Don’t let mess get in the way of your deposit
This is a guest post from Joanna White of Property Principles. To write for our blog, please contact us.
Moving house is stressful enough – finding a suitable flat, packing up your things, trying to avoid paying double rent for too long. And then there’s the question of whether you’ll get your deposit back.
According to the Tenancy Deposit Service, 56 per cent of deposit disputes are about cleaning. Many of these end with tenants losing all or most of their deposit. It’s in everyone’s interests to reduce the number of cleaning disputes. Here are my tips for avoiding disagreements when you hand over your keys: