End-of-tenancy tidy-ups, mid-tenancy remediation and pre-listing presentation — turned around fast, photographed before and after, and invoiced clearly enough to support a bond claim or a work order.
Vacancy on a deadline? Tell us the date and we’ll work to it.
Most of our clean-up work comes through property managers and landlords on a deadline. The service is shaped around that — quick quotes, quick scheduling, and paperwork that stands up.
Portfolios across Tauranga and the Western Bay. Vacancies turned around between tenancies, mid-tenancy remediation after a failed inspection, and standing arrangements for properties where the garden is the landlord’s obligation.
Account terms availableSelf-managing owners, often out of town. We’ll go and look, send you photos and a price, and get it done without you needing to be in Tauranga for any of it.
No lock-inPre-listing presentation with photography and open home dates to hit. Curb appeal is worth more than it costs, and we can be in and out before the photographer arrives.
Deadline workShared grounds, common areas and the strips nobody is quite sure whose job they are. Scheduled visits, one invoice to the committee, and a consistent standard across the whole site.
Scheduled visitsLeaving and want the garden signed off without an argument. Often a fraction of what gets deducted from a bond, and you get dated photos showing the state you left it in.
Fixed priceProperties that have sat for a while, often with a family managing it remotely. Handled quietly and thoroughly, with everything documented for the executor.
DiscreetA full exterior reset. Scope is confirmed in writing before we start, so there is no argument later about what was and wasn’t included.
If a garden obligation was written into the tenancy agreement and the tenant didn’t meet it, the remediation cost can be claimable — but only with dated evidence and an invoice, inside the window.
Exit inspection happens, ideally the same day. The 14 working day clock to lodge a bond claim starts here — not when the contractor finishes.
Send us the exit report or a few photos. We come back with a fixed, itemised price, usually within a business day.
Dated before and after images, plus an itemised GST invoice describing exactly what was remediated.
You have the three things a claim needs: entry condition, exit condition, and the cost to restore. And the property is ready to show.
Timings are indicative and depend on the size of the job and our schedule. Bond claim deadlines are set by Tenancy Services, not by us — always confirm the current rules for your situation.
Dated photos from the same angles before and after, and an invoice that itemises the work rather than saying “garden tidy”. Drag the slider to see the kind of comparison you get.
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The single most common dispute we get called into. Here’s the general position under the Residential Tenancies Act 1986, as summarised by Tenancy Services.
Quoted per property, fixed in writing before we start, GST and disposal included. These are the bands most Tauranga rentals fall into.
Indicative GST-inclusive ranges including green waste disposal. Access, section size and how long it’s been left are the main variables. Send photos and we’ll price it properly.
You don’t need a gardener who does a lovely job and invoices three weeks later. You need it done, documented and closed off.
One local number, answered by someone who can actually commit to a date. Vacancy work gets scheduled around your deadline, not slotted in whenever there’s a gap.
Dated photos from consistent angles, and invoices that itemise what was remediated instead of one vague line. That’s the difference between a bond claim that sticks and one that gets argued.
Lawns, gardens, hedges, waste, stumps and mulch under one job number. No coordinating three trades around one vacancy window.
Sometimes what looks like neglect is just a Bay of Plenty summer. We’ll say so — a contractor who overstates damage is a liability at the Tribunal, not an asset.
What property managers and landlords ask us most.
Quoting is usually same or next business day from photos or an exit report. Getting on site depends on the week and the size of the job, but vacancy work is prioritised because we know the bond claim window and the re-letting date are both running. Tell us the deadline when you enquire and we’ll tell you honestly whether we can hit it.
Sometimes — it depends on your paperwork, not on us. Generally the Tribunal wants to see three things: what the property looked like at entry, what it looked like at exit, and what it cost to restore. Garden remediation is usually only claimable where the tenancy agreement specifically required the tenant to maintain it, and normal seasonal growth isn’t claimable at all. We supply the dated photos and the itemised invoice; the rest sits with you. This isn’t legal advice — check tenancy.govt.nz for your situation.
Every job, at no extra charge. Dated images taken from the same positions before and after, so the comparison is genuinely useful rather than two unrelated snaps. We can email them straight to the owner as well as to you if that helps close things off.
Whichever you prefer. Plenty of agencies have everything invoiced to the office and on-charged; others want it direct to the owner. For managers running several properties with us we can consolidate into one monthly invoice with each job itemised by address.
As a general rule the tenant, because the Residential Tenancies Act requires them to keep the premises reasonably clean and tidy, and Tenancy Services treats mowing and weeding as part of that. But tenants are only expected to mow and weed unless the agreement says more, and pruning trees or hedges needs the landlord’s written consent. Shared grounds in multi-unit properties usually sit with the owner.
Not a problem, and it’s common after a failed routine inspection. We just need the access arranged and the tenants given proper notice by you — we work outside, so it’s usually straightforward. We’ll keep it professional and won’t get drawn into any dispute between you and them.
Yes, and disposal is in the quoted price. This matters more than it sounds: clippings and prunings left in piles are a genuine hidden cost at tenancy end, and they hold up re-letting. Nothing gets stacked behind the garage for the next person to deal with.
Yes — portfolios are a good part of what we do. Send through a list of addresses and what each needs, and we’ll come back with a schedule and pricing across the lot. Ongoing arrangements work out significantly cheaper per property, because nothing ever gets to reset condition in the first place.
Yes, GST and green waste disposal both. Quotes are fixed in writing before work starts. If we get on site and find the scope is materially different from the photos, we stop and talk to you before carrying on rather than adjusting the invoice afterwards.
Anything below can go on the same visit and appear as a separate line on one invoice.
Send the address and the deadline. We’ll come back with a fixed, GST-inclusive price — usually the same business day.
