April drives landlord maintenance spend surge

April 2025 accounted for 11.5% of the annual landlord maintenance spend, placing it just behind July’s figure of 11.6%, research reveals.

According to Rushbrook & Rathbone, its internal data shows April made up only 7.8% of total work orders, ranking it eighth by volume across the year.

The property management specialist says the average spend per work order hit £797 in April, the highest monthly figure recorded.

In other months, more jobs were logged but at lower individual cost highlighting a concentration of larger or more complex maintenance tasks during the spring period.

Repair damage

The firm’s founder, Sarah Rushbrook, said: “Many of us seize on the early spring months as an opportunity to get our homes ship shape and repair any damage caused during the longer and colder winter months.

“It is no different when it comes to rental property maintenance.

“Whilst the number of maintenance jobs carried out in April is lower than in many other months, the average spend per job is the highest of the year.”

She added: “This highlights that landlords are using the spring period to get their properties back to full working order by tackling fewer, but more substantial, tasks.”