Check in inventory

fishpond

Is a new tenant entitled to have a copy of the check in inventory, if so, can I charge them for the time and cost of copying the original?
Many thanks

jjlandlord

Nice one...

Okydoky25

I feel sorry for your new tenants

theartfullodger

Crackin' way to start a business relationship with your customer who will be paying you £1k's..... and whom you will be making money out of (if not why on earth are you doing it..)

The legally correct answer is, it depends what it says in the tenancy agreement on the subject: No fees mentioned, you can't enforce such fees.

Further, AFAIK tenant is not entitled to a copy at all, albeit one might question why on earth any wise landlord would want to withhold it & keep it's contents so secret...

However, bigger issue: If you don't provide a full copy promptly for tenant to comment on, tenancy gets to end & there is an argument about damage you want tenant to pay for any Judge or deposit scheme adjudicator will look on no copy being provided with great suspicion & likely find in favour of the tenant.

The wise tenant will have taken loads & loads of photos witnessed by someone else anyway..

You did protect the deposit within 30 days of receipt??

Done any training in how to be a landlord and/or landlord-tenant law??

fishpond

jjlandlord wrote: »

Nice one...

Meaning what?

theartfullodger

fishpond wrote: »

Meaning what?

Oh dear.. Mr Fishpond (what size pond, what size fish??)

moromir

Back under your bridge.

SerialRenter

If they can't see the report, how can they sign it?

Then how are you going to prove you didn't just make up the original condition of the property when the deposit goes to depute?

fishpond

fishpond wrote: »

Is a new tenant entitled to have a copy of the check in inventory, if so, can I charge them for the time and cost of copying the original?
Many thanks

I will Rewrite the question.

I have paid a considerable amount of money to an inventory company to do a check in inventory with the new tenant, I have now got my copy but the tenant also wants a copy
Is a new tenant entitled to have a copy of the check in inventory?
If so, can I charge them for my time and cost of copying my copy?

theartfullodger Please do not reply unless you have something sensible to say.

jjlandlord

If you paid a 'considerable amount of money' to professionals, you should ask them to do a professional job and to provide 2 copies of the document.
You could also ask them to send you the document in electronic form so that you can easily print as many as you want.

giraffe69

It maybe that some are struggling with the idea of charging for a few sheets of paper, some copying and maybe an envelope and stamp (assuming it can't be done electronically). To give your tenants a document that you may rely on if they do any damage seems a prudent thing to do and to charge them £1.86 or whatever for the privilege seems a touch penny pinching (at least to me). Given your comments above I should probably have said

"You are quite right. Of course you can charge. I suggest £48.35. Your time is very valuable"

Will that do?