The Landlord's Pre-Tenancy Checklist walks you through everything worth having sorted before you hand over the keys — property condition, safety requirements, documentation, meters, keys and check-in — so nothing important gets missed.
Everything to check before you hand over the keys.
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Six practical areas to work through before your tenant's start date, so handover day feels organised rather than rushed.
What's worth checking over before your tenant sees the property for the first time.
A reminder of the key certificates and checks landlords need in place before a tenancy starts.
The paperwork worth gathering together in advance, so nothing holds up move-in day.
What to record and who to notify so utilities transfer smoothly at the start of the tenancy.
A simple way to keep track of what's being handed over, and to whom, on the day.
A clear picture of how a well-run handover typically goes, so you know what "good" looks like.
This isn't a generic list pulled together for the sake of it. It reflects what Coopers Inventory Services has seen, again and again, matters most to landlords before a new tenancy begins — the details that get overlooked, and the ones that make check-in day go smoothly.
We're AIIC members based in Warlingham, working with private landlords and letting agents across Surrey every week.
This checklist is designed to help you feel organised and prepared before a new tenancy begins. It won't turn you into a professional inventory clerk, and it isn't meant to — an independent, professionally documented record of your property's condition is a different thing altogether, and one that carries real weight if a question ever comes up later.
Once you've worked through the checklist, that's exactly where Coopers comes in: an independent Inventory and Schedule of Condition, prepared by a professional clerk, giving you a clear record you can rely on from day one.
Not at all. The checklist is free for any private landlord preparing for a new tenancy, whether or not you've worked with us before.
No. The checklist helps you get organised before the tenancy starts. A professional Inventory and Schedule of Condition is a separate, independently documented report of your property's condition — something we prepare for you, not something the checklist replaces.
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Download The Landlord's Pre-Tenancy Checklist and head into handover day knowing you haven't missed anything important.