Comments on: The Importance Of An Inventory http://www.propertyinvestmentproject.co.uk/blog/the-importance-of-an-inventory-form/ DOCUMENTING ONE MAN'S JOURNEY TO BECOMING A PROPERTY MILLIONAIRE Fri, 10 Sep 2010 14:15:54 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: The Landlord http://www.propertyinvestmentproject.co.uk/blog/the-importance-of-an-inventory-form/comment-page-1/#comment-51378 The Landlord Fri, 03 Apr 2009 11:40:30 +0000 http://www.propertyinvestmentproject.co.uk/blog/?p=1039#comment-51378 Hey Nivia, I've heard that story all too well. I think this article might be helpful to you: <a href="http://www.propertyinvestmentproject.co.uk/blog/2009/01/12/my-landlord-wont-give-my-deposit-back/" title="My Landlord Won't Give My Deposit Back" rel="nofollow">My Landlord Won't Give My Deposit Back</a> Hope that helps. Kind regards Hey Nivia,

I’ve heard that story all too well.

I think this article might be helpful to you:
My Landlord Won’t Give My Deposit Back

Hope that helps.
Kind regards

]]> By: Nivia http://www.propertyinvestmentproject.co.uk/blog/the-importance-of-an-inventory-form/comment-page-1/#comment-51373 Nivia Fri, 03 Apr 2009 10:51:13 +0000 http://www.propertyinvestmentproject.co.uk/blog/?p=1039#comment-51373 Hi guys!! My landlady has been giving me a big headache. We vacated the property almost a month ago and on the the day we finished the tenancy agreement she inspected the house with us and didn't see any damages. After 10 days we moved out and after she had already agreed to give our deposit back she wrote to us to say that the sofa had a big tear on the side, which was not true and the sofa was in a bad condition when we moved in but nothing had been written down in the inventory, only the existence of the sofa. We wrote a letter to her to say we were not going to pay for any damages claimed so late after the end of the tenancy and saying we were going to take court action in case she didn't refunded the full amount and she replied to us saying that she had the right to do so and returning the deposit deducting the cost of the repair. Now we want to know what we should do to sue her and ask for our money back. Shall we write to her again saying that legal action is going to be taken against her? We already have another court action against her because she didn't put our money in a deposit scheme. What to we do to claim the rest of our deposit money back? Thank you guys for everything!!! Nivia. Hi guys!!
My landlady has been giving me a big headache.
We vacated the property almost a month ago and on the the day we finished the tenancy agreement she inspected the house with us and didn’t see any damages.
After 10 days we moved out and after she had already agreed to give our deposit back she wrote to us to say that the sofa had a big tear on the side, which was not true and the sofa was in a bad condition when we moved in but nothing had been written down in the inventory, only the existence of the sofa.
We wrote a letter to her to say we were not going to pay for any damages claimed so late after the end of the tenancy and saying we were going to take court action in case she didn’t refunded the full amount and she replied to us saying that she had the right to do so and returning the deposit deducting the cost of the repair.
Now we want to know what we should do to sue her and ask for our money back. Shall we write to her again saying that legal action is going to be taken against her?
We already have another court action against her because she didn’t put our money in a deposit scheme. What to we do to claim the rest of our deposit money back?
Thank you guys for everything!!!
Nivia.

]]> By: The Landlord http://www.propertyinvestmentproject.co.uk/blog/the-importance-of-an-inventory-form/comment-page-1/#comment-48289 The Landlord Sat, 07 Feb 2009 02:05:30 +0000 http://www.propertyinvestmentproject.co.uk/blog/?p=1039#comment-48289 That's so true about doing the inventory AFTER the tenant has moved their belongings out. I've had tenants put holes in walls while moving out huge sofas and beds. That’s so true about doing the inventory AFTER the tenant has moved their belongings out. I’ve had tenants put holes in walls while moving out huge sofas and beds.

]]> By: Justin Burns http://www.propertyinvestmentproject.co.uk/blog/the-importance-of-an-inventory-form/comment-page-1/#comment-48209 Justin Burns Thu, 05 Feb 2009 10:28:42 +0000 http://www.propertyinvestmentproject.co.uk/blog/?p=1039#comment-48209 Solid advice and even more important with the introduction of the Tenancy Deposit Scheme. If a dispute goes to the Dispute Resolution Service laid on by the authorised scheme the onus is on the Landlord to prove the damage. If they can't offer any proof then the tenant gets the deposit back in full. I would always advise Landlords go through the inventory with the tenant when they move in or failing that add in a clause stating that if it is not signed and returned within 7 days it is deemed to have been accepted by the tenant as accurate Also, when the tenant is due to leave don't check the inventory off until they have moved all their belongings out of the property; it is often during the act of moving that damage is done. Solid advice and even more important with the introduction of the Tenancy Deposit Scheme.

If a dispute goes to the Dispute Resolution Service laid on by the authorised scheme the onus is on the Landlord to prove the damage. If they can’t offer any proof then the tenant gets the deposit back in full.

I would always advise Landlords go through the inventory with the tenant when they move in or failing that add in a clause stating that if it is not signed and returned within 7 days it is deemed to have been accepted by the tenant as accurate

Also, when the tenant is due to leave don’t check the inventory off until they have moved all their belongings out of the property; it is often during the act of moving that damage is done.

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