Letting your property: what to prepare

The papers to have ready

Tenants, agencies and notaries will ask who you are and whether the home is yours to let. Have the documents to hand before the first visit.

• Your identity document.
• The title deed, or the document you hold for the home.
• The latest electricity, gas and water bills, paid up.

The lease

Put it in writing. A lease drawn up by a notary carries the most weight if there is ever a dispute; a lease registered with the tax office is dated and on record. State the rent, how many months are paid in advance, the caution and what it covers, who pays the charges, and how either side ends the lease.

Rent is income: ask the tax office or your notary how to declare it.

Before the tenant moves in

Write down the state of the home room by room, with photos, and have both sides sign it: it is what you compare against when the lease ends. Give a receipt for every payment, naming the rent period or the caution.

Listing it on Buyutkom

A private owner can list a home once their mobile number is verified. Every listing is reviewed before it goes live and needs at least three photos. State the payment schedule and the caution: renters then see what they pay on signing day.

When the home is let, mark it so. A listing still up after the home has gone costs you calls and costs renters their time.