Get Property Inspection Agreement - Castle Check Home Inspections

Your responsibilities. You should give your landlord access to the property to inspect it or carry out repairs. Your landlord has to give you at least 24 hours' notice and visit at a reasonable time of day, unless it's an emergency and they need immediate access.

They may enter the property to conduct a regular inspection to check for any illegal activity, and check that the right number of people are living at the property for health and safety regulations. If there are any works or repairs needed on the property, they may gain access in order to fix these too.

During the inspection the estate agent will tour the property room by room, usually with a score sheet to make note of the condition of the walls, carpets/floors, windows and fittings. If the scores marked are below a certain standard then the tenant will be charged with the necessary fee ingly.

You or the agent will be looking to see if anything needs repairing or replacing during the inspection, and whether there is anything that might represent a danger to the tenant, and it's an opportunity to check that the tenant isn't doing anything that is in breach of the tenancy agreement.

The property inspection will list all the relevant and specific details of the home in regard to the general condition and cleanliness, including any items or belongings which are damaged, broken or missing. Discrepancies can then be raised with the tenants at a later date.

If the reason for access is one of the ones mentioned above, such as an emergency, the tenant does not need to be present during inspection. However, tenants should still be informed. This is their home also, so it's a good idea to let them know if you've entered, and for what reason.

What happens during a property inspection? The inspection usually takes about ten minutes. The property manager inspecting the property will take notes and might take photographs of anything that needs to be repaired. Our property managers are all very experienced and may spot issues that you hadn't noticed.

The simple answer is you need to ask the tenant for consent. As long as consent is obtained in writing there should be no GDPR issues. When contacting a tenant to arrange a mid term inspection, it is good practice for the inventory clerk to ask them if they consent to room overview photographs being taken.