Inventory or Check out – 40% Discounted prices*

(VAT Not Included)

Domestic Energy Performance Certificate: (EPC)*

EPC    £50.00

Conditions

• Offer is from January to March 2012 available to New Agents only
• All additional rooms, abortive fees, printed copies or EPC’s are not discounted.
• Discount Code’ 40Jan12’ must be used when booking
• Discounted invoices not paid within 28 day will revert to full price which can be seen at www.readyreport.co.uk

Definitions

• Unfurnished: Where there is no furniture
• Semi-furnished: Where there are basic living furniture i.e. bed and wardrobe
• Furnished: As above but including dining tables, sofa and coffee tables
• Heavily furnished: As furnished but including crockery, cutlery or linen

Additional rooms are charged at £10 each they include extra bathrooms, shower rooms, en-suites, utility rooms, Larger out door areas, each additional level over 2.

Abortive fees: Agents must ensure that both tenants and Landlord are aware that the cancelation of an appointment within 24 hours or without notice will result in an abortive fee charge of £40.00

Fee for printing reports and sending them out is £20 per pair; please think of the environment when printing.

2 business days are needed between an inventory and separate check in to prepare documentation

An EPC done over more than 1 level is charged an additional £10.00

Ben Marson the Head of Programmes at the Princes Trust said:

It was really encouraging to see a business striving to develop and Go for Growth despite the challenging economic circumstances. We felt that Ready Report were incredibly focused and had a very strong understanding of their market.

We are are dedicated to developing the best inventory business in Britain and are currently in the process of creating a Ready Report app for the iPad, designed especially for our employees.

Helping stop this happen!

In law, a landlord should not end up, either financially or materially, in a better position than they were at commencement of the tenancy, or than they would have been at the end of the tenancy having allowed for fair wear and tear. An important principle surrounding this is apportionment, which takes into account many factors.

To avoid betterment, the allocation or apportionment of any costs, charges or compensation for damage must take into account all the factors relating to:

(a) fair wear and tear,
(b) the most appropriate remedy and,
(c) that the landlord should not end up either financially or materially in a better position than he was at commencement of the tenancy or as he would expect to be at the end of the tenancy having considered (a) and exercised (b).

The principles of some very general examples might include

1. A small to medium stain or mark on a carpet or mattress – perhaps £15 – £35 e.g. the cost of a “spot” clean or, this amount as the tenants’ contribution to a full clean of the whole item, or as compensation for the diminution. A small to medium size chip or mark, scratch or burn on a kitchen worktop – perhaps £5 – £25. A landlord could of course decide to have a new carpet put down or a new kitchen worktop installed if they wished, but, they cannot lawfully charge the tenant for that full cost. The costs should be apportioned and shared between landlord and tenant on the principles given above. E.g. Cost of new carpet £500 – apportioned £465 to landlord, £35 to tenant.

2. In the rare circumstances where damage (to the worktop/carpet/mattress) is so extensive or severe to the item so as to affect the achievable rent level/let-ability or quality of the property the most appropriate remedy might be to apportion costs according to the age and useful lifespan of the item. An example of how this might be calculated is as follows:-

This method of calculation could, (with a minor downwards adjustment to (c) to take account of the existence of more than average use of the carpet/item e.g. its useful lifespan had already been shortened prior to the tenancy in question.), be used to apportion costs of a carpet/item which had already or previously suffered excessive deterioration.

For you if you refer a friend!

Getting free champagne just got easier, now if you refer a friend to Ready Report their minimum spend has dropped to £100 from £180 so you can enjoy Pol Roger Brut Reserve NV Champagne with even less work.

Conditions apply:

• Must be over 18 years of age to apply
• One bottle per booking/s over £100 must be booked by the friend. E.g: £100 = 1 bottle, £200 = 2 bottles, £300 = 3 bottles, £400 = 4 bottles
• Maximum 4 bottles per person
• Friends must be a new customer to ready report
• Valid for July till October 2011
• Not to be used in conjunction with any other offers
• Email michael@readyreport.co.uk prior to referring your friends so we know who to send the champagne to.

Pol Roger Brut Reserve NV Champagne is a great drop, so get popping and refer a friend to today. August is your last chance!!!

The team on Mont Blanc

On Sunday 26 June 2011 six people embarked to conquer Europe’s tallest peak; Mont Blanc, Four of us succeeded, one of which is Ready Report’s own Michael Kasar, training took place on glaciers for four days honing in their skills and edging their way up before the attempt the summit of Europe’s tallest peak. The adventurous trekkers set off at 1 am on Friday 1^st July and reached the top just in time to see the sunrise.

The group have so far raised £3500 from the climb which will go towards the MAD4Africa charity, an organisation run by volunteers helping communities in Rwanda and other parts of Africa, they run a centre with over 80 students who are learning skills to help their communities.

If you would like to be a part of this great cause, please donate at http://www.justgiving.com/montblanc2011challenge and follow the prompts; any and all donations are appreciated.

Wear and tear?

One of the more frequent questions asked is about the difference between fair wear and tear and true damage. It’s an important question because the answer affects how the damage deposit is calculated at the end of the tenancy.

There is nothing in statute which defines ‘fair wear and tear’; the concept is too wide ranging to be defined in law. However there are guidelines to consider when coming to a view on it.

These are:

• The original age, quality and condition of any item at commencement of the tenancy
• The average useful lifespan to value ratio (depreciation) of the item
• The reasonable expected usage of such an item
• The number and type of occupants in the property
• The length of the tenants’ occupancy

If a tenant has been at a standard property for over 10 years you can expect majority of the items in the property to be past their lifespan, hence more fair wear and tear than damage or if the original condition of the item was medium wear then it is halfway into its life expectancy.

Ready Report Inventories are compiled with condition statements of the property elements in a graded system from low, medium or heavy, this allows a sound judgement to be made on the check-out report to if the wear is fair or true damage.

Legally a landlord should not end up, either financially or materially in a better position at the end of a tenancy as they were at the beginning hence allowing for fair wear and tear.

It follows that a landlord is not entitled to charge their tenants the full cost for having any part of their property, or any fixture or fitting “put back to the condition it was at the start of the tenancy.”  This would constitute betterment.