Protect your property with our reliable Independent Inventory Service

An inventory is a binding legal document, providing an accurate record of the condition and contents of a property at the beginning of a tenancy. It forms part of the Tenancy agreement between a landlord and tenant. All defects and soiling must be noted in detail in the inventory in order to ensure that a landlord is able to prove whether a tenant caused damage or is liable for cleaning costs.

The High Court in many recent cases has ruled that when letting agents have compiled an inventory for a landlord who employs them, a conflict of interest occurs; the Agent therefore, cannot be seen as independent, so rulings have generally been in favour of the Tennant.

As a result of this, it is now essential for Landlords and Agents to employ an Independent Inventory Clerk for the following reasons

An independent and unbiased inventory will give protection to all parties making things easier to resolve should a ‘deposit dispute’ occur.
To ensure that landlords have a secure basis for claims against a tenants deposit.
To ensure that tenants are not held responsible for inappropriate charges.
To ensure that tenancy negotiations on the deposit can be dealt with quickly and easily.
A detailed inventory should demonstrate to tenants that landlords are serious about the condition of their property and tenants are reassured that deductions from their deposit at the tenancy end can be fully justified and transparent.

Our independent fully insured service generates computerised systematic reports, fully integrating a floor plan with photographs. Therefore producing highly detailed infallible evidence of ‘check in’ and ‘check out’ the report is automatically updated at every step and is usually available within 24hrs.

	Inventory		Check-in	Interim	Check-out
	Unfurnished	Furnished	Unfurnished / Furnished	Unfurnished / Furnished	Unfurnished / Furnished
Studio/One bed	£60	£75	£40 and £50	£40 and £50	£50 and £60
Two Bed	£65	£80	£45 and £55	£45 and £55	£55 and £65
Three bed	£75	£90	£60 and £70	£60 and £70	£65 and £75
Four Bed	£85	£100	£65 and £75	£65 and £75	£80 and £95

For properties that are larger and/or those that are heavily furnished a separate price will be negotiated.

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