Property management The Hague

SONAR APPARTEMENTEN - Renting & Management

Property management for home owners in The Hague

As home owner you will know that rental is an involved business. From finding a fitting tenant, to collecting the monthly rent of your properties. Sonar Apartments is specialised in rental and property management in the private sector.

We can advice you in several areas:
  • Investing in real estate
  • investment returns
  • Legal matters
  • Renovations or minor maintenance
  • Decorations
  • Furnishing and upholstering your properties
For more than 25 years many property owners and expat (tenants) know where to find us. We will take good care of your real estate, as with a team of specialists there is always someone up to the task!
  • Option 1: Mediating (promotion and finding a tenant)
    1. Record your property, this includes a photo shoot and adding fitting descriptions in multiple languages
    2. Advice about an appropriate rental fee
    3. Advice about furnishing and inventory (if desired)
    4. Marketing of your apartment, house, or complete real estate portfolio
    5. Mention on Pararius (one of the largest rental websites of the Netherlands) and a selection of websites which specialise in expats
    6. Plan and execute viewings with potential tenants and extensive tenant screenings
    7. Negotiating with potential tenants (always with permission from the owner)
    8. Draft lease contract
    9. Together with you as owner perform an inspection and draft an inspection report (including foto report and inventory list) during check-in
    10. Introduce the tenant and present the contact details.  From the key transfer moment all communication (such as questions and maintenance) will be between you and the tenant. For general questions we are available of course.
  • Option 2: Professional real estate management (completely care-free)

    The management of your real estate besides all services mentioned in option 1 includes a substantial package of other responsibilities so that we take full care of your properties.


    Administrative and financial services


    1. Guarding rental payments and rent arrears
    2. Taking care of payment reminders and the collection procedure 
    3. Taking care of yearly rental indexes and accompanying written notices
    4. Administer and settle energy bills / record energy consumption
    5. Administer cancelations and extensions / sending reminders
    6. Guarding final dates of expiring contracts / send cancelations for fixed expiry dates
    7. Return deposits including taking care of any settlements and resolving any damages, cleaning, and detects. This work will naturally be handled by specialists
    8. Contact point for the tenants regarding financial 
    9. Point counting with regard to housing permit
    10. and administrative questions and many affairs on request of the property owner

    Technical services


    1. Carrying out inspections (including inspection and photo report) during the check-in and check-out 
    2. Carrying out inspections regarding complaints/notifications of technical difficulties
    3. Contact point for tenants regarding technical questions
    4. Quotation requests, contract awarding, and monitoring maintenance and operations
    5. Fixing technical glitches (from broken washing machines to non-functioning wifi)
    6. 24/7 availability for tenants for calamities
    7. Informing tenants regarding maintenance and access to the property
    8. Organising yearly central heating, boiler, or ventilation maintenance
    9. Professional cleaning
    10. Usage of our portfolio of specialists and craftsmen
    11. Owners association advice and guidance (including contact point service)
    12. renovation advice and execution
    13. Legal advice and assistance
    14. Advice for furnishing, purchase of inventory and furniture
    15. Many other affairs on request of the property owner
  • Option 3: Property management without rental services

    Do you have a residence that you use as vacation home? For instance, are you abroad regularly or have you found a tenant yourself? Home owners associations usually ask for an address for the key in case of calamities while you aren’t present or available. Even without rental the Sonar Apartment team will manage your property with expertise. Extra services are available upon consultation (please look at the list of possible serviced described above).

Cost-free vacancy management (standard included in our property management services)

If due to unforeseen events a residence will be vacant between tenants for renovations or other causes, then our services will naturally not falter. We’ll manage the property during vacancy free of charge. This includes a contact person for calamities, a key address for maintenance, recording energy consumption, collecting and forwarding mail, and providing cleaning services before viewings, etc.
Please contact us to make an appointment. We can go through all the possibilities together which allows you to make a well-informed choice. Of course, rate requests are completely non-committal.