What does a second home manager actually do in Sandbanks?

Most of our clients did not go looking for a “second home manager”. They went looking for someone to wait in for a delivery, or check the house after a storm, or sort out the small jobs that swallow a weekend by the sea. Property and lifestyle management is simply all of those answers under one roof — and one set of keys.

Key-holding and the weekly check

We hold keys for homes across Sandbanks, Canford Cliffs, Lilliput and Branksome Park, and walk each property on a regular round: alarms, heating, water, post, and anything the weather has moved. You hear from us, not from a neighbour.

Cleaning, laundry and arrivals

Cleaned weekly or before each visit, fresh bedding and towels on arrival, the fridge stocked to your list. The house should feel ready the moment you walk in — not like a job to start.

Trades, quotes and building work

When something needs fixing or improving, we gather the quotes, book trusted local trades and oversee the work — and for bigger projects, our construction arm Sandbanks Building Co takes it from drawing to done.

What it costs to get wrong

An unwatched coastal house is expensive: undetected leaks, lapsed certificates, flat batteries, missed deliveries and hurried repairs booked at distance. A standing arrangement with one local point of contact costs a fraction of one bad February.