Leaving a house empty for up to 2 months
Discussion
All,
Due to a new job(and change in area, coupled with a break in the chain of my house sale, it appears that I am going to have to leave my house empty for maybe 6 to 8 weeks, while the sale catches back up.
I've taken on a rental property and that end is fine, but just wondering what I should do to keep the house secure before sale.
I've alerted my current insurers, who have agreed with it being empty for up to 3 months with an additional premium and some restrictions on the excesses, but just thinking through the practicalities of leaving it unfurnished.
water off at the stop cock.
electrics off at the consumer board.
drain the boiler system
gardener in to keep the front and rear garden tidy.
blinds and curtains kept open or closed?
Are these sensible and does anyone have any other suggestions?
Cheers
Steve
Due to a new job(and change in area, coupled with a break in the chain of my house sale, it appears that I am going to have to leave my house empty for maybe 6 to 8 weeks, while the sale catches back up.
I've taken on a rental property and that end is fine, but just wondering what I should do to keep the house secure before sale.
I've alerted my current insurers, who have agreed with it being empty for up to 3 months with an additional premium and some restrictions on the excesses, but just thinking through the practicalities of leaving it unfurnished.
water off at the stop cock.
electrics off at the consumer board.
drain the boiler system
gardener in to keep the front and rear garden tidy.
blinds and curtains kept open or closed?
Are these sensible and does anyone have any other suggestions?
Cheers
Steve
I put some standard lamps on timers in sensible places in the house, shutters are closed on the ground floor, central heating is knocked down to two 15 minute periods 12 hours apart, and ask a neighbour to keep his eye an the letterbox to shove any flyers/free newspapers through. And that's it.
Get one of these and attach it to a timer in an upstairs bedroom at the front of the property.
https://www.amazon.co.uk/FakeTV-FTV-10-UK-Burglar-...
https://www.amazon.co.uk/FakeTV-FTV-10-UK-Burglar-...
g7jtk said:
If it's over the winter stopcock off, heating set to constant, thermostat set to 5'C
We have our heating on 16degress year round 24/7 it is increased to 18-20 during coldest winter plus have hot water on for long periods every day (this is turned off when we are away naturally). All up in doing this we only spend £300 on gas a year cannot understand the 5degree option or even the 10degrees Gassing Station | Homes, Gardens and DIY | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff