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Your out-of-hours maintenance emergency line is ringing. Nobody is picking up. Adiuvo answers 24/7 -- with property-trained operators who know what to do.

Adiuvo is the UK's specialist 24/7 out-of-hours call handling service for property managers. Founded in 2007, Adiuvo handles over one million urgent maintenance issues annually across 350+ client portfolios -- ensuring tenants reach a knowledgeable, qualified operator at 2am on a Sunday, not an answerphone.

1m+
1 million+ issues
Managed annually across client portfolios
350+
350+ portfolios
Property management clients across the UK
24/7
Always on
365 days per year, all hours covered
40
40 Kerfuffle reviews
5.0 star average from verified agents
The out-of-hours problem

A maintenance emergency at 11pm does not wait until Monday morning. Your tenants, your landlords and your reputation do not either.

Out-of-hours maintenance calls are the highest-friction point in residential property management. Tenants expect a response. Landlords expect their property to be protected. When calls go unanswered or reach untrained staff, the damage -- to relationships, to properties and to your agency's reputation -- is real.

"A tenant's boiler failed on Christmas Day. Nobody from our team could be reached."

Emergency maintenance calls that go unanswered do not disappear. Tenants escalate to landlords, landlords post reviews, and the relationship with both deteriorates. A single missed emergency call can cost more in management churn than a year of out-of-hours cover.

"Our on-call rota is burning out the team and creating resentment."

Internal on-call arrangements that ask staff to be available outside contracted hours generate fatigue, disputes and staff attrition. The cost of replacing a property manager who burns out exceeds years of outsourced call handling.

"The call handling service we used last time did not understand property at all."

General out-of-hours services that do not specialise in property send tenants the wrong advice, escalate issues that could be resolved over the phone, and create more work for your team the next morning than if no call had been handled at all.

"We do not have visibility of what happens when we are not in the office."

Without a system that logs every call, every decision made and every contractor dispatched, your team arrives on Monday morning with no audit trail of what happened over the weekend. Issues have escalated; landlords have been contacted directly; your CRM has nothing recorded.

How Adiuvo works for property managers

Six capabilities that cover every out-of-hours scenario your portfolio will face.

Adiuvo operators are trained specifically in property management. They understand what constitutes a genuine emergency, how to triage a maintenance call, when to dispatch a contractor and when to reassure a tenant and defer to normal hours.

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Property-trained call handling

Every Adiuvo operator is trained in property management protocols, emergency classification and contractor communication. They handle the call professionally, make the right decision and document everything -- your team is not starting from scratch in the morning.

2

Emergency triage and classification

Operators follow your agency's own protocols to classify incoming calls. Genuine emergencies -- gas leaks, flooding, total loss of heating in winter -- are escalated and contractors dispatched. Non-urgent calls are logged and deferred without disturbing your landlords or your team.

3

Contractor network and dispatch

Adiuvo maintains a network of qualified contractors covering all trades and all UK postcodes. When an emergency requires immediate action, the right contractor is dispatched and the property is protected without your team needing to manage the relationship overnight.

4

Estate agent call handling

Beyond property managers, Adiuvo covers estate agent out-of-hours enquiries -- ensuring that vendor, buyer and applicant calls made outside office hours are captured, logged and handed back to your team the next morning with full context.

5

Renovo managed maintenance

Adiuvo's Renovo service provides a fully managed reactive and planned maintenance solution. Covering all trades and UK postcodes, Renovo takes on the ongoing maintenance relationship -- not just the emergency -- for property managers who want to remove the daily maintenance burden entirely.

6

Full audit trail and reporting

Every call, every decision and every contractor action is logged in full. Your team arrives on Monday morning with a complete record of what happened, what was dispatched, what remains outstanding and what was communicated to landlords and tenants.

How Adiuvo integrates with your agency

From onboarding to 24/7 coverage across your entire portfolio in five steps.

Adiuvo is set up to mirror your agency's own protocols. The operators follow your rules -- not their own generic script -- so every call is handled the way your team would handle it.

1

Protocol setup and onboarding

Adiuvo works with your team to document your out-of-hours protocols -- what constitutes an emergency, which contractors to use, which landlords have specific instructions, and how to handle different property types in your portfolio.

2

Call handling goes live

Adiuvo takes over your out-of-hours line. Calls route to a trained property operator who handles each one according to your protocols. Your team receives a handover summary each morning.

