PROPERTY TRANSACTION GUIDE

Free property management software helps landlords

Punch, Monday, 26th Jan 2009

Many landlords who have a vested interest in property management have for a long time been plagued by the high costs of very specific property management software.

However, a new software solution is to be made available to landlords and others who rent property in order that they can keep track of money coming in and going out against a property much more easily.

Property Manager 2.0 , the brainchild of Propertyhawk.co.uk, already has 30,000 registered users who can input details of meter readings, rent payments, etc. all on to a central server location where it can be retrieved either on a laptop, internet-connected PC or wireless device such as a Blackberry.

Formed in 2007, Propertyhawk.co.uk has aimed its new software at landlords and letting agents enabling them to take the strain out of the sometimes-complex keeping of records relating to properties.

"More and more landlords are seeing the benefits of flexible access to their data, landlords don’t want to be tied to a single computer when managing properties," said Propertyhawk.co.uk director Chris Howe.

The current downturn in the property market has led to an increase in the number of properties being rented out as many prospective homeowners wait for the tide to turn before