O’Connor Bowden manages 1,000’s of furnished apartments throughout Manchester City Centre from Studios to Penthouse apartments. Most city apartments are occupied by overseas students, career-minded professionals, business executives and corporate tenants provided by blue-chip city employers

Our property management team is directly overseen by our directors and structured with ‘Portfolio Managers’ so you have a personalized day to day services from a nominated member of our company and unrestricted access to our directors should this be necessary.

By combining one of the best UK property software systems and exacting quality control systems and procedures, we can assure an efficient property management and maintenance service to the highest standard.

Changing your property management arrangments can often feel difficult and daunting. Have a personal and informal discussion with Alison O’Connor. Lets see how we can help you. Telephone: 07702 649 623 or email: alison.oconnor@www.oconnorbowden.co.uk

What We Do

Here is a sample of some of our Property Management Services we provide to you;

  • Tenancy Application Management
  • Professional Referencing
  • Tenancy Document Preparation
  • Inventories Produced
  • Tenancy Commencement
  • Home Demonstration
  • Deposit Registration & Management
  • Rent Collection Management
  • Rent Arrears Control
  • Payments to Landlords
  • Repairs & Maintenance
  • 24 Hour Emergency Response
  • Compliance Management
  • Tenancy Enforcement
  • Property Visits
  • Tenancy Renewals
  • End of Tenancy Management
  • Safety Certification
  • Energy Performance Certification
  • Selective Licenses
  • Assistance with Insurance Matters

  • Tenancy Referencing

    Only quality tenants are accepted for our rental properties.

    All tenants, be they individuals or companies, are professionally referenced by independent third party specialist referencing companies.

    For added protection, UK Guarantors are also often obtained.

  • Compliant Tenancies

    O’Connor Bowden prepares and correctly execute an assured short-hold tenancy agreement for each property as part of the move-in process for each tenant.

  • Property Inventories

    A statement and condition inventory is written and signed for each tenancy alongside a photographic record of the property at the point of handover.

  • Deposit Registration & Management

    An agreed deposit will be paid your tenants as security damage against your property and tenancy performance failures. The deposit is registered in accordance with current legislation and held by the Deposit Protection Service until its satisfactory release.

  • Rent Collection

    We manage the process of monthly rent collection, reconcile payments made and make payments to you each month with your Landlord Rent Statement.

  • 24 Hour Emergency Response

    To protect your asset and provide a support service to your tenants, we provide a 24-hour emergency response service in the event of a serious failure such as water leaks, loss of heating or power.

  • Responsive & Planned Maintenance

    Our aim is to provide you with a planned repair and maintenance schedule, helping you to plan and budget for repairs as when they are required and where possible avoiding costly emergency actions.

    We will always inform you of repairs and seek your approval for all estimates and quotations.

  • Compliance

    We can manage all matters on your behalf;

    • Safety Inspections – Electric & Gas
    • Energy Performance Certification
    • Smoke / Carbon Alarm Data
    • Deposit Registration & Management
    • Selective Licenses
    • Tenancy Compliance Notices
    • Tenant Enforcement

  • Building Management Assistance

    The majority of city center homes are apartments with developments with communal areas often managed by appointed building management agents,

    As part of support services, we can often assist you and your tenant with communal management issues including; insurance claims, neighborhood events, major repair disruption.

  • Furniture & Furnishings Replacements

    Manchester’s City Living market demands furnished accommodation. We have been furnishing full development for over 15 years and have the capabilities to provide individual replacement items to full re-fits at very competitive prices.

Get In Contact

    • O’Connor Bowden Manchester City Centre

    • Ground Floor, Oxid House
    • 78 Newton Street
    • Manchester, M1 1AL
    • 01618333820
    • enquiries@oconnorbowden.co.uk

    • O’Connor Bowden Greater Manchester & Cheshire

    • Bank Chambers
    • 1 Compstall Road, Romiley
    • Stockport, SK6 4BT
    • 01618080010
    • info@oconnorbowden.co.uk

    Testimonials

    Just a brief note to say thank you for your professionalism, advice and sometimes great patience in working with us to ensure both properties were finally got over the line.
    At times we wondered if we would ever be successful, but you managed it! Again thanks and regards.

    Mr & Mrs S

    Our Partners