The gentleman from the letting agency has just left, and it was considerably more optimistic than I'd thought.
His first impression was that the house needs redecorating - hpmf I say - but aside from that.... I'll need to get the gas and electricity tested, and a bannister installed on the stairs upstairs, but his company has contacts that can deal with all of these. Rent in this area is a little higher than I was expecting, and so it's probably worth getting the various bits of work done first - it should pay for itself.
I was quite surprised that he said not to leave electrical appliances. For one thing, they'll need to be tested to make sure that they're not lethal; for another, if they're on the inventory, then there's an onus on the landlord to provide a new one if the existing one breaks. That does make sense, now that I've thought about it, but it wouldn't have occured to me otherwise.
I wonder if I can talk him into leaving all the electrical appliances off the inventory... Failing that - anyone want a well-used microwave?
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