Advice To Property Owners Who Are Considering Renting

The amount of people choosing to rent is on the rise for a number of reasons

, one of which is because it is more difficult to be approved for a mortgage due to the economic climate. People have to find much bigger deposits and they are renting while they save up. Others choose to rent because it is less of a commitment when jobs are unstable and people are moving around more.

If you have a property and are considering renting it out this is a highly lucrative idea. It is best to be prepared to undertake some maintenance work to your property in preparation for your new tenants moving in. Keep your local appliance repairs company number to hand along with a gas safety engineer.

You are required by law to have the gas supply to the property checked. The Health and Safety Executive requires the landlord by law to have all of the gas appliances and pipe work checked for safety. A Gas Safe registered engineer can do this for you and produce a certificate that will have a few copies one must be given to the new tenants prior to them moving in.

If you are renting out your property in a furnished state all of the items must have a fire safety label and all of the electrical goods must be tested and pass the portable appliance test.

Your next step is to have your property cleaned you can do this yourself or pay for a cleaning firm to come in and do it for you. It is important to remember that the better the state the property is in the more rent you can expect to be paid. There is also more chance that your property will be let out to people who will look after it. If the property needs decorating it is worth painting the walls in a neutral colour that will be easy to re-paint each time a new tenant moves in. Even if pictures have been hung on the walls - it will be simple to poly-filler any holes and paint over.

Fridges and freezers will need to be defrosted and cleaned. Ovens will also need to be cleaned and instruction manuals left for the new tenants. Instructions to the gas boiler and heating must be left to hand.

A tenancy agreement should be drawn up including an itinerary to outline what items are included in the lease. The deposit should be the equivalent to one months rent to be paid in advance. It is important to protect the deposit in accordance with the tenancy deposit scheme. At the end of the term you will be able to inform the tenancy deposit scheme.

by: Amy

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