In article , ss wrote:
On 05/09/2016 18:07, Theo wrote:
Bill wrote:
We can get the garden tidied for him and do small jobs so it looks OK,
and I might be asked to get involved in meeting one or more estate
agents on site. Is it likely that he would have to get all the doors
right before it was rentable?

IANAL but I don't think door fit is likely to be an issue unless it's a
House of Multiple Occupation (HMO) - ie rented out as rooms - which
requires higher fire safety standards. I think three-storey properties
also require higher standards, BICBW.

OTOH tenants are likely to complain about eg blocked drains so it would
be well to fix things like that up in advance.

What do these inclusive estate agent deals involve? If a tenant is
installed and a light bulb needs replacing, is the agent likely to
call in a contractor at great expense?

Ask the agent for a copy of the tenancy agreement, as well as the
agency agreement. Typically the tenant might be asked to do things
they are provided with tools to do the job for - eg mow the lawn if you
give them a lawnmower - but not things that require training or risk
(eg clearing the gutters from a ladder). Those things expected of the
tenant should be in the tenancy agreement.

Theo

From what I have been told the less electrical things you have if
renting furnished the better, If the tenent cant work something properly
then it usually means a call-out as they will claim its broken, my son
got hit with some expense when his tenant screwed with the settings on
the central heating then claimed it wasnt working.

My daughter & son-in-law let ther house to some nice Spaniards - who wnt
home for Christmas and New Year and turned the heating off before they
left. The house took nearly 6 months to be made habitable again. Sensibly,
they had told their insurance company that the house was being let.

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