Questions about property inventories.

An inventory clerk is an independent professional who documents a rental property's condition at the start and end of a tenancy. The report is the primary evidence used to determine deposit deductions.

An in-house clerk works for the firm managing the property. Adjudicators note that relationship at dispute. An independent clerk produces a report treated as fully impartial.

Structure, photography, condition descriptors, and a clean audit trail. A room-by-room schedule of condition, full-colour photography under even daylight, descriptors that survive a dispute, meter readings, signed timestamps. That is what an adjudicator wants to see; that is what we produce.

Birmingham and locations across the wider Midlands. Not sure we reach you? Contact us and we'll confirm.

Yes. Full PI and Public Liability with a recognised UK insurer. Policy reference on request.

Promptly after the inspection completes. We confirm the expected delivery window with you when you book.

A bookmarked PDF by email. Structured room by room, with embedded photographs and a clear audit trail of timestamps and signatures.

Yes. The comments window is typically open for five working days after delivery. Tenant comments are appended to the document; the original content is unchanged.

We provide the full evidence pack (original report, photo set, comments log, signed acknowledgement) formatted to TDS, DPS, and MyDeposits.

Fair wear and tear (the natural degradation from ordinary use over the tenancy length) is assessed against standard criteria and explicitly flagged in the check-out report. We document; we don't adjudicate. The deposit-scheme adjudicator makes the final call.

Yes. Our reports are designed as legal evidence. The audit trail of signatures, timestamps, and photographs meets the standard for county court proceedings in deposit disputes.