Property management in Moordown
Moordown family houses and bungalows managed for landlords who live away: repairs, gardens and boundaries, inspections, compliance and arrears, with notices served to the Renters' Rights Act.
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- 130 properties managed
- Since 2018 letting in Bournemouth
Property management in Moordown is mostly the care of family houses and bungalows let to households who stay for years. Many of the landlords we manage for here inherited the house, moved away or bought it as a long-term investment, and they want it kept in good order without having to visit. We run it from our office at 557 Charminster Road, a short drive south-east. The full service is on property management.
What a managed Moordown let involves
Rent. Collected monthly, chased the day it is missed, shown on a statement.
Repairs. Tenants report faults to us; we send local contractors within your spending limit, get quotes above it and send photographs of the result. Emergencies are dealt with the same day.
Inspections. Photographed visits through the tenancy, covering the house, the garden, the boundaries and the outbuildings, with anything that needs attention reported to you.
The whole building. Because most Moordown lets are freehold houses, the roof, gutters, fences and drive are the landlord's. We spot problems at inspections before they become claims.
Compliance we keep current
- Annual gas safety check and boiler service.
- Electrical installation condition report at least every five years.
- Smoke alarms on every storey and carbon monoxide alarms where needed.
- An EPC of band E or better; older cottages often need work to reach it.
- Deposit protection and the prescribed information.
- For shared houses, the HMO licence and its conditions.
Our landlord legal checklist has the full list.
New HMOs and the Article 4 question
A few landlords ask whether a Moordown semi could become a shared house for students or workers. At the time of writing an Article 4 Direction across Bournemouth means that change needs planning permission, and the council considers the number of HMOs nearby. Five or more sharers also need a licence. Check the address on bcpcouncil.gov.uk before buying with that plan; HMO and landlord licensing in BCP explains the schemes.
Long tenancies under the Renters' Rights Act
Since 1 May 2026 tenancies are periodic. A family in a Moordown house may stay for a decade, so the rent review, the repair record and the inspection reports become the history of the let. Rent rises once a year by section 13 notice with two months' notice, and possession needs a legal ground. We keep the file a tribunal would ask for.
Related Moordown pages
Finding a tenant is on letting agents in Moordown. Furnished options are long term lets in Moordown and winter lets in Moordown. Selling is on sell your property in Moordown and property valuation in Moordown. The Moordown area page describes the suburb, and property management in Bournemouth the town.
The Moordown property market
Moordown is a settled northern suburb on Wimborne Road, part of Bournemouth since 1901, with Victorian cottages, interwar semis and a large number of bungalows. It lets mainly to families and longer-term tenants, and sells to first-time buyers, families and downsizers who want a bungalow close to shops and buses.
Most managed lets in Moordown are family houses and bungalows on freehold, so the landlord answers for the whole building: roof, gutters, fences, drives and the garden's trees as well as the boiler. There is no freeholder to chase and no service charge, but more for the landlord to keep in repair.
The local points a manager works to:
Long tenancies. Families settle here, and under the Renters' Rights Act every tenancy is periodic. Regular inspections and a clear repair record matter more when a tenant may stay for many years.
Older housing. Victorian cottages and interwar semis bring damp, old wiring and EPC questions; bungalows bring roof and flat-roof extension repairs.
Shared houses. Fewer than in Winton, but the same rules: a licence at five or more sharers and, at the time of writing, planning permission for a new small shared house under the Article 4 Direction.
Who rents and buys in Moordown
- Families on longer tenancies. Three-bedroom semis with gardens and drives let to families who want to stay for years near primary schools and parks.
- Bungalow buyers and downsizers. Moordown's bungalows sell to older buyers and downsizers who want step-free living close to shops, buses and the hospital.
- Hospital and airport workers. Staff at the Royal Bournemouth Hospital and around Bournemouth Airport rent here for the direct routes along Castle Lane and north to Hurn.
- First-time buyers. Cottages, terraces and smaller semis give first-time buyers a house with a garden at prices below the coast and the larger suburbs.
Let furnished, from 28 nights, all year round.
A furnished flat in Moordown does not have to sit on a twelve-month tenancy or empty from November. Through the group's platform, Flexiestays, it can be let to contractors, relocations, hospital staff and visiting families for a month or more at a time.
- Stays of a month to several months
- Guests looking for somewhere to live, not a holiday
- Fills the gaps between tenancies and summers
Letting your property in Moordown, step by step
A free valuation
We visit, read the lease and the certificates, and give you a rent range for the property in Moordown with the reasons, plus our fees in writing.
Marketing and referencing
Photographs, a floor plan and the listing go out to the portals and our registered tenants. We show the property and reference every adult before you accept anyone.
Move in, then managed
Tenancy agreement, deposit protection, certificates and a photographed inventory on the day. With management, we collect the rent, inspect and arrange repairs.
Three ways to let, one local team
Tenant find
One fee when the tenant moves in
- Rental valuation and advice
- Photos, floor plan and portal listings
- Viewings and referencing
- Right to Rent checks
- Tenancy agreement and deposit protection
Rent collection
A percentage of the monthly rent
- Everything in tenant find
- Monthly rent collection
- Arrears chased from day one
- Monthly statements
Fully managed
A percentage of the monthly rent
- Everything in rent collection
- Inspections and reports
- Repairs through local contractors
- Gas, electrical and EPC renewals
- The tenant's first call, day and night
Before you choose A free valuation a rent or sale range with the reasons, and our fees in writing - No obligation
- We reply within one working day
- No fees to tenants beyond what the law permits
Other ways to let
- Winter and long staysFurnished lets of 28 nights or more through the group's platform, Flexiestays.
- Holiday let managementThrough Sea Breeze Property Services: 16% commission for holiday let management, no retainer.
- Corporate letsFurnished homes for companies, insurers and relocations, invoiced monthly.
- SellingA sales valuation, marketing and progression to completion.
Fees are confirmed in writing before you instruct us. Tenants pay nothing beyond the permitted payments in the Tenant Fees Act 2019.
Our fees in fullProperty management in Moordown: questions
Do you manage Moordown properties for landlords who live far away?
Yes, and that is most of our managed landlords in the suburb. We collect rent, handle every repair call, inspect, keep the certificates current and report to you by statement and photographs, so you do not need to visit. Our office is a short drive away on Charminster Road.
Who maintains fences, trees and drives in a managed let?
The landlord, in most tenancies, while the tenant keeps the garden tidy. We check boundaries, gutters, drives and trees at each inspection and arrange local contractors for anything that needs work, within the spending limit you set.
Can I start a new HMO in Moordown?
Usually not without planning permission. At the time of writing an Article 4 Direction across Bournemouth means changing a family house into a small shared house needs consent, and five or more sharers need a licence. Check bcpcouncil.gov.uk and take planning advice first.
What happens if a Moordown tenant falls behind with rent?
We chase on the day, write formally within the week, contact any guarantor and agree a repayment plan where the tenant can keep to it. If arrears build, we explain the possession grounds under the Renters' Rights Act and the evidence needed. This is general information, not legal advice.
How do you handle damp complaints in older houses?
Promptly and in writing. We inspect, find whether the cause is condensation, a leak or rising damp, arrange the repair and advise the tenant on ventilation where that is part of it. Recording the response matters under the current rules on hazards in rented homes.
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