MANNED GUARDING
Vacant Property Inspections
Regular weekly or fortnightly inspections of vacant residential dwellings or commercial units can be an obligation of unoccupied property insurance policy conditions and landlords duty of care. Without these Vacant Property Inspections (VPI’s), properties might not be fully insured for vandalism, theft or other losses such as leaks, mould, fly tipping or pest damage.
Vacant Property Checks
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Property Management Checks – These checks involve assigning a manager, notifying key parties, scheduling inspections, redirecting post, assessing risks, and exploring ways to mitigate rates, fly-tipping, and unauthorised occupation.
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Health and Safety Checks – Assessing for health and safety risks, identifying non-essential item removal and cleaning, rubbish and hazard removal requirements.
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Fire Safety Checks – Inspecting fire safety measures (alarms, extinguishers, sprinklers etc.), combustible items and waste, fire exit and evacuation procedures.
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Security Checks – Identifying security risks, reviewing perimeter, doors, windows, access points, lighting and visibility.
Not only do we provide a full written report but we check any change in the property condition from the previous report and provide supporting photographs.
What Happens After a Vacant Property Inspection?
Once our team has conducted the necessary checks and provided a full report, we will work to fix flagged issues with relevant parties. We will also consult with you on any additional security measures we recommend following the assessment
Key Benefits of Regular Property Inspections
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Evidence of Compliance – Ensures you can produce an audit trail to comply with insurance policies or other legal requirements.
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Insurance Policy Validation – Provides evidence that you are compliant with your insurance policy requirements and the policy remains valid.
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Enhanced Security – Regular visits, aside from the checks themselves, helps deter vandals, squatters and intruders.
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Risk Mitigation – Early identification of issues helps you resolve potentially costly or dangerous issues before they cause real problems.
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Protects Property Value – Regular checks help prevent issues causing lasting damage, harming its value and appeal.
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Peace of Mind – Knowing your property is compliant, safe and secure provides reassurance you are fulfilling your duty of care.
Where Secure Empty Property have installed our temporary intruder alarm systems for vacant property, these also provide an independently verifiable audit trail of the frequency of VPI’s, time & date of attendance and duration of the visit. In addition, vehicles are tracked and photography is geo-tagged with time and date of the property inspection. This can be essential to evidence compliance with property insurance policy conditions in the event of a claim or loss.
