What Landlords Must Do When Clearing a House
What Do Landlords Have To Consider When Clearing Out A House If you own a rental property, then you may already know what’s involved when clearing a house after your tenants have moved out. Although tenants can clean up after themselves, and be tidy, others will simply leave waste on the property before they move out. If you have drawn up a contract with your tenant, then you may have required them to clean up any rubbish and dispose of waste in the bins. Make sure that your tenants know which the last day for waste collection is before they leave, and ensure that they dispose of their waste responsibly through recycling. Even if your tenants throw away their rubbish in the correct manner, you may still have problems with the council over the amount of rubbish collected. This is particularly true if you operate an HMO (house of multiple occupancy), where each of your tenants are producing and discarding their own rubbish. There is a limit of 240L on all household waste and recycling, and you will be responsible for any waste exceeding this amount. The best solution to this problem is to call in a third party who can dispose of the waste for you. This is the best solution to the problem of carrying large amounts of rubbish away from your rental property on a regular basis. Who’s Responsibility is it? Cleaning up after a tenant’s lease has ended is also another important issue in landlord waste management. Once the house is vacant, disposing of the waste becomes the landlord’s responsibility, and this means that you will have to dispose of the rubbish properly. Unlike waste from your own home, however, you will not be able to treat it as household waste, and put it out for collection. As you are running the home as a business, you will have to dispose of any rubbish or unwanted items as though they were commercial waste. Disposing of commercial waste means that the landlord has a duty of care in the removal of waste. Associated Fines Most local councils will not help landlords who need to clear away rubbish from an untenanted property, and items such as mattresses and carpets which are being replaced have to be removed according to local council rules. If these items are not removed in a legal fashion, including throwing the waste into the garden, or into the street, then the landlord could face fines of between £2000 and £50,000. Throwing waste into the street can also lead to prosecution and even a prison sentence. In order to protect yourself from this type of punishment, landlords need to hire third parties who specialise in house clearance, and specifically commercial rubbish collection. Your contractor must have the necessary licence to perform that type of work, and must also provide you with details of where the waste will be taken. A Duty of Care note will also be necessary, including a disposal route plan for your rubbish. This will ensure that the waste carrier can be trusted, and that you will not risk being prosecuted for fly tipping or disposing of your rubbish...
Read MoreWhat New EU Rules Mean For Rubbish Collection
Here’s What You Need To Know About The New EU Rules Regarding Rubbish Collection In 2015, new EU rules will require that households in the UK to do more when it comes to removing rubbish from their home responsibly. Currently, the majority of councils in the country provide a few recycling bins for homeowners in their area. These might include a bin for paper or cardboard, one for plastics and glass, and another for food waste alongside the standard waste bin. This is manageable when the householder has standard home waste, but when there is more rubbish, or the homeowner is running a business from their property which might generate more cardboard or plastic waste, there may be more than a standard collection bin can handle. New Rules The new rules require that councils collect recycling waste separately, which may mean that paper or plastic collections are only done fortnightly. This can mean that homeowners with a larger than average amount of recycling waste will need to choose other options when it comes to disposing of their waste, including glass and metal. Rather than having to take this to the tip every week, and being unable to record such disposal if you are a home business, you can take the step of employing a team of removal experts to help you get rid of excess rubbish before it becomes a problem. Find A Qualified Removal Company When searching for someone to help you remove this recycling waste, you will need to find a rubbish removal or clearance business which is qualified to help you dispose of your waste responsibly. You will be looking for a company who are approved by the Environment Agency, and has the resources to help you get rid of recycling waste. The company concerned will need to have a responsible waste disposal policy, and may also be able to tell you exactly where the waste will be going once it has been collected from your home. Heavy Fines Issued For Irresponsible Rubbish Clearance Homeowners need to find a rubbish clearance business that they can rely upon, because they will be responsible for where that waste ends up. Fly tipping is being investigated more thoroughly by councils now, and if fly-tipped rubbish is traced back to you, the council could issue a heavy fine. Rather than having to face this risk, homeowners and small businesses need to make the decision that they will only employ responsible and reliable rubbish clearance firms, who can be trusted to handle your waste effectively. When you are searching for a business that fits these requirements, you will want a company that can provide you with good references, and also have the support systems in place which will allow them to collect your rubbish, and a recycling centre which is able to take the rubbish you are discarding. Not all recycling centres will handle the same waste, so it is important that your company are able to take your rubbish to a centre that handles your specific recycling, whether that is glass, plastic or...
