How to rent out my property with external areas requiring Acrow supports?
Can you board off unsafe areas? Otherwise I woukdn’t as a potential nightmare.
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If I were in that situation I’d start by asking my insurers for advice.
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Appreciate the response. Looking for a health & safety guide with rule and regulations,for letting a holiday home, aware of any for France
Thank you for responding. I’m with you, could be a nightmare.
And perhaps print a few << Ne touche pas !!! >> signs
Not for a holiday home specifically (apart from smoke alarms )but rental of property more generally must not harm the safety and security of the tenant
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No offence but I would not even consider paying to rent a holiday property with building works or scaffolding etc in situ. Even less with children running about, there would never be a moment’s peace. Sorry to the OP but he did ask.
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I don’t think anyone here could give a proper response without more information.
Is this a separate structure that requires supports but could be properly fenced off, or are the children’s bedrooms over a void & being supported by some random acrows?
Are you looking for new rentals, or is the damage subsequent to existing bookings?
@M8x2R0b
Bet your life if there is an accident/incident to a tenant… you (as the Owner) will have the book thrown at you.
and if the Insurance company is “in the dark” they’ll wash their hands.
So, as suggested, talk with Insurers and also talk with Mairie or wherever the Holiday Rental is registered… Health & Safety exists and is ignored at one’s peril.
Perhaps better to err on the side of caution and leave the place vacant until works are finished and the Site is declared safe for all comers 
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Just advertise it as “Collapsing building available to rent” and see who bites. You may have to throw in some hard hats as sweeteners.
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As others have said ask, if you go ahead std site safety rules would apply, I know UK rules which because of IOSH are reasonably European.
You would need to construct a complete safety hoarding around the area affected with safety lights so there is no access to any dangerous parts. Signage of course. But you would not escape your liability if an accident occurred. Cant say much more without more information on the risk. A written risk assement agreed by your insurers to cover you and demonstrate due diligence has been carried out.
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As I thought, so good to of you to give such a comprehensive response. Thank you
Thank you, definitely could be fenced off, looking for correct procedures to follow.
Sadly Stella, I’m not sure the owner would listen to any advice being offered, rather they appear to have an unjustified sense of entitlement. We were fortunate not to have sustained any physical injuries and I’m guessing their insurance has not been notified.
Have I read this posting wrong? I thought the OP is the owner asking about how to fence the building off from holidaymakers renting it. From the posting above this one, it appears to ME that he is the one who spent a holiday there and not the owner.
Yes. As is evident from his other postings in my thread about how (not) to run a gite, he was a guest at a gite where part of the property was falling down.
I only read the very first original posting and presumed he was the owner as it does say How to rent out my property with external areas etc… Nothing else mentioned.
Yes, a bit contradictory (or unclear)