UK’s first deposit scheme that requires reporting welcomed by AIIC – propertyreporter.co.uk (December 2nd, 2019)

AIIC welcomes new deposit scheme that must include inventory reports – landlordtoday.co.uk (December 2nd, 2019)

Major high street agent using ‘biased’ check out reports to make money, it is claimed – thenotiator.co.uk (November 29th, 2019)

Tenant fees ban leads to landlords owing tenants thousands – mortgageintroducer.com (November 18th, 2019)

Many tenants owed hundreds of pounds in wake of fees ban – propertyreporter.co.uk (November 19th, 2019)

Many tenants owed £100’s by their landlords – landlordzone.co.uk (November 19th, 2019)

Tenants Warned Regarding Misuse of Inventories – landlordnews.co.uk (September 26th, 2019)

AIIC issues warnings as inventory misuse is rising – propertyreporter.co.uk (September 17th 2019)

It is Good Practice to Have a Well Prepared Inventory to Ensure a Risk-Free Tenancy – landlordtoday.co.uk (August 1st, 2019)

Is Virtual Rreality the Next Step for Independent Inventory Reporting? – lettingagenttoday.co.uk (July 9th, 2019)

Inventory Clerks Get Set to Take a Virtual Reality Check When They Inspect Properties – propertyindustryeye.com (July 9th, 2019)

Virtual & Augmented Reality Inventory Reporting – landlordzone.co.uk (July 9th, 2019)

Would you let your property without a deposit? – propertyreporter.co.uk (March 6th, 2019)

Inventories are as important as deposits, the AIIC insists – landlordnews.co.uk (March 7th, 2019)

Letting agents using clandestine inventory companies to sidestep fees ban, says trade body – thenegotiator.co.uk (February 12th, 2019)

Will tenants be left more vulnerable after the letting fees ban? – propertyreporter.co.uk (February 12th, 2019)

Independent inventories shoukld back the Fitness for Habitation Bill, the AIIC Insists – landlordnews.co.uk (January 11th, 2019)

Calls for inventory clerks to back Fitness For Human Habitation Bill – propertyreporter.co.uk (January 10th, 2019)

Mould: A Growing Issue for Landlords and Tenants Alike – propertyreporter.co.uk (December 18th, 2018)

How Mould can Cause Wealth Erosion and Disputes – landlordnews.co.uk (December 19th, 2018)

What it takes to be an inventory clerk – landlordnews.co.uk (December 17th, 2018)

A day in the life of an independent inventory clerk – propertyreporter.co.uk (December 17th, 2018)

Why independent inventory clerks will be essential following the lettings fee ban – landlordnews.co.uk (November 26th, 2018)

Could independent inventory clerks be the answer to the tenant fees ban? – propertyreporter.co.uk (November 26th, 2018)

Inventory clerks subject to abuse when parties do not agree – landlordnews.co.uk (November 19th, 2018)

Inventory clerks happy to go the extra mile despite being under pressure – propertyreporter.co.uk (November 16th, 2018)

Lettings sector warned to be cautious of for -profit inventory associations – landlordnews.co.uk (October 2nd, 2018)

Inventory wars hot up as warning issued over ‘for-profit’ trade bodies – lettingagenttoday.co.uk (October 2nd, 2018)

Warnings issued over for-profit inventory associations – propertyreporter.co.uk (October 3rd, 2018)

AIIC: Property professionals and consumers ‘must be wary’ of for-profit inventory associations – estateagentnews.co.uk (October 4th, 2018)

Professional property body hires chair – mortgageintroducer.com (April 12th, 2018)

Group’s new chair wants inventories at heart of ‘professional’ lettings – lettingagenttoday.co.uk (April 13th, 2018)

New Chair for professional property body as inventory awareness campaign continues – agentwow.co.uk (April 15th, 2018)

Could Independent Inventories Save Tenants Money – somersetlegal.co.uk (March 16th, 2018)

Compulsory independent inventory petition to MPs nears 1,000 signature mark – investforproperty.co.uk (February 9th, 2018)

Trade body renews call for agents to back mandatory rental inventories – lettingagenttoday.co.uk (January 27th, 2018)

