disposal of electricals
- Deep clean coordination, so the property is show-ready
- Repairs and making good, worked directly from the checkout report
- Full or partial redecoration, inside and out
- Kitchen and bathroom repairs or refreshes where needed
- Garden tidy-up, hedge cutting and grounds clearance
- Final checks and a complete photo record before marketing
Working Straight From Your Checkout Report
Send us the checkout report — from your own inspection or your letting agent’s — and we’ll work through it line by line, quoting and completing each item. We’ll also flag anything we honestly think is unnecessary: landlords routinely spend money on checkout items that make no difference to letability, and we’d rather tell you than invoice you. Where an item genuinely needs doing before the property can be re-let, we’ll say why; where it’s cosmetic and can wait, we’ll say that too. You approve one quote covering the whole turnaround, not six quotes from six trades — and the itemised invoice that comes back matches the report line for line.
Back on the Market Faster
Because one team handles the whole turnaround, there’s no waiting for the cleaner to finish before the decorator starts, and no dead days between the clearance and the repairs. We schedule end of tenancy works in the right order — clearance first, then repairs, then decorating, then cleaning and final checks — keep you and your agent updated with photos as each stage completes, and hand the property back ready for listing photos and viewings, not ready for someone else’s snag list.
That matters most in Romford’s fast-moving rental market, where a property in good condition can be re-let within days of marketing. The difference between a 5-day void and a 15-day void is usually not the amount of work — it’s how well the work was coordinated.
Voids, Notice Periods and Letting Agents
We work around notice periods rather than against them, collect keys from letting agents across Romford, Upminster and the surrounding area, and can attend the checkout itself so works start the day the keys come back. We send photo updates to your agent as well as to you, invoice in the format agents need for their files, and quote from their checkout reports without translation. If a tenant is still in place during any part of the works, we’re used to working considerately around occupied homes — notice given, access arranged, mess contained, day by day.
One Contact From Keys to Keys
The single biggest complaint we hear from landlords about void property works in Havering is the chasing: five trades, five invoices, five sets of “we’ll be there Tuesday”. With Total Property Services there’s one number to call, one person who knows exactly what stage your void is at, and one itemised invoice at the end. If you manage several properties, multiply that saving by every turnover you have in a year — and you can see why our void turnaround service is one of the most requested parts of what we do.
Got a checkout report in your inbox? Send it over for a free, itemised quote — call 07887 505998
1. Get in touch
Call 07887 505998 or send us the details — a checkout report, an agent’s work order or simply a list of jobs. We’ll arrange access directly with your tenant or agent if needed.
2. A clear quote
We assess the work and give you a straightforward, itemised quote. No hidden extras, no vague day rates.
3. Job done, with proof
We complete the work, tidy up, and send you photos and an itemised invoice. Your property is ready to let — and you never had to leave your desk.