LETTABLE STANDARD
Property inspections
As part of the agreement between a private
landlord and St. Leger Homes, the property must meet our ‘Empty
Homes Standards’. Property inspections are carried out by
experienced officers as part of ALL packages.
Property Standards
We would require that any property that we
manage is in a reasonable condition to an agreed lettable standard.
Any property that we manage would have to be free of hazards as
prescribed in the Housing Health and Safety Rating System as well
as being safe, secure and clean - with all facilities and
components in good working order.
Our standard
Our standard is our guarantee to our customers
that, at the start of the tenancy their home is:
- safe with everything working properly
- secure
- clean
- in a reasonable condition
The property must be HHSRS
compliant
The Housing Health & Safety Rating System
(HHSRS) is a risk assessment tool which came into effect in England
on 6 April 2006 and is used to assess potential risks to the health
and safety of occupants in residential properties.
A risk assessment looks at the likely outcome
of an incident arising from the condition of the property and the
likely harmful outcome. To be decent, homes should be free of
serious (category 1) hazards.
We will be working in conjunction with Private
Sector Housing within Doncaster Council when assessing the
implications of the HHSRS results from each property that we
inspect.
The home is safe
- The gas and electric services are safe and working
properly
- The home has been checked for asbestos, we will provide a copy
of the certificate
- We have checked all inside doors with glass in to make sure
they are safe
- Footpaths, ramps and steps to main doors are free from surfaces
you could trip over
- Stair treads, banisters and any handrails inside and outside
are safe and fixed properly
- Floorboards and any fixed floor coverings are safe and fixed
properly
- Toilet seats are safely fitted and are not broken
- Any sheds, greenhouses and so on seem to be safe
The home is secure
- All doors and windows are secure and open and close easily
- You can lock or close securely on a latch all of the
windows
- If possible, we will provide keys for the windows with
locks.
- There is no broken or cracked glass
- Smoke alarms are fitted and we have tested them to make sure
they work
The home is clean
- The home and all the fittings are clean
- All carpets and floor coverings are clean
- The property has a good standard of internal and external
decoration
- We have removed any items the last tenant may have left
All services are working
properly
- The immersion heater is working properly
- The shower is working properly
- We have checked for, and carried out, any small repairs
- We have checked the plumbing system to make sure it is working
properly
- We will explain the central-heating controls and provide
manuals or instruction leaflets if possible
- The bath and sinks have got plugs