Tenancy ending after 25+ years: how to assess and renovate property

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Thank you Alexr and artfullodger, both good pieces of advice. I’m going to take a deep breath, enter the property with a notepad and pen, and walk around in the 1st instance. I think estate agents would be useful to give an opinion of what I’d need to do to attract and get ready for a family/ professionals...

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Sure JPkeates. Agreed. I have been through the baptism by fire already, when I had to take control of two properties via power of attorney 6 years ago, because my late father had dementia and could not manage them. That was in the middle of the bigger job of keeping my dad safe and managing his care....

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Thank you flying freehold, I didn’t know this was a service that even existed, it certainly sounds useful. I’ll look at local companies....

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Any particular reason g373?

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Mariner I am not sure I understand your question. Also, I'm not sure how the details of the tenancy, which as I mentioned is a rolling AST tenancy, have a bearing on my post, which is to do with the best way to go about assessing and renovating the property post tenants moving out.

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Yes, they are on a rolling AST.
I think looking at the drains will be a priority.
The boiler packed up about 2 years ago and I go a new combi boiler put in.
my only known known is: rotting wood around windows which will need replacing
The tenants mentioned some damp/ leaking...

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My tenants have informed me they will probably be moving out next spring. They have been in the 3 bedroom house for over 25 years ( the property originally belonged to my mother). In that time I have had minimal access and it is likely there will be much to address. They are a couple with 3 kids, and...