Get an empty property ready to let
Ready to Let is our free void check. Walk round an empty property with your phone, safety checks first, then every room, and get a dated PDF report with a works list.
Free. No account and no app to install. Works anywhere in the UK.
Every empty day costs rent
An empty property earns nothing, and a void drags on when nobody is sure what is left to do. A clear list of what needs fixing, room by room, is what turns a vague job into a date.
Speed is only half of it. The keys should not go out until the alarms work, the gas and electrics have been checked, upper floor windows are restricted and any fire doors close properly. Our page on void turnarounds explains how we take on the work.
Before the keys go out
In England, private and social landlords must make sure there is a smoke alarm on every storey used as living accommodation, and a carbon monoxide alarm in any room with a fixed combustion appliance other than a gas cooker. The alarms must be checked and working on the day a new tenancy begins.
Where there is gas, the landlord needs a current gas safety record from a Gas Safe registered engineer, and a copy must be given to a new tenant before they move in.
Private landlords must have the electrical installation inspected and tested at least every five years and give a new tenant a copy of the report before they move in. The same rules have applied to new social housing tenancies since 1 December 2025.
Falls from windows and fire safety are both hazards a home is judged on under the Housing Health and Safety Rating System. In blocks of flats, flat entrance doors and communal fire doors have their own checks under fire safety law.
Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland have their own rules. Ready to Let gives you a dated record of what you saw. It does not make a property safe or meet a legal duty on its own. This is a plain summary, not legal advice.
The property first, then every room
Ready to Let follows our printable void property checklist item for item. The whole property is checked once and first, including the safety checks. Then you go room by room, with water and fittings asked in kitchens and bathrooms only.
First look
5 checks- 1Anything left behind noted and cleared
- 2Keys and fobs all returned
- 3Meter readings taken
- 4Asbestos records checked before any work that could disturb the building
- 5Locks changed, or every key accounted for
Asked once for the whole property, before the rooms. Add a photo of anything wrong.
Before letting
4 checks- 6Smoke alarms and carbon monoxide alarms present and tested
- 7Gas safety record current, where there is gas
- 8Electrical report current
- 9Fire doors closing properly, where there are any
Also asked once. A failed alarm, gas, electrical, fire door, asbestos or window restrictor check marks the property Not ready to let.
Every room
7 checks- 10Internal doors open, close and latch
- 11Windows open, close and lock
- 12Restrictors on upper floor windows working
- 13No sign of damp or mould
- 14Holes, cracks and marks repaired
- 15Decoration ready for the next tenant
- 16Flooring flat, with no lifted edges or tears
Kitchens and bathrooms
5 checks- 17Taps, toilets and showers working, with no leaks
- 18Sinks and basins draining properly
- 19Sealant clean and unbroken
- 20Extractor fans pulling air
- 21Cupboards, drawers and worktops sound
Asked in kitchens and bathrooms only.
The whole property, then room by room on your phone, with a dated PDF report and a works list.
Start the free checkA report and a works list
- A dated PDF report by email, with every answer, your notes and photos
- A clear Ready to let or Not ready to let at the top, with any failed safety check first
- A works list of everything that needs doing, room by room
- If the property is in our area, our number, so you can send us the list for a quote
Three steps
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Add the property
Name the property, pick its type and add the postcode.
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Check it through
Answer the property checks, then go room by room with photos.
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Get the report
Press Email me the report, and a dated PDF arrives in your inbox.
It saves on your phone as you go, so you can stop, lose signal or come back another day.
Finish within a week, because some phones clear what a page has saved after seven days without a visit.
One job, one invoice
Impress Maintenance in Newton Aycliffe clears, repairs, makes good and decorates as one job, so you are ringing one contractor instead of coordinating four. Gas safety checks and electrical reports go to registered engineers, and we fit around whoever you use.
We turn voids round across County Durham, Teesside and Tyne and Wear. Everywhere else, the report tells you to take the works list to a local property maintenance firm.
Before you start
Is this a void inspection or a safety certificate?
No. Ready to Let is a self check for whoever looks after the property. It gives you a dated record of what you saw, but it does not replace a gas safety check or an electrical report by a registered engineer, or any statutory check.
Is it really free?
Yes. There is no charge and nothing to sign up to. If the property needs work and it is in our area, the report gives our number, and it is up to you whether to ring.
Can you do the gas and electrical checks?
No. Gas safety checks and electrical reports go to registered engineers. We work around whoever you use, or bring in an engineer we have worked with for years.
What happens to my details?
We use them to make and send your report and to keep a record of your check. We only contact you about what you found if you tick the box to say we can. Photos and our copy of the report are deleted after 6 months, and the rest after 12 months unless the check becomes work. Our privacy notice has the full details.
Does it ask about the tenants?
No. It looks at the property only. It asks nothing about the people who lived there before or who will move in next.