Important Information

Essential reminders:

• You have to have a Gas Safety Inspection carried out each year by a Gas Safe registered installer.
• Check that all soft furnishings comply with the latest fire safety regulations.
• We recommend that you have all electrical appliances checked by a fully qualified electrician. It is a legal requirement for all electrical appliances to be safe.
• We also recommend that you install a smoke alarm on each floor of your property.
• Inform your mortgage lender, there can be additional costs when letting a property.
• Inform your buildings and contents insurer.
• Check with your freeholder or managing agent if you own a leasehold property.
• Check out your tax position with the Inland Revenue.

Handy Hints:

• Ensure prospective tenants see your home in its best possible condition.
• Make sure the house has been properly cleaned inside and out.
• Ensure gardens, driveways and paths are neat and tidy.
• It's worth decorating to make your property look as attractive as possible to prospective tenants, neutral colours are popular even if they're not to your taste.
• Write to the utility companies and local council with your final meter readings and new address once the tenant has moved in.
• If you have a large garden provide the tenant with tools to help ensure its upkeep.
• Be aware things can move quickly - as quickly as a week in some cases!
• Leave information in the property for the tenant i.e. where the meters, stopcock and fuse box are, instructions for appliances, which day the rubbish is collected etc.