A landlord's guide to handing over a property you no longer want to manage

Plenty of good landlords reach the point where the phone calls, the certificates and the trades are more than they want to handle. Handing over management should be simple. This is what a clean transition looks like.

Before the handover

1. Tenancy agreements for every current occupier, including any renewals.
2. Deposit details: which scheme, the reference, and the prescribed information you served.
3. Certificates: gas safety, electrical installation condition report, energy performance, and any licence.
4. Keys and access: every set, including meter cupboards and outbuildings.

What we do first

We inspect the property and read the paperwork. Where there are gaps, for example an expired electrical report, we set out the works and costs before we take responsibility. You see the plan before anything is signed.

Then, the boring part, done well

Scheduled inspections with written records. Planned maintenance rather than emergency call-outs. Certificates renewed before they lapse. A plain quarterly statement of what was done, spent and scheduled.

"The measure of good management is how rarely anyone has to think about the property."

What it costs

Terms are agreed in writing before handover. If a property needs improvement first, we agree that scope separately, so there are no surprises later.