Residential property management division established

Leading real estate agency Bayleys Canterbury has added another division to its suite of
property services – launching a residential property management and casual letting division.

Bayleys Canterbury chairman Bill Whalan said that for some time now the company’ s
residential sales consultants had noticed a gap in the market where their clients needed
property management and letting advice from professionals.

“ To service this sector of the market, the residential property management division was
established, with highly experienced property management and letting professionals Lisa
IIiffe and Matthew Curtis brought in as the cornerstone personnel,” Mr Whalan said.

“ Operating under the Bayleys’ umbrella, Lisa and Matthew’ s job is simple – they aim to
make the renting process as painless as possible for clients, and take care of letting and
property management,” Mr Whalan added.

“ Bayleys Canterbury has now become the ‘ one-stop shop’ for all property management
needs in Christchurch as Lisa and Matthew work alongside the residential, commercial and
industrial, country and tourism groups to completely manage the property assets of Bayleys’
clients.”

The new Bayleys residential property management division will manage every stage of
the letting and renting process – from marketing the property and finding the best tenants
available, through to collecting rent, resolving property management issues, property
inspections and organising bond refunds.

Mr Whalan said that the Bayleys residential property management division could advise
customers on what areas of town were the most sought after, what areas were the most
affordable, and what improvements can be made to residential dwellings to provide the best
return on investment.

He said that the residential property management team had gone from strength to strength
since opening in September – with a busy database full of clients from Lisa and Matthew’ s
networks already supporting the new business.