The Importance Of Maintaining And Preserving Real Estate

Housing is the most expensive property purchased by families, and in more than 80% of households are on farms subject to the horizontal or community property regime. There is a misinterpretation of considering only the interior of each one’s home, inside doors, thinking that the exterior -which is precisely what constitutes horizontal property, since the external is the common elements shared- is irrelevant, when the reality is that these common things (structure, façade, roof, stairs, services, etc.) are what enable the security and habitability of the home.

With the passage of time, the buildings deteriorate and experience a constructive and superficial wear (due to their use or disuse, as the case may be). To avoid this deterioration, we must maintain our patrimony and in this way, we will prevent our property from aging faster and losing value.

On the other hand, urban land is scarce and irreplaceable, so it must be used properly, supporting buildings in conditions. All this is foreign to what stakeholders understand as their property, without taking into account its transcendence and the need to prevent and maintain them. In contrast, in the conservation of other goods infinitely less accurate and precious than housing, there is a dedication and attention that does not lend itself to it. It happens with automobiles, to which time is dedicated, even in a personal way, to wash them, paint them, change oil, wheels, brakes, etc., doing what must be done, maintain it and keep it in perfect condition. Much more attention should be given to the preservation of the property, and urban planning tends to that. Many Autonomous Communities and some City Councils have dictated norms for the obligatory revision of the buildings that have a certain antiquity, whose norms do more than reiterate, once again, what is already an obligation established for more than a century, and continuously remembered in several legal provisions.

The law obliges property owners (whether complete buildings, homes, shops, or industries) to conserve and maintain buildings in perfect use, operation, safety, hygiene, health and aesthetics. It is necessary to maintain in good condition the facades, holes, patios, balconies, terraces, overhangs, supports, enclosures, dividing walls and roofs, preventing the occurrence of landslides with possible damage to people or property. If you notice any type of deficiency in your building, consult with us, we will analyze the case and we will advise you on the state of conservation of your property. From Irrigation we will carry out a Technical Inspection of all the aforementioned elements; the result of the same turns in a Report where the state of the building is detailed, if the same one does not report any inconvenience (without apparent risk) it has come to the presentation before the competent organism, and in the case of verifying some abnormality (with risk apparent), the Report indicates the improvements to be made to solve the situation.

In those cases in which an abnormality with apparent risk is verified, it will be necessary to carry out a rehabilitation to improve the conditions of the building, either individual or of a community, both in its safety and aesthetics (dirt, chipping, collapse of elements to public roads, etc.), as in its functional use (poor accessibility, leaks, obsolete or damaged installations, etc.).

The rehabilitation incorporates two guidelines for action.

One is the reform: the desire to have a more functional and pleasant home to live, improving the initial benefits with the incorporation of new materials and trends; and another is the restoration: in which we return the building or housing to its initial characteristics, which it has lost over time.

It is essential to maintain and preserve real estate assets to optimize economic resources and increase the degree of user satisfaction. In summary, it is a profitable investment for the benefits of all kinds that it provides to the user of the house and to society in general.