Rental laws have changed drastically over the past few years, which is fantastic news for tenants, but it can be a bit of a mind field for landlords, so therefore I have provided a brief list of how you can prepare your home.
I suggest that all properties are professionally cleaned, including carpets (where applicable) at the start of the rental process. This will allow you to insist on the same conditions at the end of each tenancy.
Properties in good decorative order will always have an advantage, I advise neutral colours and suggest decoration expectancy as follows:
Halls stairs and landing - 2/3 years, as these get a lot of through traffic
Reception rooms - 4/6 years
Kitchen and bathrooms - 2/3 years
Bedrooms - 5 years
Do you need to rent your property furnished or unfurnished?
This is often dependent on the location and individual needs of landlords. An important factor to take into consideration if you are going to rent it out furnished, is that all of your furniture is compliant and kept to a minimum.
If you decide to rent it out furnished it is essential to provide kitchen appliances, a comfortable sofa and or chairs, dining table and chairs (where viable), bed/s, wardrobe/s, and a lawn mower where applicable. Audio/visual equipment is not advisable and towels/bed linen, pots/crockery/cutlery and kitchen utensils together with personal belongings are actively discouraged.
There are a number of important landlord obligations at the start of and periodically during the tenancy concerning the supply of gas and electricity and various other safety issues. I will tell you about these in more detail next time.
Gardens - in most cases a low maintenance garden is preferred. The tenant will be expected to cut the lawn and tend to the boarders. However it is the responsibility to maintain shrubs and trees over a height of 1.5 metres.
However if you have read this and you would still like some more detailed advice then contact us today, we are experts in residential lettings.
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