Intratone – Remote Ready: Managing Access When Your Tenants Are on Holiday

There’s a large degree of responsibility on property managers no matter what time of year it is, but this responsibility is increased during the typical summer holiday months. Tenants will want reassurance that somebody is looking after the security of their property while they are away.

Property managers can’t be in several places simultaneously, so using remote technology is perhaps the best way to oversee their entire portfolio. What products use remote technology to make the job of property management easier and put a tenant’s mind at ease?

Using Intercoms Remotely

When visitors attempt to enter a property you’re managing or contact a tenant within it, they can be spoken to remotely via one of the Intratone intercom systems. As a property manager, you will receive a notification when somebody is at the property and all you need to do is open the Intratone management portal to speak to them directly and view ongoing events from the live camera feed.

Previously, Intercoms would need to be wired into building walls, which potentially exposes workers and tenants to the risk of asbestos. However, searching through a range of wireless intercoms will open your eyes to the benefits of easy-to-install products that can be moved positionally much more easily and fitted by almost anyone.

We advise that property managers explain how intercoms work to tenants in person so they fully understand how they operate. This way, tenants will have the choice of checking in on their property while they’re away – assuming they’re not having too much fun on holiday!

Getting the Message Across

Depending on how long a tenant is on holiday, you might need to relay important information to them directly. However, you’ll have several properties to attend to, so having a quick way to do this helps your job considerably.

Digital noticeboards are a great way to ensure everybody in a building receives vital, local information immediately without property managers needing to visit the property and hand out physical letters. You can create questions and updates remotely so when your tenant returns from a vacation, they’ll notice the messages on the digital noticeboard without a property manager ever having to drop in.

Housing associations are integral to many neighbourhoods, especially for communities with people who have mobility issues or those in a vulnerable condition. That’s why many housing associations find the finances from membership fees to fund remote home security products for those living there.

If you’re a tenant and subscribe to a housing association membership, enquire with them about which remote security products could be implemented in your home and why they would be beneficial. Otherwise, your property manager can help make this possibility a reality.