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Thank goodness the uncertainty is over - but is it all too skewed towards tenants? That’s the worry of suppliers as Daniel...

As a landlord, you will know and recognise that your inventory is one of the most important pieces of documentation that...

A cleaning crisis caused by Brexit and Covid could threaten the well-being of the buy to let sector according to a...

In this weekend feature, Daniel Evans, chair of the Association of Independent Inventory Clerks (AIIC) and the managing director of Home...

The Association of Independent Inventory Clerks (The AIIC) has unsurprisingly welcomed the launch of a new deposit protection service that requires...

Inventory reports are increasingly showing and reporting safety and compliance issues within tenanted properties, according to the Association of Independent Inventory...

It is good practice to have a detailed and accurate inventory completed at the start of the tenancy, and again when...

The importance of having an independent inventory cannot be misjudged, especially as a poorly recorded or written report may leave the...

The Association of Independent Inventory Clerks (AIIC) remains hopeful that independent inventory reporting will become a compulsory requirement. The AIIC, the UK’s...

InventoryBase has announced that it is supporting the Association of Independent Inventory Clerks (AIIC) in their bid for mandatory inventories for...

For a long time, fair wear and tear has been a grey area for landlords and letting agents alike, and because...

A new petition has been launched calling for independent inventory reporting to become a compulsory requirement. The petition, which has been created...

For a long time, fair wear and tear has been a grey area for landlords and letting agents alike, and because...

With more sales and letting agent branches than ever before now signed up to redress schemes, partly because it has been...

A BBC TV show challenging landlords to spend a week living in one of their own rentals, on their tenant's budget,...

For a long time, fair wear and tear has been a grey area for landlords and tenants alike, and because it...

Following a recent report which claimed that one third of private tenants would not tell their landlord if they did significant...

Landlords should be more open-minded to tenants’ requests to make home improvements to their rental properties, according to the Association of...

Buy-to-let landlords are well within their rights to make appropriate deductions from a tenancy deposit when a tenant breaches the terms...

The Association of Independent Inventory Clerks (AIIC) is reminding us to remain vigilant to unscrupulous maintenance contractors. To help avoid being ripped...

To help enjoy a risk-free tenancy, it is generally good practice for a landlord to have an inventory which records the condition...

Considerably more must be done to help reduce the number of tenancy deposit disputes, despite the recent improvements recorded in the...

Private landlords and letting agents are failing to get to grips with several legislative changes in the private rented sector, it...

The Association of Independent Inventory Clerks is calling on landlords as well as letting agents to respond to the government's outstanding...

Landlords have been warned that ignoring damp complaints could put their rental property at risk. The Association of Independent Inventory Clerks (AIIC) says...

The Association of Independent Inventory Clerks (AIIC) has announced that it is now offering a comprehensive range of high quality online...

Plans to stop letting agents charging tenants for an inventory check could see costs passed on to landlords, warns the Association...

It is good practice to have a detailed and accurate inventory completed at the start of the tenancy, and again when...

The Housing and Planning Bill, which includes measures to tackle criminal landlords and letting agents, should also address the issue of...

Now is the ideal time of year for landlords to carry out a mid-tenancy inspection of their rental property, according to...

The risk of damage to rental properties heightens in winter – especially if homes are empty, according to the Association of...

Landlords can use the services of an inventory clerk to carry out checks of smoke detectors and carbon monoxide alarms in...

The UK's landlords must encourage their tenants to attend a check-out at the end of a tenancy. This is the call from...

The UK's landlords must encourage their tenants to attend a check-out at the end of a tenancy. This is the call from...

The Association of Independent Inventory Clerks (AIIC) has announced the details of two new training courses taking place later this year. The...

The Association of Independent Inventory Clerks (AIIC) has announced the details of two new training courses taking place later this year. The...

The Association of Independent Inventory Clerks (AIIC) is warning that tenants could lose thousands of pounds due to items that have...

The Association of Independent Inventory Clerks (AIIC) is warning that tenants could lose thousands of pounds due to items that have...

The Association of Independent Inventory Clerks (AIIC) is pledging its support for new deposit protection rules coming into force this week. Under...

The Association of Independent Inventory Clerks (AIIC) is pledging its support for new deposit protection rules coming into force this week. Under...