AIIC Inventory Insight – November 2015
- Inventory Clerk of the Year
- Check Outs
- Tenant Swaps
AIIC Inventory Insight – September 2015
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AIIC Inventory Insight – July 2015
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AIIC Inventory Insight – March 2015
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Inventory Insight – January 2015
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AIIC Continually Raising Standards: The lettings industry appears to be unregulated however there are a small number of national industry bodies that self regulate their members.
Damage or Wear & Tear? Some landlords are still pushing for ‘betterment’ at the end of a tenancy, despite the fact that the law does not allow claims for ‘new for old’.
Check In Problems: Check in Problems: The most common problem we find when carrying out the check in process is the tenant who complains that when they viewed a property they were promised that furniture would be removed….,
AIIC Inventory Insight – September 2014
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Wasps and Other Unwelcome Tenants
A Safe Inventory
Do you know everything you need to know about Fair Wear & Tear
Photographic Evidence
AIIC Inventory Insight – October 2014
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Brief Guide to 2014 Blind Safety Regulations
Landlords Can Have Unrealistic Expectations at Check-Ins
Blind Safety and Your Inventory Clerk?
The Association of Independent Inventory Clerks is advising agents and landlords to visit properties rented by students well before the end of term in a month’s time in a bid to minimise disputes – AIIC advises agents to check student tenancies earley
Some of the articles included in this months issue:
Administration Charges: Following on from the big stink about clarity of agents (and landlords) administration fees to tenants, the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) has suggested that a re-draft of tenancy agreement terms should include the statement that ‘the tenant is responsible for any reasonable costs incurred by the landlord as a result of a breach of a tenant’s obligation’
Fire (Un)Safe Furniture: The recent BBC ‘Fake Britain; TV show has revealed that 8 out of 10 sofas and mattresses being sold by some of the UK’s best-known retailers are illegal and potentially lethal, failing part of all safety tests
Are You Protected: The lack of a decent inventory can cause huge problems at the end of a tenancy. No inventory means no proof of check in condition and therefore no chance of a landlord winning any dispute.
Sofa and mattresses which are being sold by many of the UK’s best-known retailers are ‘illegal and potentially lethal’ according to a recent BBC ‘Fake Britain’ TV show……Furniture Sold by Major Retailers Could Be Unsafe