Why use an independent inventory company for private rentals?
/You might be an active, hands on landlord, who is happy finding tenants, managing their property and dealing with everything that arises. Maybe you have time to do it, you enjoy it, or both!
That said, there are certain benefits that come with using an independent inventory company at the start and end of your tenancy.
Experience and Training
An independent company will usually come with years of industry experience. This experience is invaluable to Landlords, Tenants and Property Managers. Attention to detail is the norm, and the clerk carrying out the inventory will have carried out hundreds if not thousands of these reports.
Save time
Usually, an independent inventory company will save you time. With digital solutions that property surveyors use daily, the process is smooth and systemised.
Independence carries more weight in disputes
An inventory report compiled by either the Landlord, tenant or agent could be documented in favour of the party that created it. Deposit Schemes such as Safe Deposit Scotland know this, and independent reports therefore carry more weight should a dispute arise.
Confidence for agents, landlords and tenants
Independent inventory companies such as ourselves, provide reports that are created to the highest industry standard. Knowing the property has been represented in a non-biased and professional manner gives confidence to all parties involved.