Property News: Campaign to regulate rental inventories – largsandmillportnews.com (January 27th, 2018)

Property News: Campaign to regulate rental inventories – stalbansreview.co.uk (January 27th, 2018)

Property News: Campaign to regulate rental inventories – ilkleygazette.co.uk (January 27th, 2018)

Property News: Campaign to regulate rental inventories – ardrossanherald.com (January 27th, 2018)

Property News: Campaign to regulate rental inventories – asianimage.co.uk (January27th, 2018)

Property News: Campaign to regulate rental inventories – banburycake.co.uk (January 27th, 2018)

Property News: Campaign to regulate rental inventories – bracknellnews.co.uk (January27th, 2018)

Property News: Campaign to regulate rental inventories – burytimes.co.uk (January 27th, 2018)

Property News: Campaign to regulate rental inventories – chardandilminsternews.co.uk (January 27th, 2018)

Property News: Campaign to regulate rental inventories – chelmsfordweeklynews.co.uk (January 27th, 2018)

Property News: Campaign to regulate rental inventories – cravenherald.co.uk (January 27th, 2018)

Property News: Campaign to regulate rental inventories – epsomguardian.co.uk (January 27th, 2018)

Property News: Campaign to regulate rental inventories – eveshamjournal.co.uk (January 27th, 2018)

Property News: Campaign to regulate rental inventories – gazette-news.co.uk (January 27th, 2018)

Property News: Campaign to regulate rental inventories – gazetteseries.co.uk (January 27th, 2018)

Property News: Campaign to regulate rental inventories – hampshirechronicle.co.uk (January 27th, 2018)

Property News: Campaign to regulate rental inventories – harwichandmanningtreestandard.co.uk (January 27th, 2018)

Property News: Campaign to regulate rental inventories – herefordtimes.com (January 27th, 2018)

Property News: Campaign to regulate rental inventories – kidderminstershuttle.co.uk (January 27th, 2018)

Property News: Campaign to regulate rental inventories – largsandmillportnews.com (January 27th, 2018)

Property News: Campaign to regulate rental inventories – leighjournal.co.uk (January 27th, 2018)

Property News: Campaign to regulate rental inventories – maldonandburnhamstandard.co.uk (January 27th, 2018)

Property News: Campaign to regulate rental inventories – messengernewspapers.co.uk (January 27th, 2018)

Property News: Campaign to regulate rental inventories – middlewichguardian.co.uk (January 27th, 2018)

Property News: Campaign to regulate rental inventories – somersetcountygazette.co.uk (January 27th, 2018)

Property News: Campaign to regulate rental inventories – southendstandard.co.uk (January 27th, 2018)

Property News: Campaign to regulate rental inventories – theargus.co.uk (January 27th, 2018)

Property News: Campaign to regulate rental inventories – walesfarmer.co.uk (January 27th, 2018)

Property News: Campaign to regulate rental inventories – wiltsglosstandard.co.uk (January 27th, 2018)

Property News: Campaign to regulate rental inventories – worcesternews.co.uk (January 27th, 2018)

Property News: Campaign to regulate rental inventories – yeovilexpress.co.uk (January 27th, 2018)

Petition launched to make independent inventories compulsory in UK lettings market – propertywire.com (November 3rd, 2017)

Agents urged to sign petition demanding mandatory inventories – lettingagenttoday.co.uk (November 2nd, 2017)

Growing support for campaign urging mandatory inventories – lettingagenttoday.co.uk (November 21st, 2017)

Landlords and letting agents urged to sign mandatory inventories petition – landlordtoday.co.uk (November 2nd, 2017)

No Letting Go backs calls for mandatory inventories – landlordtoday.co.uk (November 7th, 2017)

InventoryBase supporting mandatory landlord inventories – landlordtoday.co.uk (November 21st, 2017)

Petition plea to landlords – swindonadvertiser.co.uk (November 24th, 2017)

Petition plea to landlords – wiltshirebusinessonline.co.uk (November 24th, 2017)

