About
Rentworks
Having worked for a number of years for other large property management companies, Brent Manderson and Steve Hawker decided in 2018 that it was time to put their own stamp on the industry and purchased Rentworks Property Management.
Their emphasis for the business is on developing real and truly personal relationships with owners and tenants. Not for them a corporate model of being hands-off and perhaps somewhat disconnected from the day to day property management process. Instead they are highly visible as owners working in the business every day. People are invited to drop in as they love to catch up with clients to see how they are doing, discuss property and their investment journey or provide advice.
Christchurch’s rental market behaves in an unusual manner, quite unlike New Zealand’s other large cities Given this unique environment, it is vital for rental property owners who engage a property management company to have confidence that the company understands the vagaries of the rental market. Brent and Steve bring extensive property management experience to the company.
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The duo know that the reason property owners employ a property manager is because they simply don’t have the time or often the knowledge to do this job themselves.
“What we do is take the stress away. We handle the myriad of tasks that go with renting a property, from tenant selection and determining rental fees, ensuring rent is paid on time, and conducting regular maintenance inspections and reports.”
They know both sides of the business – as property managers and as investment property owners themselves.
"We understand rental rates; we know the market and we know what it costs to run a rental property, so we are very well equipped to give owners advice about current market rates for their particular property. It is also our job to be up to date with any changes in legislation and regulations that might affect the rental property market and to ensure that our owners are made aware of their responsibilities.”
