TENANT REPAIRS

You are responsible for carrying out safely day-to-day little jobs that any reasonable tenant would do. For example, but not limited to, re-hang a cupboard or wardrobe door; oil a lock, combination padlock or hinge; replace a lost or damaged key; promptly remove carpet or furnishing stains; replace light bulbs, fluorescent tubes, fuses and batteries; replace plugs and chains to sinks and baths; replace clothes lines; clean washing machine and tumble dryer filters; replace filters in a cooker extraction hood; tighten and replace screws on e.g. beds, furniture and fixtures; unblock and clean or replace filters in a vacuum cleaner; bleed radiators of air; re-fix or replace a knob, toggle and cord on a pull switch; replace a washer in a dripping tap or in a washing machine flexible water pipe; unblock toilet, sinks, baths and showers, where you have caused the blockage; clean or replace mouldy/stained shower mat and shower curtain; remove and treat condensation mould; clean grout between tiles; remove limescale on a sink, shower head, glass shower screen(s) or tap; remove stains in a toilet pan; refit a door handle, toilet seat, toilet roll holder, towel rail, coat hook, curtain track or pole; keep paths, driveways, gravel, patios and other hard areas clear of vegetation and re-stick small areas of peeling wallpaper.

 

REPLACEMENT OF DAMAGED LANDLORD ITEMS

It may be easier and cheaper if you replace small items yourself on a like-for-like basis. For example:

Desk lamp - dropped and damaged base, stem or bulb holder

Kitchen waste bin - cracked or damaged base or lid

Kitchen sink bowl - stained or missing

Safety shower mat or shower curtain - stained and/or mouldy

Toilet brush and holder - stained and/or damaged

Mattress protector - stained or torn (leave new one in packet)

Roasting dish (not grill pan) - dented or burnt on grease

Fridge/freezer - damaged shelves, containers or doors.

 

Increasingly future landlords are asking for two references from your current and previous landlord. They usually ask if the rent was paid on time? Were you a good tenant? For 'good tenant' we consider, for example, cleaning, no damage, maintaining the garden, no antisocial behaviour, promptly paying any agreed compensation to us, carrying out your obligations in the tenancy agreement and so on.

 

If you have paid the rent on time and have been a 'good tenant' we will be pleased to give a reference to your future landlord or letting agency. Thank you for choosing our house.