Read MoreSimple Rubbish Clearance Tips: Get Rid Of Garden Junk
Get Rid Of Garden Junk with These Simple Rubbish Clearance Tips for a Stress Free Day Sometimes with hectic lives there is not enough time to take care of everything that is needed at home, especially in the gardens. Gardens can easily become strewn with rubbish and waste which needs to be cleared away. High winds, fly tipping and even just waste from your own property can quickly make your garden look like a rubbish tip rather than a place to relax. If you want to tidy the garden, or need to clear it as part of a larger house clearance, then you will need to take steps to tackle the mounting pile of rubbish in your outside area. The problem is particularly intense if you are trying to clear away dead shrubs and trees, or if you want to landscape the garden. This often leaves a lot of rubbish which can block your garden and make your neighbours unhappy. Rather than face complaints going to the council, you can follow a few simple tips to help make tidying your garden easy. Cut up plant waste to make it easy to remove If you have had work done in your garden, then you may be faced with a lot of rubbish at the end of it, including branches, tree stumps and vegetation that are making the garden look untidy. Rather than cart these branches around your garden and try to jam them into your bin, you could cut them up to make them easier to transport. Use garden shears to trim those unattractive branches and make putting them into your waste bin for the council to collect much easier. Invest in a wood chipper High winds can blow down even large trees, and will also knock down fences or cause other damage which leaves you with a lot of wood to get rid of. You might not be able to cut it all up small enough to make it easy to move, but a wood chipper can help you to grind down large lumps of wood into small chips. You may even find that your neighbours want some of this waste, since it can be good for fertilising areas or using as bedding. Start a compost heap If you are clearing the garden to make it more attractive, then one way to handle garden waste is to create a compost heap. These used to be common in the gardens, but are now extremely rare, simply because people don’t have the time or skill to create a really effective compost heap. They can, however, be worth the effort if you have a lot of vegetable matter, as they nourish the ground and are a cheap and easy source of fertiliser for plants and trees. Remove fly tipped rubbish Fly tipping can be a serious problem in parts of Bracknell and the surrounding areas, and if you have suffered this problem then the only thing you can really do is to have a rubbish removal team clear it away. You will be responsible for removing the rubbish once it is dumped, and a professional team can help you to get rid of every scrap of rubbish left in your garden by fly tippers. Following these tips will help you to transform your garden into a relaxing and nice area for yourself and your family. It is never too late to start that job you have been postponing for so...
Read MoreGet rid of household waste easily with simple rubbish removal tips
Get rid of household waste easily with simple rubbish removal tips for your home Houses and the spaces around them such as garages and sheds tend to attract junk. Homeowners keep furniture which is no longer needed, or which is a ‘bit broken’, intending to fix it at some time. Over time, household waste and junk builds up, and it requires a dedicated effort to ensure that your home is completely cleaned of all kinds of junk. If you live in Reading, Wokingham, Newbury, Henley, Maidenhead, Bracknell or any other surrounding area and want to remove household waste from your property, then you need to take steps to organise yourself, and follow a few simple rubbish removal tips for the best way to get rid of your household waste and unwanted junk. Throw away everything that you don’t need Most of the waste which is sitting in attics and garages is just not needed, but people keep it in their homes because they believe that it might be wanted at a later date. It can be all too easy to avoid throwing things out by hanging on for future needs, but more often than not these unused articles will sit in the shed or garage until you move house. Rather than having these items sitting unwanted and taking up space, it is a better idea to declutter your home by clearing away all of this unwanted waste. The first steps in clearing away all these unwanted items mean taking all of the clutter out of your garage, shed or attic. You may need help with this, as it can be dirty and time-consuming. House clearance companies can do the job for you, and this means that the junk is removed more quickly. Once you have all of your rubbish out in the open, you can then start clearing it away. Make decisions about what to remove, and what to save. For example, if you have kept a load of magazines, the time may be to throw them away. Think carefully about what you might need in the future, and try to be realistic. Divide up your rubbish Sort through the items by having two canvases placed on the ground near to the junk. One canvas should be for items that you want, while the other should be for things which need to be thrown away. Try to portion out the items from your Henley garage so that the majority of pieces go onto the rubbish canvas, with only a small amount left on the other. Have the rubbish you don’t want removed Once you have set aside all the things that you want to keep, you will be left with a lot of rubbish which needs to be thrown away. Taking all these items to the tip and back can be very time consuming, and may also mean that you spend a lot of money dragging items to the tip. There might also be old furniture and other items that you can’t carry in the back of the average family car. Instead of struggling with these items, it makes more sense to call in a professional house clearance team who work in the Reading, Wokingham, Newbury, Henley, Maidenhead, Bracknell and surrounding areas who can help you to remove the junk that you don’t...
Read MoreStart Afresh With These Easy House Clearance Tips
Start Afresh With These Easy House Clearance Tips For Your Home Clearing out a house can be a very trying experience. Most people who have moved house will confirm that it is one of the most stressful events of their life, and not just because they are waiting for other people to complete their own house move, or because they need to sign legal documents. In fact, one of the biggest areas of stress during a house move is taking everything out of the property. From articles in the garden to stuff in the attic, it all has to be taken away. If you have never done anything like this before, it can be very difficult to manage for those without experience, but if you need to clear a house for any reason, then you can learn from other’s knowledge and follow a few simple tips that will help you to do the work with less stress. Start early Don’t leave the house clearance to the last minute. You will have to leave items in the house until you can move into another property, but that doesn’t mean that you can’t start on the process before anything is agreed. Start by making lists of everything that is in each room, and planning what items will go into your new home. You may decide that you want to throw away that old bed with the broken frame, or get rid of the 20-year-old sofa. Start clearing out rubbish from external areas such as sheds and outhouses, and bring down all the items from the attic. Tidy up areas so that all extraneous junk is removed. You might have to start the clearance months in advance in order to tidy every area of the property. Banish sentiment and useless items A lot of junk is kept in the house due to sentimental reasons, or because it gets put away for a moment and forgotten. You may not realise just how much junk you have accumulated, and you won’t be able to take all of it with you unless you are moving to a mansion. A house clearance is the perfect time to get rid of those items which have been taking up space for years. You may need to be ruthless, throwing out things which are no longer going to be used, or which won’t have a place in your new home. Put aside everything which is destined for the local tip. Get professional help House clearance is hard for those who have never done anything like it before, but it can be very easy for professionals. If you want to make your clearance a more pleasant experience, then you should rely on house clearance professionals. Not only will they help you to take things out of your property, but they can also offer rubbish removal services which can get rid of the things you don’t want. If you live in the area of Reading, Wokingham, Newbury, Henley, Maidenhead, Bracknell and surroundings, you can get assistance with your house clearance from a professional rubbish removal...
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