So you have finally found your ideal home, such a relief, money in hand you rush off down to your agency. Fill in the application form then pay their fee, then maybe a referencing fee, yeah yeah thats all fine, then just as your about to sign the tenancy agreement, WHAM out of the blue comes the CHECK IN FEE!!
Its a great idea that you have someone totally independent carrying out the inspection when you move in, but should YOU be expected to pay for it. Isn't it the Landlord who pays.
Well that depends, first check out your tenancy agreement. DID you honestly ead it carefully, ah! i thought not. As you were so excited right!
With a lot of agencies it is now quite common to employ an independent clerk, and to include in the tenancy agreement a clause providing for the tenant to pay for the inventory check in charges. But this should be shared equally with the Landlord, otherwise is an unfair clause. Often the tenant pays for the check in and the Landlord pays for the check out. This would be deemed to be fair, and generally cant be challenged. Providing that the charges are reasonable.
If the inventory clerks fee is not mentioned in your tenancy agreement and the demand for payment is the first thing you have heard about it , you may be justified in refusing to pay.
However, at the end of the day, if you have a large deposit, and it totally avoids any disputes at the end of the tenancy, its money well worth spent.
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