The 10 things you should always do at home before going abroad

THE 10 things you should always do at home before you go abroad has been revealed with the summer holidays fast approaching.

Everyone has different ideas about how their home should be left before a holiday, with some more relaxed than others.

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Some people like to clean the whole house before going away, so it’s nice to come back to, while others are happy just knowing that the windows are shut.

Research of 2,000 adults revealed the most important things people do to prepare for a trip away, including doing the washing up and emptying the bins.  

It showed that 67 per cent have a regimented routine around the house before they go away, to make sure everything is in check before they depart.

Switching off the lights, turning down the heating and making sure all appliances are off at the wall appear on the check list of things to complete, as well as clearing out the fridge and watering the plants.

And for those who have a prepay energy meter, a priority for three in 10 (33 per cent) is topping it up so they don’t run out of credit while they are away.

Unfortunately, one in five (19 per cent) Brits have come home to find something has gone wrong while they were away.

With a burst pipe (54 per cent), a defrosted freezer (41 per cent) and mouldy food in the fridge (27 per cent) voted the worst annoyances to return to.

Despite this, emptying the fridge, taking out the bins and topping up the prepay energy meter are among things people are most likely to forget about before going away.

And six in 10 say they would be likely to adopt technology to relieve the stress of preparing their home before a holiday if it existed.

As many as 60 per cent feel stressed before a holiday, as there is so much to think about before they leave.

Others want to prepare as much as possible so they don’t have to worry while they are away (56 per cent).

As a result, people on average spend up to three hours prepping their home for their departure, and begin preparing four days before they leave.

The survey, via OnePoll, went on to find that as many as 97 per cent like to prep their home before a holiday.

More than half (59 per cent) do this so they don’t have to worry about getting organised on their return and 32 per cent just want to get straight back into work without having to do any chores.

Furthermore, 82 per cent consider it important to have a tidy home to return to.

Meanwhile, these are nine things to do in your kitchen before you go on holiday.

And these mums were divided over how much to clean a holiday rental house before checking out.

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