Episode Details

In this episode Simon Bacon and Ian Sadler work through the 20 questions landlords ask about presenting a property for rent: what tenants notice in the first thirty seconds, whether to redecorate before letting, why neutral decor still wins, whether to furnish (the answer depends more on where the property is than most landlords realise), how much energy efficiency now matters to tenants worried about running costs, what makes photographs work, and what move-in ready actually means in practice.

There is also one small operational habit Simon's agency has adopted that almost nobody talks about, and which quietly prevents a lot of first-week complaints. It is in the move-in ready answer.

Simon Bacon is the owner of Preferential Properties, a lettings and sales agency serving Sutton Coldfield and North Birmingham with over 17 years in property management. Get in touch at prefprop.com.

CHAPTERS 

0:00 Cold open 

0:18 Welcome 

1:30 Does presentation really affect how quickly a property lets? 

2:21 What is the first thing tenants notice? 

2:51 How important is cleanliness? 

4:05 Should the property be redecorated before letting? 

4:57 Is neutral decor still important? 

5:44 How important is the kitchen? 

6:22 How important is the bathroom? 

7:06 Do all fixtures and fittings need to work? 

7:36 Are small repairs worth doing? 

8:07 How important is storage? 

8:41 Should I furnish the property? 

10:11 How important is energy efficiency to tenants? 

12:01 Do tenants pay attention to the EPC rating? 

12:04 Why is professional photography important? 

13:36 How to prepare a property for photographs 

15:07 How important is pricing? 

15:45 What does move-in ready actually mean? 

17:14 What are tenants comparing my property against? 

18:18 The biggest mistake landlords make 

18:43 The 5 key takeaways

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