ACCOMPANIED RENTAL VIEWING
Helping tenants ensure they ask the right questions when viewing a rental property
The accompanied rental property viewing service has been created due to the influx of inquiries we receive from tenants that are living in poor-quality housing and often request HHSRS inspections. By accompanying you to the viewing we can help ensure there are no apparent issues with the property. We believe asking the right questions during the viewing and doing your due diligence could eliminate many of the potential issues that arise between the tenant and landlord.
Once you have arranged a viewing for a property with the landlord or estate agent, contact us to book one of our environmental health practitioners to accompany you. We will not be conducting a full survey. However, we will make general observations on the following areas:
✅ Areas of damp & mould.
✅ Heating & Ventilation.
✅ General Health and Safety and smoke alarms.
✅ Housing disrepair.
✅ State of guttering. Any visible issues with the roof.
✅ Exterior of the property.
✅ Check whether the property meets regulatory requirements for rented accommodation. Prompt you to request evidence of documentation.
If there are considerable issues with the property that have been identified, we will issue a report. Otherwise, we provide you with a general briefing with our views.
Property Dimensions
Should the landlord or estate agent have no objections, we can measure rooms with our laser measuring tool. This would be particularly advantageous if there is no floor plan or you require the property for a visa application and need to determine whether the property will be sufficient and not overcrowded.
In the event you require the property to support a visa application, we will perform the necessary calculations to determine the permitted number of people allowed to live in the property.
Cost
Cost is dependant on the area, initially, we will be only offering the service in Yorkshire and Greater Manchester.
The rental accompanied viewing service will be available on the weekends and Monday.