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Inventory & Check-in Clerks
An inventory is simply a detailed list containing all fixtures and fittings that are at the property and will be provided to your tenant. It is important however to write this in a clear and straight-forward way, preferably with a series of sub-headings by room. You must be factual and the report should be properly laid out and written with the aid of a word processor. Every item that you write in the inventory will need to be viewed and agreed by your tenant at check-in. Therefore, each page of the inventory should be initialled by the tenant at check-in.
Check-in clerks provide an impartial service that provides a fair assessment of the state of the property when the tenant moves in. They also check off items on the inventory, and take initial meter readings for the utilities and provide the tenant with set(s) of keys. Many landlords decide that they do not need to hire a check-in clerk, and that they can do this themselves. Of course this is true, providing the landlord deals with the check-in fairly and professionally.
For the smoothest inventory compilation and check-in, rentfromtheowner.co.uk recommends professional inventory / check-in clerks. It is usually best that the cost is shared equally between the landlord and the tenant, so there can be no suggestion of bias in favour of the person paying for the service. After all, the whole point is to provide third party impartially at check-in.
Often a Inventory Clerk will also carry out the tenant check-in. Most suppliers can offer a check-in service as well as provide the inventory writing service. You may prefer to carry out the inventory writing and check-in yourself. The following link provides a list of inventory & check-in service providers in the UK.
UK Inventory Providers
