Rethinking Property Inspections: Maintenance, Trust and Communication – Ep. 27

Welcome back to The All Things Property Podcast. In today’s episode, Simon Bacon and Ian Sader dive into one of the most misunderstood aspects of property management: inspections.

Far from being a landlord’s excuse to check up on tenants, regular inspections, handled with respect and open communication, are actually the key to preventing bigger problems down the line and maintaining strong landlord-tenant relationships.

We’ll break down best practices for timing and frequency, explore what landlords should really be looking for, and share how something as simple as a photograph can make a world of difference in getting maintenance issues sorted.

Whether you’re a landlord, agent or tenant, today’s episode will help you see inspections as an opportunity for partnership, not intrusion.

Chapters

00:00 Discussing property inspections

03:56 First property inspection frequency

06:41 Using photos in inspection reports

10:49 Conducting a property inspection

13:08 Tenant access challenges