Checklist

A guide to what needs to be completed before handing the keys back.

Cleaning

• All rooms and cupboards should be cleared of personal belongings and swept
• All woodwork, e.g. doors, skirtings and window sills should be clean
• Electric socket covers should be clean
• Kitchen units should be emptied and all surfaces clean
• Sanitary ware should be clean
• All windows should be left clean inside and out
• Nothing should be left in the loft or anywhere else in the property

Decoration

• The house should be left in good decorative order.
• Paintwork should be clean and well applied.
• Torn or marked wallpaper should be replaced.
• Tiles should be clean.
• Fixtures and fittings
• Fixtures and fittings installed by the tenant without our permission should be removed (if you are unsure about permission, please ask us)
• Missing fixtures and fittings should be replaced
• Damaged fixtures should be replaced

Floors

• All floor coverings should be removed

External areas

• Gardens should be tidy and free of rubbish, any grass and overgrown shrubs should be cut back and borders weeded. Sheds and any other outbuildings should normally be removed

Meters

• Please don’t leave any debt on the gas or electric prepayment meters 
• All key or payment cards for the meters should be left in the property 

Keys

• Please return all keys, including door entry keys and key fobs to us by the agreed date