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Landlord's Inventories
A landlord’s inventory should include a list of all the items inside the property and outside all items within the boundary of the property including a description of the boundaries themselves. Landlord inventories are different from standard inventories because landlord inventories also note any damage or defects and the condition of items at the start of the tenancy.
It is a legal requirement for any landlady to lodge a tenant’s deposit with a government-backed tenancy deposit scheme if they are renting the property on an assured shorthold tenancy that started after 6 April 2007. If this deposit also covers potential damage to the property, a condition schedule is also required. Sometimes this can be combined with the inventory.
At the beginning and end of the tenancy tenants must sign off the inventory/condition schedule. This is important because the schedule could be looked at by the tenancy deposit scheme if there is a dispute over damages.
Anyone can write the schedule so a landlord or letting agent may carry out their own, but it is usually easier to get an Inventory Clerk to do one. The Clerks are not regulated but it is acceptable to request to see an example of a previous schedule with any addresses, names and rental property address excluded and ask for references before appointing anyone.
Schedules should include dated, coloured photographs of all areas of the property. If an item listed is new or there has been some redecoration this should be noted. Schedules must be very detailed covering for example; all appliances, fixtures and fittings, crockery, furniture, lampshades, light bulbs, curtain rails, floor coverings, windows, walls, ceilings, doors and outside of the property such as fencing, paths, garden, guttering, dustbins and utility readings. A detailed schedule of say a 4-bed furnished property will take several hours to complete.
Schedules can be quite difficult to do because of the volume of information and it is easy for something to be missed. So, it is very important to check the schedule before it is given to the tenants for signing off. Checking is even more important at the end of the tenancy to make sure any damages have been recorded in case of dispute.
Some Clerks are members of the Association of Independent Inventory Clerks (AIIC) https://theaiic.co.uk/
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