Phase 4

Property

Securing and insuring the home, contents, clearance, cleaning, gas capping and handing it on.

Work through these in your own time — ticking one is enough for today.

• Insure the empty property properlyConvert the policy to unoccupied property cover.
• Photograph and list the contentsWalk each room with your phone before anything moves.
• Clear the propertyBook clearance once the contents have been agreed.
• Hoarding, pests and infestationGet the property assessed for flies, wasps, rodents and hoarded waste before anyone clears it.
• Specialist cleaning, if it is neededArrange specialist cleaning where the death was unattended.
• Gas capping, safety certificates and the deep cleanBook a Gas Safe engineer and a final clean before handover.
• Sell the property or hand it backDecide between selling on the open market, at auction, or a cash sale.