Government facing calls for mandatory independent inventory checks to protect tenants from ‘biased reports’ -propertyindustryeye.com (November 20th, 2017)

Sadiq Khan speaks out against Tenants’ Fee Bill – urban.co.uk (November 6th, 2017)

Agents and landlords urged to sign mandatory inventories petition – londonlovesbusiness.com (November 1st, 2017)

A cap on tenancy deposits could lead to more disputes says industry trade body – property-eye.rentguard.co.uk (November 21st, 2017)

Deposit cap could lead to more disputes in Private Rented Sector – centralhousinggroup.com (November 21st, 2017)

InventoryBase supporting mandatory landlord inventories – letmeproperties.co.uk (November 21st, 2017)

InventoryBase supporting mandatory landlord inventories – hivebm.com (November 21st, 2017)

No Letting Go Supporting Mandatory Landlord Inventories – nolettinggo.co.uk (November 7th, 2017)

AIIC: Letting complaint surge is no surprise – propertyreporter.co.uk (September 11th, 2017)

Inventory clerks say it’s no surprise lettings complaints are surging – ettingagenttoday.co.uk (September 11th, 2017)

Agents reminded to create professional inventories for student tenants – lettingagenttoday.co.uk (September, 2017)

Complaints against letting agents soar – landlordtoday.co.uk (September 11th, 2017)

Independent inventories for student properties are ‘invaluable’, says AIIC – landlordtoday.co.uk (September 21st, 2017)

Lettings complaints increased 40 since 2015 – lawrut.com (September 11th, 2017)

professional-inventories-must-be-compulsory-for-student-rentals-landlords-told – kubie-gold.co.uk (September19th, 2017)

Rental deposit cap could lead to more disputes, says trade body – allen-residential.co.uk (September 20th, 2017)

/landlords-letting-students-must-draw-full-inventories – lawsonsanddaughters.com (September 22nd, 2017)

Deposit cap could lead to more disputes in PRS – charlesderbyestates.com (August 23rd, 2017)

Planned UK deposit cap could lead to more disputes, says industry trade body – cptevents.co.uk (August23rd, 2017)

Cap could lead to more Landlord and Tenant disputes – oelsonlaw.com (August 20th, 2017)

Plans to cap tenant damaged deposits could see increase in disputes – mortgageintroducer.com (August 23rd, 2017)

Deposit cap could lead to more disputes in PRS – propertyinvestortoday.co.uk (August 24th, 2017)

Deposits cap could lead to more disputes, inventory clerks warn – lettingagenttoday.co.uk (August 23rd, 2017)

BBC programme is wake-up call for lettings industry, says AIIC – lettingagenttoday.co.uk (July 21st, 2017)

TV show exposes ‘lack of communication’ between landlord and tenants – landlordtoday.co.uk (July 20th, 2017)

AIIC: ‘BBC landlord show is an eye-opener for the industry’ – propertyreporter.co.uk (July 20th, 2017)

TV show exposes ‘lack of communication’ between landlord and tenants – ipropertiesltd.com (July 20th, 2017)

Professional inventories prove invaluable in high-turnover rental season – lettingagenttoday.co.uk (July 12th, 2017)

Landlords could be out of pocket if they’re unprepared for tenancy turnovers – ms-estates.co.uk (July 12th, 2017)

Professional inventories prove invaluable in high-turnover rental season – movinginnorfolk.co.uk (July 12th, 2017)

Calls for government to make independent inventories compulsory – propertyreporter.co.uk (June 19th, 2017)

AIIC calls for inventories to be made compulsory – landlordnews.co.uk (June 19th, 2017)

Make inventory reports compulsory and regulated, says trade body – thenegotiator.co.uk (June 19th, 2017)

Call for regulated inventories to become compulsory in UK lettings market – propertywire.com (June 20th, 2017)

Make independent inventories mandatory, government urged – lettingagenttoday.co.uk (June 20th, 2017)

Independent inventories should be compulsory, says trade body – landlordtodayco.uk (June 6th, 2017)

Independent inventories should be compulsory, says trade body – jrhopper.com (June 20th, 2017)

