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Trade body says full inventories should be compulsory

21 Jun 2017
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‘Compulsory and regulated’ inventories need to be implemented across the lettings market to raise standards in the industry, the Association of Independent Inventory Clerks (AIIC) has said.

Trade body says full inventories should be compulsory  

The AIIC argues that a detailed inventory should be completed at the start and end of a tenancy, as this clarifies what is expected of the tenant, and will be of use to landlords should a dispute arise.

When a dispute does arise, and the Alternative Dispute Resolution service gets involved, they usually tend to side with the tenant as the deposit money is theirs, unless the landlord can provide evidence to support the claim. It is therefore in the best interests of landlords to make sure a full and thorough inventory is put together at the beginning and end of each tenancy.

A survey carried out by HomeLet revealed that 12.5% of approximately 20,000 tenants had had their deposits withheld. The most common reasons for having the deposits withheld turned out to be issues which would be included in an inventory.

Now the AIIC is calling on the government to boost standards in the sector by implementing compulsory inventories.

Co-chair of the AIIC, Danny Zane, said: “Independent, third party inventories are a fundamentally important part of the lettings process and they need to be made obligatory.”

He added: “In the past, politicians have been quick to praise the success of compulsory deposit protection – introduced in 2007. But if there is no unbiased inventory detailing the condition of the property at the beginning and end of the tenancy, then all this good work is undermined and it could be argued that taking deposits and protecting them is essentially rendered pointless.”

The AIIC says that a full inventory can save both landlords and tenants time, money and stress.

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