Here are the only tips you need to ensure both you and your tenants have a merry Christmas

Christmas comes but once a year, and it's the perfect time to cement a good relationship between landlord and tenant. Whether it's a little gift you provide for the household as a way of wishing well in the festive season or just making sure they know that you're on-hand should they need you, a little goes a long way at Christmas.

'Tis the season

You should never be a tyrant to your tenants, but this is especially true with Christmas communications. It's a time to be merry, and it's also a time to understand that so many variables come into effect. Either take it easy and let your tenants get on with whatever they want to do or, preferably, keep in touch and ensure that both parties stay happy with everything around the holidays.

Merry Christmas maintenance

There's a lot to be said for prevention rather than cure here. Always keep up on any issues of damp, mould, pipe damage reporting or anything else that you know will be a lot worse down the line come any cold weather.

It's also sensible to take in recent legislative changes regarding energy efficiency. Even if your property is compliant with being above the necessary standards, if your tenants are reporting draughts then act on this information before winter's full chill hits.

Decorations

Be clear about what you're happy with in the way of decorations, and what level of permanence is acceptable. Forgetting the 12 days of Christmas and religious or superstitious reasons for taking the decorations down, some decisions leave lasting effects.

If you're happy with fixtures and fittings involved in putting lights up on the property then great. If it's something you'd rather not be going on, let your tenants know to stick with the impermanent illuminations that can easily go up and come down without any drilling needed.

Driving home for Christmas

Communication is key and it's worth a message or calls to tenants in order to find out if they're leaving your property vacant over the holiday season. Ensure that they know to leave the heating on a couple of times a day to avoid any damage to pipes.

In some cases of tenants staying elsewhere over Christmas for long periods, you may be able to arrange to visit the property yourself to air rooms, check pipework, or perform any other seasonally suitable task that keeps things in good condition.

Lastly, sometimes it's just the smallest of gestures that make a huge difference. Send a card. After all, you can't use the excuse of not knowing the address.

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