A listing clerk marks you down

A listing clerk marks you down on the particular check-out report as a person that have not looked after the property after scrutinizing the house like a forensics team at a crime scene. I have come a cross some shocking stories in seven years doing end of tenancy cleaning, how naive tenants have lost all their security deposit, often operating into the thousands of Pounds because of a bad check-out report and poor planning.

Whether you are a seasoned tenant or a new renter, you simply cannot afford to not read this until the end. You will be in a great Cleaning london spot to secure most, if not all your leasing deposit at the end of your tenancy if you follow these simple steps:

- Often be present at your check-in and check-out. This is the only way you get to currently have your say on issues coming about how well the property has been managed by the landlord. Make sure that you report any kind of obvious problems at the check-in to ensure they are not missed and therefore not recorded on the inventory report.

- Preserve a folder on your computer with your premises name on it. This will be your "get out of jail free card" need to any problems in your property cause a dispute and inevitable arbitration reading become necessary. When you move in, just before you've even unpacked, walk around your property and make a list of everything that is substantially wrong with the property, eg. pealing paint, damp issues, broken doors, locks, cleanliness... you get the picture. Get photos or a video of main issues. The more evidence you have the higher off you will be. Be thorough your own deposit return can be severely affected if are not.

- Immediately mail your estate agent an email with your list of discrepancies, photos, videos and backup your landlord in on the email and get an answer within 48 hours involving what solutions will be offered. Conserve any and every response you get back return, even if it is just "thanks designed for letting us know". Save these to your folder. Continue to do 2 and 3 throughout your tenancy. Even when nothing is done to rectify the issues at the very least no-one can come and blame you for causing the issues at the end of the tenancy. Trust me, memories fade when you might have lived in a property for 5 yrs. Remember Estate Agent personnel change everyday and so do inventory clerks so that it will be your word against all parties if you do not have a paper trail.

- Keep your property well maintained and thoroughly clean. If you scuff a wall, thoroughly clean it and if it is really bad pop out and get some paint. Hire a new cleaner if you can to come in once per week or at least every other week. This is recommended when you are in a house share leasing because more often than not, no-one accepts responsibility for the cleaning and it won't have long before the property is in a not so desirable state.

- When you are because of move out, make sure you plan your move at least a month in advance. I avoid want to sound condescending here however the amount of time that I have arrived at a property to clean and there is still a bunch of stuff to be moved out, will surprise you. A short list of things to do will be more than enough to keep you on target for a smooth and stress-free maneuver. Remember in step 1 I mentioned you should be present at your check-out examination. Do yourself a big favor and even stick to this. It may be a different stock clerk than previously checked an individual in. Be there to bring items to their attention.

I can assure an individual that if you follow these steps, your tenancy will go smoothly and you will stand a better chance of having less discrepancies along with the end result being a big chunk(hopefully all) of your security deposit coming back to an individual.