What does a landlord have to replace

tlc678910

Even if PAT testing is not a legal requirement you leave yourself open to being sued i.e. tenant mows over cable and electrocutes themselves (with your mower, your electrics - if you don't leave instruction to use a circuit breaker are you implying that one is not necessary etc etc). Although you are only trying to be helpful it is just not worth the bother. Let them sort out their own lawnmower like most people do.

Other electrical goods same applies. Why get involved supplying (and as such implying goods are safe) if you don't need to? If you do supply buying new or PAT testing is your due diligence that the items are safe.

glasgowdan

I'd fully expect to leave a mower in the shed if I was renting out my house with a garden. I'd fully expect a mower to be provided if I was renting a house with a garden.

I wouldn't go anywhere further than writing into the agreement that gardens must be maintained and presented in a similar condition upon vacating the property at the end of the lease.

HappyMJ

glasgowdan wrote: »

I'd fully expect to leave a mower in the shed if I was renting out my house with a garden. I'd fully expect a mower to be provided if I was renting a house with a garden.

I wouldn't go anywhere further than writing into the agreement that gardens must be maintained and presented in a similar condition upon vacating the property at the end of the lease.

I expect the tenants to vacuum the floors too should I leave a Hoover?

I do not provide a mower with my rental property which has a garden.

I do not provide a shed with the rental property either.

The garage is insecure and the up and over door can easily be opened without a key just with a bit of brute force. I do not have any contents insurance on the property and a mower would quite clearly be contents. I do not want that liability.

seven-day-weekend

We rent out a flat and have provided a built-in cooker and hob, washer/dryer (to encourage the tenant not to dry washing inside the flat) and a fridge-freezer. Both the latter items bought nearly new (i.e. new as regards working but maybe with a dent or scratch). If any of these broke down, we would expect to replace them.

If it had a garden we would also leave a lawnmower and basic garden tools and possibly a shed too.