Crossmeads

"Crossmeads (& OnTheMove before that) served us well as managing agent for our home while it was let out - we would happily recommend them."

"I was an owner but a novice in the area of holiday type letting. I had a vacant Chichester property potentially suitable to rent for short terms. It was advertised and put onto the market via AirBnB. Dominic and Crossmeads arranged that bit. They were friendly experienced and very enthusiastic and responsive and so took away the anxieties of; initiating the process, appropriate provisioning, marketing, cleaning, changeovers and also the financial aspects of collecting monies. I got a realistic view on how it would all go, before I started and there was the option to completely divest myself of all the day to day responsibilities. Overall we achieved a 58% occupancy with no shocks or disasters and it was a worthwhile enterprise. I established eligibility and was able to get small business rates relief through the council so there was no need to pay any rates! Short term letting can be tricky, with last minute move ins at very short notice periods. But, I think it was important for me to be local enough to maintain oversight overall, since Crossmeads seemed responsive rather than proactive, at times. Allowing very short term visits can reduce the daily profitability, since the actual changeover cleaning fees were significantly bigger than the AirB&B 'cleaning allowance'. It might have been possible to use the short term letting as a way of testing the market for finding a buyer or longer term tenant too. The property currently has our family in it, but I would recommend and use Crossmeads again, if our circumstances changed."

"Crossmeads have been a pleasure to deal with during our recent house move. The process of viewing a house and going through referencing was fast and seamless. Crossmeads were proactive in getting everything organised in advance of the move, they have a great process in place and we couldn’t have asked for a better experience. They are a really friendly and down-to-earth team who are responsive to emails too. Not all agents are like this, but it’s great to find one that is!"

"We moved to Chichester in April and Crossmeads were a pleasure to deal with. They used a common-sense approach to referencing and were straightforward in their communications with us throughout our time as tenants. We always felt they were fair to both ourselves and our landlords in dealing with any maintenance issues, and they were always friendly in their communications. I know the owner is passionate about how the company performs and we appreciate all their efforts over the past half a year, I would definitely recommend using Crossmeads."