Advice for inventory clerks performing tenant checks during the outbreak
propertyreporter.co.uk (March 26th, 2020)

Are inventory clerks essential workers? Trade body seeks clarification
lettingagenttoday.co.uk (March 26th, 2020)

Coronavirus: trade group tries to reassure agents
lettingagenttoday.co.uk (March 9th, 2020)

Students who rent urged to “go lawsuit crazy” from March 20
lettingagenttoday.co.uk (March 6th, 2020)

Coronavirus advice: ‘Stand six feet from clients when visiting
thenegotiator.co.uk (March 6th, 2020)

AIIC reports surge in demand for inventories
propertyreporter.co.uk (February 4th, 2020)

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)

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)

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)

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.