3

Contractor integration

Your preferred contractors are added to the Adiuvo system. When a contractor is needed, Adiuvo contacts them directly, confirms the job and logs the outcome -- without your team managing the communication.

4

Morning handover and logging

Every call handled overnight is summarised and delivered to your team by the start of the working day. Outstanding actions, dispatched contractors and landlord communications are all documented and ready to action.

5

Ongoing performance review

Adiuvo provides call volume reports, emergency classification summaries and response time data. Your team can see exactly what is happening out of hours and use the data to improve landlord communication and portfolio management.

The Kerfuffle member offer

Kerfuffle members get Adiuvo with commercial terms reviewed before anything is signed.

Adiuvo is listed on Kerfuffle with 40 verified agent reviews and a 5.0 star average. Kerfuffle members get a commercial conversation with your account manager in the loop before you commit.

What Kerfuffle members get

  • Kerfuffle account manager involved in commercial discussion
  • Protocol setup included in onboarding
  • Coverage for your full portfolio from day one
  • Pricing reviewed against your managed portfolio size
Kerfuffle member route

Standard route

Off-the-shelf pricing

Your terms, reviewed before you sign

Bespoke deal

Adiuvo pricing is scoped to your portfolio size and call volume. Kerfuffle members have commercial terms reviewed before committing. Book a call to start the conversation.

More on Kerfuffle

Read what property managers say about Adiuvo before you book.

Adiuvo has 40 verified agent reviews on Kerfuffle with a 5.0 star average. Read what 40 verified UK property managers say about Adiuvo's call handling, emergency response and the Renovo maintenance service before making contact.

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Talk to Kerfuffle about Adiuvo

A conversation about your out-of-hours challenge -- and how Adiuvo would cover it.

Book a Zoom with the Kerfuffle team and get a clear view of how Adiuvo would handle your specific portfolio, your existing contractor relationships and your current out-of-hours gap.

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Frequently asked questions

What agents ask before getting started with Adiuvo.

Are Adiuvo operators trained in property management specifically?
Yes -- all Adiuvo operators are trained specifically in property management protocols, emergency classification and contractor communication. They are not a general call centre applying a generic script. They know the difference between a genuine emergency and a non-urgent maintenance request, and they handle each one accordingly.
Can Adiuvo follow our agency's own protocols?
Yes -- Adiuvo's onboarding process documents your specific emergency classifications, your preferred contractors, your landlord communication preferences and any property or client-specific instructions. Operators follow your rules, not a standard template.
Does Adiuvo cover contractors, or do we need to supply them?
Both are available. You can integrate your existing preferred contractors into the Adiuvo system, or you can use Adiuvo's own contractor network which covers all trades and all UK postcodes. Many clients use a combination of both.
What does the morning handover look like?
Each morning your team receives a structured summary of all calls handled overnight. The log includes the caller, the issue reported, the classification applied, any contractor dispatched, the outcome and any outstanding actions. Your team starts the day with full visibility.
What is the difference between Adiuvo and Renovo?
Adiuvo's core service covers out-of-hours call handling -- when your office is closed. Renovo is a fully managed reactive and planned maintenance service that takes on the entire maintenance relationship, including during office hours. Agents who want to remove maintenance management as a function rather than just the overnight element use Renovo.
How do we access Kerfuffle member terms?
Book a Zoom via the button on this page. Your Kerfuffle account manager will be involved in the commercial discussion before you commit to anything. If you are not yet a Kerfuffle member, visit comparetheproptech.com/become-a-partner to find out more.
About Adiuvo

Founded by property managers in 2007 to solve the problem they lived with themselves.

Adiuvo was founded in 2007 by Colin and Julianne -- two London property managers who saw firsthand the damage out-of-hours calls going unanswered caused to tenants, landlords and agency reputations. The business has since grown to handle over one million urgent issues annually across 350+ client portfolios, with coverage spanning all trades and all UK postcodes. The expertise is not in call handling -- it is in property management.

1m+
Urgent issues managed annually
350+
Property management client portfolios
2007
Year Adiuvo was founded
24/7
Coverage, 365 days per year
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The next tenant emergency call that goes unanswered is a landlord you will lose.

Adiuvo covers your out-of-hours line with property-trained operators who follow your protocols, dispatch your contractors and hand your team a full log every morning.