Just wondering, like.
We’re currently renting a house that has front and rear gardens. It’s a ‘nice’ house, not an uncared-for rental. A combination of the fact that we’re not great gardeners, the house was empty for a while before we took it amd the amount of rain we’ve had recently means that it’s looking a bit wild. Plus, if I’m honest, I don’t think it’s ever really been looked after brilliantly as there’s a lot of old, thick weeds. We realise this and are going to have a tidy up of it at the weekend.
Thing is, the landlord (who lives abroad) has just been round for an inspection and is happy with the state of the house, but has had a bit of a whinge about the state of the garden.
Now, if I were a landlord with a similar property, especially if I was abroad, I think I’d employ a gardener to go around say once a month to keep things tidy. Nothing major, just a couple of hours tidying borders, pruning etc. That way I’d know it was being done and wouldn’t get out of hand. It would of course be factored into the rent, but I actually think it would be a selling point.
What does the wisdom of STW think?