A useful checklist: Don’t forget…

1. To set up ‘Out of Office’ emails and Answer phones – but try not to specify any actual closure dates…it’s inviting burglars!

2. Cancel your milk orders

3. Time your heating to come on for an hour each day – and avoid a burst pipe

4. Ask your cleaners to do some extra cleaning – this is the perfect time for a carpet clean!

5. Empty all the bins and back up your computers just in case of fire

6. Do a final check before leaving the building, ensuring valuables are put away and doors/windows are properly locked!