Information for tenants on looking after your...

Information for tenants regarding

Fencing:

Once your fence has been fitted, it is important to look after if carefully so that it lasts as long as possible.

• Regularly stain or paint your fence with products designed specifically for fencing.
• Keep vines and bushes away from the fence and trim them regularly. Plants will damage the fence as they grow, and it is your responsibility to keep them under control. 
• Make sure sprinklers don’t constantly spray your fence.
• Don’t have BBQs or bonfires near your fence and do not use your fence to launch fireworks from. Remember your fence is made of timber and will burn.
• Do not kick balls or allow children to kick balls against your fence and make sure that no one leans or climbs on the fence.

Should your fencing require any repair or replacement, please contact the Bushbury Hill Repairs Line on 0800 328 4090 to report it.
If you don't yet pay the fencing charge of £2 per week (added to your rent) and any replacement amounts to a value exceeding £500 then you will be required to pay the charge (don't worry this doesn't happen immediately and you will be kept informed as to when the addition will take place)

If you already pay the fencing charge, then the repair or replacement will just take place in the usual way.

Kitchen:

There are a few steps you can take to help your kitchen:

• Your kitchen should be cleaned regularly and treated with care
• Be cautious of specific areas that could pose a problem like for example where you put the kettle and where the steam directs
• Any spillages on the worktop or floor should be mopped up as soon as possible. This is to prevent staining.
• It’s a good idea to use a chopping board when preparing food to help prevent scratches and marks to the work top

Bathroom:

Here’s a few ways you can look after your bathroom:

• Your bathroom should be cleaned regularly and treated with care
• Avoid using abrasive cleaners that may scratch the surface of the bath/wash hand basin/WC
• Take care with the use of descalers as these may dull any chrome/shiny surfaces
• Avoid using real flame candles (scented tea lights etc) as these can get very hot and may cause damage to plastic items like a bath not to mention the risk of personal injury

Pest Control:

As per your tenancy agreement, pest control is the tenant’s responsibility. Please note that BHEMB have no facility to help with pest control.
Pest control can be a big problem if you do not deal with it promptly. Please make sure you deal with it as soon as possible through the relevant channels.

To find out more about how City of Wolverhampton Council can help with pest control, please visit:

Wolverhampton Pest Control information page here.

Here is some information taken from the Councils website:

Prices may vary depending on your issue, the prices through Wolverhampton Council are as followed:

Rats
First Treatment: £88 
Revisits: £48 per visit

Mice
First Treatment: £88
Revisits: £48 per visit

Fleas
First Treatment: £100 (One free follow up visit included)

Wasps
First Treatment: £80.00 (One free follow up visit included)

Ants
First Treatment: £83 (One free follow up visit included)

Cockroaches
First Treatment: £105 (One free follow up visit included)

Bedbugs
First Treatment: £205 (One free follow up visit included)

As pest control is a paid for service, you are quite welcome to employ who you wish providing they are certified and can produce valid credentials

To make an online pest control booking with CWC, click here!