Call for regulated inventories to become compulsory in UK lettings market – northwest-6.co.uk (June 20th, 2017)

Regulated inventories could raise standards – adamsandrose.co.uk (June 21st, 2017)

Should independent inventories be compulsor – commercialpropertyinsurance.co.uk (June 21st, 2017)

Regulated inventories could raise standards – sladesproperty.co.uk (June 21st, 2017)

Compulsory inventories needed for lettings market, trade body says – assetgrove.co.uk (June 21st, 2017)

Inventory should be compulsory in buy to let investment properties – residentiallandlord.com (June 26th, 2017)

Should independent inventories be compulsory for landlords – mcmgroup.co.uk (Jult 11th, 2017)

Should independent inventories be compulsory for residential landlords – lockyers.co.uk (July 25th, 2017)

Two new joint chairs for Association of Independent Inventory Clerks – propertywire.com (June 6th, 2017)

New joint chairs for lettings industry trade body – lettingagenttoday.co.uk (June 7th, 2017)

Two new vice chairs for Association of Independent Inventory Clerks – taylorscottproperty.com (June 6th, 2017)

The AIIC Welcomes Two New Joint Vice Chairs – justlandlords.co.uk (June 8th, 2017)

Groups new chair wants inventories at the heart of professionalised lettings sector – lettingagenttoday.co.uk (April 13th, 2018)

New chair professional property body inventory awareness campaign continues – agentwow.co.uk (April 12th, 2018)

Professional property body hires chair – mortgageintroducer.com (April 12th, 2018)

Trade body renews call for agents to back demand for mandatory rental inventories – lettingagenttoday.co.uk (March 19th, 2018)

Could independent inventories save tenants money – propertyreporter.co.uk (March 16th, 2018)

60% of landlords fail to understand the betterment principle – todayslandlord.co.uk (April 27th, 2015)

Cleaning ‘major gripe when tenants check out’ – lettingagenttoday.co.uk (March 13th, 2015)

UK landlords get confused over betterment principle, study finds – propertywire.com (April 10th, 2015)

60% of landlords fail to understand the betterment principle – propertyreporter.co.uk (April 9th, 2015)

Landlords don’t understand “betterment” – landlordzone.co.uk (April 9th, 2015)

Attention to Detail in Inventories – landlordzone.co.uk (February 26th, 2015)

Don’t go digital-only advises inventory chief – lettingagenttoday.co.uk (February 10th, 2015)

Warning over use of photos in tenancy disputes – propertywire.com (February 9th, 2015)

Warning over use of photos in tenancy disputes – negnet.co.uk (February 9th, 2015)

How to compile a solid inventory – propertyreporter.co.uk (February 6th, 2015)

Will longer tenancies increase the amount of tenant disputes? – propertyreporter.co.uk (January 20th, 2015)

Why landlords are losing tenant dispute battles – todayslandlord.co.uk (December 15th, 2014)

“Almost one-in-10 landlords in tenancy disputes” – claim – lettingagenttoday.co.uk (December 12th, 2014)

Cannabis factories soar in suburbia – rla.org.uk (October 28th, 2014)

In the spotlight with Danny Zane – propertyreporter.co.uk (October 22nd, 2014)

Landlords Battle with Tenants over Cleaning Fees – landlordzone.co.uk (September 10th, 2014)

Useful information links for letting agents, landlords and housing associations:

https://www.tenantdepositscheme.co.uk/

The three government appointed Tenancy Deposit Protection Schemes are:

https://www.depositprotection.com/

https://www.thedisputeservice.co.uk/

https://www.mydeposits.co.uk

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Relevant associations:

https://www.theaiic.co.uk/ When instructing an Inventory company make sure they are truely independent and look for membership of the Association Of Independent Inventory Clerks, it means that they are trained professionals.  As a result their reports will stand up in a court because they are not offering services such as cleaning or maintenance making their reports bias and unfair.

https://www.arla.co.uk/ An association for Letting Agents.

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https://www.direct.gov.uk/en/HomeAndCommunity/Privaterenting/index.htm Advice on rights and responsibilities.

https://www.oft.gov.uk/ Office of Fair Trading.