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Friday 26 March 2010
Wednesday 17 March 2010
Minimise Issues for Return of Tenancy Deposit
Appleton Estate Agents Maidenhead has provided the following article for your information:
The government introduced a mandatory Tenancy Deposit Scheme on 06/April/2007, which governs all the Assured Shorthold Tenancy Agreements in England and Wales where the landlords and letting agents take a deposit from the tenant.
This is a scheme design to protect the tenant’s deposit from the rogue landlords or agents following from a high number of disputes about the security of the deposit as well as significant number of cases where tenants felt their deposits were retained by the landlords unfairly.
However, this scheme does not remove the tenant’s duties in looking after the rental property beyond the general “wear and tear”. Neither does it ignore the landlord’s right of ensuring that the property is still in an acceptable condition at the end of the tenancy.
To start with, having an inventory at the check in is a crucial step. This is a document where everything in the property is listed and their conditions. It can be done between the landlord and the tenant but using independent professional inventory clerks further reduces the disputes.
When you decide to vacate the property, check if the property requires any repairs. Do get in touch with the trades people with enough notice to arrange repairs. If your landlord or letting agent has done a professional job, they would have inspected the property throughout the tenancy regularly, and would have pointed any potential issues.
Make sure that the property is cleaned to a “professional” standard. Most of the landlords arrange professional cleaners to clean the property prior to the tenancy, and rightfully expect it to see the same quality at the end of the tenancy. You can either do this yourself, call in professional cleaners or accept the cost to be deducted from your deposit.
If you decide to clean the property yourself, pay special attention to
Provide a forwarding address to the landlord (or the letting agent where applicable), the post office, the utility companies and the council.
When you move out, ensure to go through the inventory again to discuss the state of the property, any issues and resolve them
At Appleton Estate Agents Maidenhead, we have a good network of professional cleaners, inventory clerks and local tradesmen; all with good reputation. We would encourage both the landlords and the tenants to not take any shortcuts in these matters.
The government introduced a mandatory Tenancy Deposit Scheme on 06/April/2007, which governs all the Assured Shorthold Tenancy Agreements in England and Wales where the landlords and letting agents take a deposit from the tenant.
This is a scheme design to protect the tenant’s deposit from the rogue landlords or agents following from a high number of disputes about the security of the deposit as well as significant number of cases where tenants felt their deposits were retained by the landlords unfairly.
However, this scheme does not remove the tenant’s duties in looking after the rental property beyond the general “wear and tear”. Neither does it ignore the landlord’s right of ensuring that the property is still in an acceptable condition at the end of the tenancy.
To start with, having an inventory at the check in is a crucial step. This is a document where everything in the property is listed and their conditions. It can be done between the landlord and the tenant but using independent professional inventory clerks further reduces the disputes.
When you decide to vacate the property, check if the property requires any repairs. Do get in touch with the trades people with enough notice to arrange repairs. If your landlord or letting agent has done a professional job, they would have inspected the property throughout the tenancy regularly, and would have pointed any potential issues.
Make sure that the property is cleaned to a “professional” standard. Most of the landlords arrange professional cleaners to clean the property prior to the tenancy, and rightfully expect it to see the same quality at the end of the tenancy. You can either do this yourself, call in professional cleaners or accept the cost to be deducted from your deposit.
If you decide to clean the property yourself, pay special attention to
- the cookers and ovens
- windows, carpets
- also consider re-decorating any walls, doors or skirting boards that may have been damaged during the tenancy.
Provide a forwarding address to the landlord (or the letting agent where applicable), the post office, the utility companies and the council.
When you move out, ensure to go through the inventory again to discuss the state of the property, any issues and resolve them
At Appleton Estate Agents Maidenhead, we have a good network of professional cleaners, inventory clerks and local tradesmen; all with good reputation. We would encourage both the landlords and the tenants to not take any shortcuts in these matters.
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