With the weather getting colder it's important that we all protect our properties.

The below is an extract of an email that we send to all of our Tenants of our managed properties to ensure that they are looking after our Landlords investments as best they can and prevent any costly repairs, however this advice is not just helpful to tenants but anyone living in a property....

''Over the holiday period, many tenants will wish to go away and visit relatives and friends.  We would ask you to observe some simple precautions if you intend to be away from the property for longer than 24 hours during the winter period (from the beginning of December to the end of April).  For most properties it will be necessary to:

- Keep the central heating on a low or normal setting to maintain a temperature of between 55/60 degrees F and leave the trap door to the roof space open; OR

- Turn off the water supply, and shut down and drain any central heating boiler and associated pipework.  To do this, you will need to turn off the water supply at the main stopcock and open all taps, hot and cold, to drain water from the roof storage tank and pipes.  Circulating water central heating systems will also need to be drained (and refilled on return before re-starting).

Whilst this is general advice, the characteristics of each individual property may be slightly different. If you are unsure how to take appropriate measures to protect the property whilst you are away, or if you plan to be away for a week or more, please do not hesitate to contact us.''

I hope this information is helpful, but also serves to illustrate just how serious and conscientious we are in protecting our Landlords investments and ensuring our tenants have a stress free holiday period!

Should you have any queries or would like to find out more information about how we can take the stress out of rental for you please do not hesitate to contact the team. We are here to help and look forward to hearing from you!