Take the Risk out of Renting
When a tenant moves into a property, both the tenant and the managing agent/landlord are required to complete a condition report.
This report is an extremely important document as it is a record of the condition of the premises at the start of the tenancy. When completing a condition report it is not a quick process of ticking and flicking that everything is clean, working and undamaged. Extreme caution and time needs to be taken to describe all of the fixtures and fittings.
This includes: The colour of the carpets and walls, a full description of the window coverings and light fittings, detailed information on appliances, including the make and model, a list of any inclusions, etc.
If you fail to adequately describe the inclusions, fixtures and fittings it can cause unnecessary disputes at the end of the tenancy or lead to a possible financial loss for the property owner.
More Detail = Less Risk
If you just tick window coverings as being good and undamaged and fail to describe them, the tenant can leave any form of window coverings when they vacate. Or if the tenant decides to paint a bedroom hot pink and the condition report just has walls ticked as good, you will be unable to enforce that the walls be returned to the original neutral colour (if the tenant decides to be difficult and disputes it).
The more detailed the condition report, the easier it will be to over-come pending disputes at the end of the tenancy. You can be confident that our property management team are very thorough when completing condition reports to protect your investment. We also take extensive digital photos internally & externally to provide visual evidence of the property condition. As well as describing the fixtures and fittings, it is equally important that the property is presented in a clean and safe condition from the outset. This allows us to maintain the same high standard from vacating tenants.
Upon vacating, the tenant is required to leave the premises in the same condition (allowing for fair wear and tear) as it was at the commencement of the tenancy. If the property was not clean, the lawns were not mowed, there were weeds in the garden and marks on the walls, then the tenant can leave the property in the same condition – or often they leave it ten times worse leaving you no recourse for a claim. Once again, you can be confident that our office is constantly working towards protecting your investment and taking the risk out of renting. Our team takes extra time and effort to be thorough with our documentation when a tenant moves into the property to prevent any disputes from arising and to mitigate loss in the event of a claim.
The moral of this story....if you present the property in A1 condition, you will attract and retain an A1 Tenancy!