16/05/2026
mydeposits, the TDS, and the DPS all say the same thing in dispute decisions.
An inventory produced by the landlord, without independent verification, carries less weight than one produced by an independent clerk.
Doesn't mean a landlord-produced one is useless. It just means that when you're in a dispute, the adjudicator is going to read your document and the tenant's counter-claim and weight them roughly the same. Which is rarely what landlords expect.
An independent, ARLA Propertymark or AIIC-accredited inventory carries the weight you want it to. That's why they exist.
If you're managing your own lets and producing your own inventories, worth a 10-minute chat about what you'd want a professional one to cover.