Leasing or selling your property to us
Leasing - minimum property standards
The property must be:
- Wind and watertight
- Heated throughout
- Clean
- Secure
- Energy performance rated to D or above
The property should not have:
- Any signs of dampness
- Polystyrene tiles
- Asbestos
- Artex ceilings
General requirements include:
- Safe access to the property
- A record that any asbestos has been removed from the property
- A current Energy Performance Certificate appropriately displayed in the property
- The property must be clean and tidy
- The garden must be clear of rubbish and grass must be cut
- Decoration is to a fair standard
- Floors are stable and free from collapse or rot
- Plaster on walls and ceilings is sound
- Banisters and balustrades are safe
- Doors and windows are in working order and windows double or secondary glazed and all catches in good working order
- Internal glazing is intact and complies with safety standards
- Gas and electrical supplies are in good and safe working order with current Inspection Certificates available
- Hard wired smoke alarms
- Carbon monoxide alarms should be present where there are gas appliances
- Chimneys will be swept
- Plumbing services are in good and safe working order
- There is a functioning bath or shower, toilet and wash hand basin
- Kitchen is clean and functioning with a minimum standard being a sink, double base unit and double wall unit
- Extractor fans in kitchen and bathroom
- Loft insulation (contact the Energy Advice Centre to find out about grants and discounts)