Who normally pays for the checkout?

MarcusAurelius

If it's normally the tenant why is it they don't get to choose the checkout provider?

Thank you!

Guest101

In what sense, who would you choose?

Usually it's part of the tenancy, but occasionally it's an agency fee

G_M

Depends on the tenancy agreement. What does it say?

Just because you pay for the airplane ticket does not mean you can dictate who the pilot is......

MarcusAurelius

G_M wrote: »

Depends on the tenancy agreement. What does it say?

Just because you pay for the airplane ticket does not mean you can dictate who the pilot is......

Disagree. I choose the destination and I choose the airline suits the budget.

Similar activities elsewhere in the financial services are long since regulated, e.g. the broker has to disclose what add-on services are included in the commissions you are paying.

MarcusAurelius

Guest101 wrote: »

In what sense, who would you choose?

Usually it's part of the tenancy, but occasionally it's an agency fee

In my case the check-out company has made a report of what needs to be replaced and compensated. I thought it was the LL job to make those decisions?

The checkout clerk has commented that the language and the requirements that they use now have evolved a lot since the check-in 5 years ago, and many checks were simply not on the list.

1 item that was there at the checkout was listed as missing, which already raises questions about the accuracy of the report. Needs to be challenged.

I've looked after the property as if it were mine, and in the hindsight I should have left the property in a state an average tenant would; then I'd be more certain the deposit money is spent on the property. Nearly 15 years after being built the property looks as new without a single renovation undertaken by the LL.

Rip-off v2.0.

Who regulates checkout companies these days?

anselld

If the checkout has been done then you are asking entirely the wrong question.
If you have a dispute with the charges and deductions then you take it to the deposit scheme where your deposit was (hopefully) registered.
The inventory company simply make a report. It is the Landlord who decides what action to take and the deposit scheme (or court) who decide the outcome if agreement cannt be reached. Pointless having a go at the inventory company.

sazpot

In my case I pay for the inventory and check in and my tenants pay for the check out. They don't get to choose as it is done by the same company who did the inventory initially.

Guest101

sazpot wrote: »

In my case I pay for the inventory and check in and my tenants pay for the check out. They don't get to choose as it is done by the same company who did the inventory initially.

Seems fair, not necessary as you can do it yourself, but fair

MarcusAurelius

anselld wrote: »

If the checkout has been done then you are asking entirely the wrong question.
If you have a dispute with the charges and deductions then you take it to the deposit scheme where your deposit was (hopefully) registered.
The inventory company simply make a report. It is the Landlord who decides what action to take and the deposit scheme (or court) who decide the outcome if agreement cannt be reached. Pointless having a go at the inventory company.

In my case I dislike the fact that the inventory company makes a decision as to what gets replaced and what gets compensated without being replaced.

ruggedtoast

Its just another rip off fee that landlords like to hit tenants with. Depending on the amount they wanted I might refuse to pay it.

anselld

MarcusAurelius wrote: »

In my case I dislike the fact that the inventory company makes a decision as to what gets replaced and what gets compensated without being replaced.

No, as I said in my post, the inventory company do not make that decision. They report, they may recommend, that is all.