Essential
One visit a month.
Internal and external security check, leak, damp and mould check, heating and hot water visual check, photographic report, mail collection, keyholding, and notification of anything urgent.
Home Watch
Deal Second Home Care
For owners who aren't letting their property, but want someone local keeping an eye on it.
Not every owner wants guests. Some just need to know that if a pipe bursts, a window blows in, or post is piling up on the mat, someone local will notice and deal with it before it becomes a bigger problem.
Home Watch plans
Choose an inspection frequency that matches your property
Fortnightly
Two visits a month.
Everything in Essential, twice as often.
Weekly
A weekly inspection for overseas owners, higher-value homes, or properties where insurance requires more frequent checks. We'll always match the inspection frequency to your policy's conditions, not just sell you the top tier.
Extras, priced separately
Pre-arrival preparation, heating switched on before you arrive, fridge and grocery stocking, post-departure inspection, meeting tradespeople on site, emergency call-outs (day and evening rates differ), storm or freeze checks, meter readings, garden tidy-ups, pressure washing and any handyman work, all at our normal trade rates. Full price list →
The hybrid option
Plenty of Deal owners want a bit of both: use the property themselves for part of the year, let it during summer and golf events, and have it maintained the rest of the time. We run an owner calendar so you can block your own dates, and the property automatically drops into the Second Home Care inspection schedule whenever it isn't being let.
Why this matters in Deal right now
Dover District now charges a council tax premium on furnished second homes that aren't anyone's main residence. Letting a property commercially, even part of the year, can be one way to offset that cost while keeping it available whenever you want to use it yourself. Talk to us about whether letting makes sense for your property →
Cameras and a video doorbell between visits
Home Watch inspections cover the gaps between our visits, but a lot of owners also want eyes on the property in real time, especially over winter or while the house sits empty for weeks. We work alongside Deal Security, a local installer covering camera and video doorbell setups, remote viewing and Second Home Care camera plans built for exactly this. Ask us to introduce you, or contact them directly.
Want someone local keeping an eye on your property?
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