| 101 T T Richard Loader On top of their game Whittle Knight offers its services throughout the Christchurch and Canterbury region including Selwyn and Waimakariri. PROPERTY Whittle Knight Family-owned Whittle Knight, has been leading the way in Christchurch real estate sales; property management services; and registered property valuations since 1966, gaining a solid reputation as a name that can be consistently trusted by its diverse client base. As a full service independent real estate agency, Whittle Knight offers its services throughout the Christchurch and Canterbury region including Selwyn and Waimakariri. While the company’s sales are predominantly residential, its also looks after commercial and rural sales. The company is also in the top three in terms of the number of rentals managed. Property Management Divisional Manager, Tania Ellis, says the significant portfolio size has been built entirely through organic growth, rather than buying portfolios. “People come to us because we’re an experienced and established company, and they want to work with people that can be trusted with their significant property investment. “They know they have that assurance when working with us and that the team offers a wealth of experience. “That’s important because there’s a lot of legislation in residential property management, more so now than there has ever been, and you need people who understand that legislation and its changes. “That raft of complex legislation is a key reason why it is not prudent for the average property owner to manage their own rental property. People have to know what their legal obligations are, otherwise they can find themselves facing a tenancy tribunal.” Tania says that Whittle Knight’s property owners are typically a broad mix of Ma & Pa investors with one or two rental properties, property developers and corporate clients. “Our focus is on those property owners who want their property fully managed and want someone with the expertise to do that for them. “Our residential property management service typically includes selecting and screening the tenant, carrying out the regular inspections, organising any repairs that might be required, and looking after everything that pertains to managing the property. “We set the rent in accordance with the market and agree that with the property owner. We also have a small commercial rental portfolio.” When it comes to experience, Whittle Knight’s specialist property management team is both extensive and enviable, with the collective number of years in the industry spanning 156.5 years and the collective number of years with Whittle Knight 123.5 years. “Very few companies can boast such longevity within a company and within an industry and that’s one of the things that really sets us apart. It provides clients with that peace of mind that they will deal with someone who has real experience. “We would be one of the few property management teams in Christchurch that still have people who were around during the Christchurch earthquakes.” Tania is a strong advocate for the return of regulation within the property management industry as a safeguard for clients — both tenant and property owner — and says Whittle Knight Residential Property Management has continued to operate as if regulation of the industry was still in place following deregulation in 2008. “We operate a trust account which all rents are paid into, conduct regular audits, are members of REINZ, and firmly believe in upskilling our staff. We strongly believe that regulation is necessary to raise the standard of the industry, because not everyone who operates a property management company is experienced or necessarily qualified to do so.” 03 389 9548 drains@gnbrewer.co.nz
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