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If you employ someone, check they have a robust method of carrying out an inventory. | |
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Ideally make sure they are members of AIIC or APIP. | |
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If you prefer to do the inventory yourself, don’t create your own, make sure you have a good system to help you, such as Inventory Genius. | |
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Make sure the inventory has:
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Include the property address on each page. | |
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Carry out the inventory on the day of move in, or the day before. | |
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Make sure you clearly word everything – someone has to be able to read and understand it without you being there. | |
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Be specific, if there are scratches, don’t say ‘a few’ say two or three. | |
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If you have evidence an item or decorations carried out to the property are new insert the date. | |
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Take date and time stamped photos of everything. | |
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Make sure the outside walls and floors are safe, eg no loose tiles or bricks. | |
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Inspect all walls, ceilings and fixtures and fittings, check for scratches, knocks and marks. | |
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Check for stains and rips in flooring and carpets. | |
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Look for signs of damp and mould, especially in bathrooms and around windows. | |
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Make sure electric and gas appliances, plumbing, lights etc switch on and work. | |
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Check the doors and windows open, close and lock. | |
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Look carefully at kitchen worktops for burn marks, scratches and stains. | |
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Are all the white goods, sinks, taps, bathtubs, working okay and are they clean? | |
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Check outside and in the garden for the condition of things like fences/gates. | |
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Know and note if the tenant is going to be responsible for it. | |
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Make a note via a time stamped photograph and in writing, of meter readings, both on check in and check out, make a note of where they are. | |
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Ask the tenant to sign each page of the inventory to prove they have read it. | |
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Make sure you carry out the inventory check out with the tenant there to sort any disputes at the property. | |
