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In trusting Second Home Care with the rental you could maximise the advantages.

If you are the lucky owner of a secondary residence have you ever thought of renting it out as a holiday-home?
If you do wish so, then please contact us:
Second Home Care is your specialist in rental and management of properties in France/Burgundy.
Our motto: your home, our care.
There fore no hassle guaranteed. We search and select your tenants via our website, we look after them in a professional manner during their stay, we deal directly with them on all financial issues and take care of the property inspection and cleaning. We set up a made to measure contract and manage all the details on your behalf.
If you are interested we can arrange a visit of your property at your convenience and present you with the financial benefits of our concept.

Do contact us. No strings attached.

Second Home Rent provides affordable and private owners to use their services to holiday accommodation (s) to advertise, hire and manage the Internet. Advertising on these portals gives you a cost-and time-saving approach to your holiday accommodation to market and make sure that your house will be found on the Internet.

Rental Service

Second Home Care administers numerous holiday homes in Burgundy, Loire Valley and Paris. Already many satisfied homeowners have gone before you in renting out their second home in France.
Second Home Rent provides affordable and private owners to use their services to holiday accommodation (s) to advertise, hire and manage the Internet. Advertising on these portals gives you a cost-and time-saving approach to your holiday accommodation to market and make sure that your house will be found on the Internet.

We offer two options:.

□ Option A rental house

1. Second Home Care advertises your holiday home through its website www.secondhomerent.eu

2. Homeowner can access through a login code to the CMS system of Second Home Rent to review the agenda and financial statements of his or her house.

3. Homeowner can change the calendar blocks on the days / weeks that he / she wishes to use the house.

4. Homeowner benefits from the good findability on the internet of Second Home Rent

5. Homeowners are only responsible for the cleaning and management order on arrival.

6. Second Home Care advertise the property on several international portals in order to get the highest possible occupancy.

7. Second Home Care has the responsibility for reservations, finance and guarantees.

8. You always have the option to call on the expertise of Second Home Care whenever there is a problem with the holiday home or tannents.

9. Second Home Care charges for option A is a commission of 25% of the rental price generated via Second Home Rent, no pay, no cure.


□ Option B Total Service

1. Same options as option A +

2. Taking care of all the preperations concerning the cleaning, gardening, pool maintenance during the rental periods.

3. Managing key holders, cleaners

4. Checking the house after departure renters

5. Second Home Care Option B charges a commission of 35% of the rental price generated via Second Home Rent, no cure, no pay.

 

INSPECTION

The basic package consists of a monthly inspection of your property on the inside as well as on the outside:
• Evidence of suspected burglary
• Evidence of malicious or accidental damage
• Checking the mailbox, and forwarding important letters to the owner
• Pest control
• Compiling of an inspection report after the visit to be sent by e-mail or post
• Additional inspection visit following severe weather conditions
• Recommendation on necessary maintenance repairs. These can be done by Second Home Care on an hourly rate basis.
• Additional inspection visit following severe weather conditions

GARDEN MAINTENANCE

We provide the following services:
•Mowing the lawns
•Weeding the garden
•Trimming the hedges
•Maintenance and pruning of the small trees and shrubs
•Planting new trees and shrubs
•Disposal of garden waste

POOL MAINTENANCE
This service is provided on a weekly basis:
•Checking and adjusting the pH concentration level
•Checking and adjusting the Chlorine concentration level
•Cleaning the water filter system
•Vacuuming the pool
•Adjusting the water level
•Checking and cleaning of the pool internal filters
•Maintaining of the security fence or alarm systems around the pool
•Ensuring a state of readiness for summer use and setting winter stand-by mode

 

DECORATING AND MAINTENANCE SERVICE
We provide the following services:
•Installation of sanitaire and kitchen facilities
•Tiling
•Laying of laminated flooring
•Painting of external and internal surfaces
•Wallpapering

 

MANAGEMENT SERVICE
You purchased a property in France and you want to have your new house extended or restored but you don't have the possibility to travel to France on a regular basis to inspect the work contracted out for yourself.
To protect you against nasty surprises, waste of time and money and ease communications between contractors and yourself, you can rely on Second Home Care. We can find you a reliable building contractor or specialised local artisan, we will check on the progress of your contracted building activities and report to you on a regular basis by phone or e-mail (pictures included).
Judging this way on the progress of the work you contracted will give you peace of mind and confidence that on your next visit to France, you will find your property updated to your specifications and standards.
Should you want to modify some specifications or changes to be done we can discuss your issues directly with the contractor on your behalf and if need be require a revised quote for your approval.

Looking for properties to buy?

We can assist you in looking for a nice property in the Burgundy region.

 

Tariff 2012

Tariff per hour                                 € 29,50 excl. 19,6% TVA
SOS service during office hours € 29,50 per hour excl. 19,6% TVA + 
                                                          € 45,00 travel cost excl. 19,6% TVA
SOS outside office hours             € 47,00 per hour excl. 19,6% TVA +
                                                          € 45,00 travel cost excl. 19,6% TVA

Buying a packige deal of 10 hours for €250,00 excl. 19,6 TVA