Property Maintenance
Maintaining your own property or rented property is vital to helping it keep its value and avoid any issues that if not dealt with could become costly.
Check out our TOP TIPS for maintaining your home below;
- Ladders - grab your ladders and make sure fallen leaves & debris haven’t blocked the gutters, leading to water pouring down the outside walls and producing damp patches. While you’re up the ladder, remove moss from the roof, replace broken tiles and check for any other obvious signs of repair. Paint the exterior to keep the damp out
- Windows - clean and monitor your windows to ensure the keep doing the job of keeping the elements out. When seals start to fail, then misting can occur or worse water ingress and damp. Keep on top of windows as they can be expensive to replace
- TOP TIP - Boiler - Selling or renting, it is vital to keep your boiler in order, as it can be costly if not. (legal requirement for annual gas checks for landlords). Most gas suppliers have a scheme, where they will maintain your boiler for a subscription. Keeping up with your boiler and checking it will also mean no nasty surprises if you only turn it on occasionally
Is your house on the market?
Have you had negative feedback regarding maintenance or "too much work"? Look at your property with a critical eye, what do you see that would put someone off? Are there things that you can do or should you get someone in to look at doing the jobs?
TOP TIP - REMEMBER - you are looking to sell or rent possibly your largest financial asset, DO NOT CUT CORNERS, if you want to maximise profit, ensure that the survey goes well or keep tenants happy then do a good job. Get the professionals in, people can see if something has been "bodged" and will make you pay in the long run, so get it done right in the first place.
Your maintenance jobs must be reflected in the price that you are asking, for example if you are selling, decide before marketing whether you are going to do the jobs or allow the purchaser to do the jobs and reflect it in the price. We hope that these ideas and suggestions help you, however, if you would like any more information on any of the above or indeed any help, then get in touch and we will be more than happy to help and advise
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