BA in Property Care and Maintenance

Course Overview

The BA in Property Care and Maintenance is an honours degree that develops the strategy, business and systems thinking expected of graduate entrants into housekeeping & property management. Delivered across 36 months full honours (top-up routes available for holders of a Higher Diploma), the BA in Property Care and Maintenance embeds placement learning, applied project work and UK-aligned curriculum design.

Students on the BA in Property Care and Maintenance progress through three years of structured study covering foundations, applied specialisation and honours-level research, with placement opportunities woven through the middle year of the route and dissertation-style work in the final year.

On completion, BA in Property Care and Maintenance graduates hold placement experience, a graduate research project and a portfolio of applied skills ready for luxury hotel groups, international resort operators and hospitality consultancies.

Key Features

• Applied assessments, case studies and scenario-based tasks written specifically for the BA in Property Care and Maintenance
• Tutors drawn from hotel operations, revenue leadership, housekeeping direction and hospitality technology backgrounds
• Dedicated career service support with introductions to London hotel groups, luxury resort operators and boutique brands
• Content referenced against HOSPA and Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) standards where credible for the BA in Property Care and Maintenance
• Clear articulation into further LSHRM routes so students can plan their long-term progression beyond the BA in Property Care and Maintenance
• UK-aligned Bachelor (BA / BSc) programme referenced against the Facilities Management Association (FMA) and other LSHRM partner professional bodies
• Flexible delivery across on-campus, online and distance-learning routes so students can join the BA in Property Care and Maintenance from anywhere

What You Will Learn

• Apply asset lifecycle management inside a professional housekeeping & property management context
• Use capex planning inside a professional housekeeping & property management context
• Develop reactive vs preventative works inside a professional housekeeping & property management context
• Plan estate strategy inside a professional housekeeping & property management context
• Evaluate sustainability in property care inside a professional housekeeping & property management context
• Design framing operational decisions within a business strategy inside a professional housekeeping & property management context
• Deliver using placement insight to test academic frameworks inside a professional housekeeping & property management context
• Coordinate designing and delivering an applied graduate project inside a professional housekeeping & property management context

Who This Course Is For

• Career-changing professionals moving into graduate management
• Students targeting graduate management schemes in hospitality
• A-level and IB students entering a graduate hospitality trajectory
• Higher Diploma-holders progressing via LSHRM's top-up route
• International undergraduates seeking a UK honours degree

Career Pathways

• Room Attendant Supervisor
• Sustainability Officer
• Property Operations Manager
• Estates Manager
• Laundry Manager
• Hygiene and Safety Officer

LSHRM's careers service supports students on the BA in Property Care and Maintenance with CV and LinkedIn review, interview coaching and structured introductions to London hotel groups, international resort operators, boutique brands and the wider hospitality supply chain relevant to housekeeping & property management. Graduates of the BA in Property Care and Maintenance are supported into first roles, progression roles and onward LSHRM study, with alumni progressing across cluster hotels, luxury properties, revenue-management platforms, integrated resort operators and hospitality consultancies. Career workshops, employer briefings and applied projects are all linked back to the BA in Property Care and Maintenance so that every student ends the programme with employer-ready evidence of what they can do.

Entry Requirements

• A-Levels (BBC or above) or IB (26+ points) or equivalent overseas qualifications
• A completed Higher Diploma or Advanced Diploma for top-up routes
• IELTS 6.0 overall (no band under 5.5) or equivalent English proficiency
• Personal statement outlining career objectives in the hospitality sector
• Two academic or professional references

Why Study at LSHRM

Our curriculum is written by former hoteliers, revenue leaders, housekeeping directors and hospitality technologists, and delivered across on-campus, online and distance-learning routes to fit working professionals and international students alike.

Students on every LSHRM route are supported by dedicated career services covering CV, LinkedIn, interview coaching and introductions to London hotel groups, luxury resort operators, boutique brands and the wider hospitality supply chain.

For students on the BA in Property Care and Maintenance specifically, LSHRM combines this professional-body alignment with tutor expertise across housekeeping & property management and a career service tuned to the Bachelor (BA / BSc) entry point, so the BA in Property Care and Maintenance sits inside a coherent, industry-referenced study experience. Every module on the BA in Property Care and Maintenance is designed to leave learners with usable skills and documented evidence, whether they are preparing for a first UK hospitality role or a senior appointment in an international group.

Apply for BA in Property Care and Maintenance

Applications for the BA in Property Care and Maintenance are open for the upcoming intake at LSHRM in central London. Apply for your full LSHRM undergraduate hospitality degree and join a UK-aligned Bachelor (BA / BSc) route in housekeeping & property management. Our admissions team will guide you through required documents, English-language options and available scholarships, and will map the BA in Property Care and Maintenance against the wider LSHRM articulation pathway so you can see how this qualification connects cleanly to your next step. Book a call with an LSHRM admissions adviser to check your fit for the BA in Property Care and Maintenance and reserve your place on the next intake. Enrol Now.