If contractor refuses I imagine I will need to speak with the owner of the property to get them to cover proper repairs. 

@Isabella Rogers if you are planning to wholesale you should absolutely speak to the title company first to make sure they do contract assignments.

I’d love to speak with anyone that invests in London, pls send me a DM if you’re interested to talk.

I have not paid for those sites, so I can't speak to how useful they are.

When I speak with her I intend to already have several strategies in place to make it a good deal for her, the future renters/buyers and myself!

Generally speaking this market is pretty hot right now both on the sales and rental side. 

Check your local laws but generally speaking exterior cameras are okay. 

@Greg Scott I will speak with them this week on what you stated.

Anyone able to point me in the direction of what type of people I should be speaking with first?

I think this speaks volumes about character development and loyalty in such settings to create morally sound folk and great people overall but I’d like to know how to better apply such recruitment and selection criteria when it comes down to reaching contractors to begin with a positive narrative.