Landlord Guide To Refurbishment

Mould-proof your property

In the UK, mould is a common downside to owning a property. It’s also a serious health risk for your tenants, so you must protect them from ill health and yourself from a lawsuit by having a strategy to fight mould. What you’ll need if your property is prone to mould:

Anti-mould paint or paint additives

Clauses in your tenancy agreement that make it mandatory for your tenants to air the bathroom and kitchen by using the extractor fans you’ve supplied.

Click Here to view the guide we issue to all our tenants about preventing mould.

Don’t skimp on cheap, shiny fittings

Unfortunately tenants aren’t as interested in ‘looking after things’ as much as you are. Avoid cheap online fittings as in the hands of tenants they will break.

Spend a little extra on good quality flooring

Floors really make a huge impact on the feeling of a property. They obviously get the most kicking out of any of the features of your flat or house, so they’re the biggest receivers of wear and tear. Where you can, tile your floors for the above reasons. Tough, laminate flooring is the second-best choice for hard floors, however in flats you will need to check that your head lease allows the installation of hard floors. Use carpets in bedrooms and avoid carpets that contain wool as they can be prone to carpet moth. I reasonable synthetic carpet with a good quality underlay will be hard wearing and easier for tenants to clean.