Portfolio landlords are owner-operators with more than one home to keep safe and habitable. Etchells provides residential plumbing, heating and gas across that stock in South Birmingham, Bromsgrove, Hagley, Kidderminster and the corridor towards Bewdley — Gas Safe registered 227442 — so you are not re-briefing a new engineer for every address.
Call 07775 775908. Scheduling is by phone and email against the addresses and access you supply.
CP12 cadence across your stock
Legal / regulatory
Landlord gas safety checks are due within 12 months for relevant appliances and flues. Across several homes that becomes a calendar problem: due dates cluster, winter demand rises, and certificates lapse if you only react when a tenant asks. Keep a simple list of addresses and due dates; we confirm corridor coverage and book landlord gas safety checks against it.
Etchells recommendation Many landlords book preventative boiler servicing on the same visit as the gas safety check where manufacturer guidance suits. Early-check flexibility under HSE guidance can help spread load — ask when you schedule.
Scheduling across multiple homes
You own the keys and the relationships; we bring the trade. A workable multi-property brief usually looks like:
- Address list with postcodes (required for coverage checks)
- Which visits are gas safety, servicing, void snagging or reactive repair
- Access notes — tenant times, your attendance, or a key safe
- Certificate due dates where you already track them
We plan visits sensibly, often grouping nearby properties on the same run when diaries allow. Findings and gas safety records come back clearly for your files.
Voids versus occupied properties
| Situation | What usually works best |
|---|---|
| Void / between tenancies | Fuller snagging: taps, toilets, kitchen and bathroom faults, heating test, service and CP12 before move-in. Start from the between-tenancy checklist. |
| Occupied | Short fault brief plus a realistic access window. Typical jobs: boiler repairs, plumbing repairs, radiators and no-heat call-outs. |
| Urgent occupied faults | 24 hour emergency plumbing where the fault cannot wait for a routine slot — still confirm postcode and access. |
What one contractor covers across the portfolio
- Plumbing leaks, toilets, kitchen and bathroom faults
- Boiler repairs, servicing and replacements
- Landlord gas safety (CP12)
- Central heating where a system needs renewing
- Ongoing familiarity with problem properties winter after winter
Related pages
Property services · Landlords · Letting agents · Property managers · HMO services
Portfolio areas we regularly cover
Multi-property plumbing, heating and gas along our South Birmingham to Worcestershire corridor.
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Portfolio landlords FAQs
Is this for owner-operators or management companies?
Owner-operators — landlords who own several homes and arrange their own plumbing, heating and gas across that stock. Management companies should use the property managers page; single lets sit on the main landlord page.
How many properties do I need?
There is no fixed threshold. If you own more than one rental and want one contractor across them — CP12 cadence, voids and occupied call-outs — this page is aimed at you.
How do you schedule CP12s across several addresses?
Send addresses with postcodes, access notes and certificate due dates where you have them. We confirm which sit in our corridor and plan visits sensibly — often grouping nearby properties. Scheduling is by phone and email.
What is different about voids versus occupied visits?
Voids usually allow fuller snagging, heating tests and gas safety without tenant diary constraints. Occupied visits need clear access windows and a short fault description. Both can sit with the same contractor across your stock.
Will planned servicing stop every breakdown?
Servicing reduces some avoidable failures and records appliance condition. Reactive cover still matters for cold-weather lockouts and unexpected faults — especially across multiple homes.
Do you cover HMO rooms in a mixed portfolio?
Where the address is residential and in our corridor, yes. Shared kitchens and bathrooms often need clearer appliance notes — see HMO gas services for that focus.
Which areas does portfolio cover?
Portfolio work follows South Birmingham, Bromsgrove, Hagley, Kidderminster and the corridor towards Bewdley. Confirm each property postcode when you enquire.
Discuss your residential portfolio
Tell us roughly how many properties you look after and what you need help with. We will come back to discuss coverage, access and how ongoing work can be arranged.