More often than not, the photographs submitted in inventories are little larger than thumbnails and hence make it extremely difficult to see detail. To back up a damage issue, photographs need to be a reasonable size so that the damage can be actually seen clearly.
In a recent 'a recent dispute, a landlord who had supplied his tenant with a photographic style inventory at check in. Since none of these were dated and no other written evidence was produced the tenant won his case and the landlord had to fund some expensive replacements.
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This article would appear to be self evident but the reality is that the majority of landlords fail to conduct an adequate inventory and therefore leave themselves exposed. Saving a few pounds at the start of a tenancy could cost thousands later on as our campaign The Damage That Some Tenants Do shows.
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