Tenancy Deposit Scheme (TDS) has revealed the dirtiest room of the house at the end of tenancy according to landlords throughout the UK. In this month’s article, TDS shares the results of the poll and the latest insights from the Statistical Briefing, with some real-life case studies to help landlords avoid the same greasy issues.
It probably won’t surprise NRLA members to know that kitchens topped the list of dirtiest rooms in the home at the end of tenancy. A whopping 84% of the 600 landlords and agents polled listed the kitchen as the most unclean room when tenants move out, closely followed by bathrooms.
Whilst deposit disputes only occur in less than 1% of tenancies (according to the recent Statistical Briefing from the Dispute Service), that still equates to a high number of cases nationwide. And, as many landlords will have experienced, deposit disputes can cause costly delays and extra administration time.
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