Commercial Property Owners

Commercial property owners

Covering small shops to large-format retail complexes

At Westerman, we take pride in specialising in commercial and industrial property and tenant management. Our expertise covers a diverse range of properties, from single retail shops to expansive supermarkets and large-format retail complexes. With a deep understanding of the unique challenges and opportunities associated with each property type, we provide comprehensive management services that cater to the specific needs of our clients.

Years in business

100

Tenants managed throughout the North Island

Commercial sites managed nationally

Million dollars of property under management

Commercial Property Management

Our objective is to do the fundamentals well, ensuring you (the owners) are not distracted with day-to-day management matters.

Insurance Administration

Procure competitive insurance premiums and policy benefits. Maintain all insurance records relating to each building and ensure that all certificates of insurance are collected from the tenant.

Lease Renewals

Proactive engagement with each tenant to ensure retention of current income and capital value.

Managing Tenant Requests

Ensuring we create and maintain a strong working relationship with all occupiers, which includes regular liaison with the tenant. We are available 24/7 to attend to any operational or emergency.

Vacancy Strategies

Ensuring we create and maintain a strong working relationship with all occupiers, which includes regular liaison with the tenant. We are available 24/7 to attend to any operational or emergency.

Rent Reviews

Achieving timely increases in rental pursuant to any market, fixed or inflation linked rent reviews.

Lease Management

Ensuring tenancy schedules are accurate and up to date starting with the transition of lease data onto our management information system

Facilities Management

24/7 Operational Coverage

Some issues require more than just periodic maintenance, ie productivity disruption or safety implications We encourage our tenants to contact us directly 24/7 to ensure a prompt response.

Health & Safety

Key aspects of risk are captured within the formal 6 monthly inspection. Our contractor on-boarding process is ongoing to ensure all works undertaken on site do not commence until the appropriate risk management pre-approval process has been carried out.

Building Maintenance

Each operational request is facilitated and tracked within our information management system.

Compliance

We ensure all aspects of compliance are met including the annual Building Warrant of Fitness and emergency evacuation procedures.

Service Contract Management

Our Property Managers will initially undertake a review of the incumbent service providers, terms of engagement and current documentation

Sustainability

We will establish a base position to environmental responsibility by first reviewing the current approach to collecting and reporting utility data (electricity, water, waste).

Financial Management

With a dedicated finance team, Westerman also provides comprehensive financial management services including:

Annual net operating budget perparation
Rental and opex expense income collection
Payment of contractor invoices
Year end opex budget reconciliation
Reporting
Budget reforecasting

"Well & truly earned your stripes"

“I’ve been working with your office from the days of Dorothy until now some 40 years later and have never had an issue. Westermans was number one then and still is to this day. You have well and truly earned your stripes over this time, and I appreciate all your help to this day and beyond. – Murray, Precinct Developments

A selection of the tenants we work with

We have a wealth of experience dealing with all varieties of commercial tenants from small business owners through to large national franchises.