COVID Information

 

Our priority during this time is the safety of our team, vendors, tenants, landlords, viewers, contractors, any other party and members of the wider community. 

Our risk assessments are given the highest priority and are routinely reassessed during this time.

Our office is minimally staffed with a reduced amount of team members with other team members working remotely to maintain social distancing within the office.  The office remains locked with access by appointment only.

When appointments are made we send out emails with up to date information about how the appointment will work.

 

VIEWINGS – FOR VIEWERS

On arrival at the viewing we ask that all viewers complete a covid-19 questionnaire.

We ask that viewers of sales and rental properties adhere to the following: 

  • Let us know if you have any symptoms of Covid-19 or are self-isolating before the viewing. You must not attend

  • Maximum of 2 adults from the same household

  • Ideally children should not be present but we understand this may be difficult.  Please contact us if you need to bring children

  • Wear a face mask.  Let us know in advance if you are not able to do this

  • Wear a new pair of disposable gloves

  • Avoid touching surfaces and bring your own hand sanitiser

 At the viewing:

  • The member of our team will have opened the front door and all doors inside the property will be left open

  • Our team member will wear gloves and a face mask

  • Maintain social distancing (2 metres) at all times

  • If our team member is not there before you please allow them space to open the property

  • You will view the property and our team member will stay outside

  • We ask that viewings are carried out in a reasonable time

  • Take any used gloves or masks with you

  • If you have questions after the viewing please contact us on 01823-259604 or at info@wareandco.com

 

VIEWINGS – FOR OCCUPIERS

We ask that occupiers of properties for sale or rental adhere to the following:

  • Let us know if you or anyone in your household have any symptoms of Covid-19 or are self-isolating before the viewing. The appointment must be cancelled.

  • Open all internal doors and ensure surfaces such as door handles are cleaned before and after each viewing with standard household cleaning products

  • Vacate the property whilst the viewing is taking place

 At the viewing: 

  • Our team member will wear gloves and a face mask

  • Maintain social distancing (2 metres) at all times

  • If our team member is not there before the viewers arrive and they knock on the door please advise them that they must wait for our team member to arrive

  • Our team member will stay outside so we ask that you remove/secure any valuables

  • We usually like to have a chat but we would ask that any discussions are left until we are back at the office. Please do call us on 01823-259604.

 

FREE VALUATIONS

We ask that potential vendors adhere to the following:

  • Let us know if you have any symptoms of Covid-19 or are self-isolating before the viewing.  The appointment must be cancelled

  • Open all internal doors and ensure surfaces such as door handles are cleaned before with standard household cleaning products 

At the appointment: 

  • We will knock your door and then follow social distancing for answering the door

  • We then ask that you stay in the garden ideally or in one room whilst we are there and wear a face mask

  • Our team member will wear gloves and a face mask

  • Maintain social distancing (2 metres) at all times

  • We will carry out the appointment in as minimum time as possible

  • We usually like to have a chat but would ask that after the appointment we liaise by telephone, zoom, facetime, WhatsApp and/or e-mail.

 

Our priority is the safety of our team, all parties and members of the community.  If we feel that safety measures are not being adhered to we will not carry out the appointment.

 

TENANTS

We will continue to contact you by e-mail when a visit or safety inspection is becoming due and work with you by communication by phone, e-mail, zoom and facetime to enable these.  We are working with our contractors to ensure that all parties are fully informed of new procedures.  We will work through all events together as guidance changes and being mindful of everyone’s different circumstances and concerns.

 

CONTRACTORS

When we instruct a job we expect our contractors to follow all government and industry governing body’s rules and guidance. We ask them to contact tenants in advance to let them know what they expect tenants to do and how they will conduct the visit.  We have specific procedures for key collection and return which all contractors are advised of.