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Practical guides for dealing with vacant, abandoned and neglected properties, including clearance, access, waste, cleaning and preparing a property for its next stage.
Turning off the water in an empty property is often sensible, particularly during a long vacancy or cold weather. The right arrangement depends on your insurance conditions, the plumbing and any equipment that needs a water supply. Whether to turn…
An empty property can lose time between jobs, even when everyone is ready to help. You can reduce void periods by agreeing access, scope and handovers before clearance and contractor bookings are confirmed. You don’t need every repair identified at…
A rental property can face extra risks during a void period, even when you don’t yet know what happens next. Unoccupied property insurance may address changes in cover, but check the conditions of your empty property insurance before relying on…
An empty property can need attention before you have a full plan for it. A broken window, a shared set of keys or an unnoticed leak can all compromise vacant property security, and can’t wait for refurbishment or clearance to…
A property can look abandoned long before you have the legal right to take it back. Empty rooms, unpaid rent and unanswered calls are serious concerns, but they do not end a tenancy on their own. With rental property abandonment,…
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