Fairhold Blog
Practical advice on property records, deposit disputes, and tenancy management.
Every year, tens of thousands of deposit disputes go to formal adjudication. In the vast majority of cases, none of it needed to happen. The outcome was decided months earlier — at check-in.
Read moreA check-in report is only as strong as the photos in it. Here's a room-by-room checklist of exactly what to photograph — and why each shot matters when a dispute arises.
Read moreA deposit dispute doesn't just cost the deduction amount. The real cost is much higher — and most agencies are significantly underestimating it.
Read moreNot all inventory tools are equal. Here are seven criteria that separate software that holds up in disputes from software that just looks professional.
Read moreLandlords lose more deposit disputes than they should — not because the damage wasn't real, but because they couldn't prove it. Here's what deposit schemes actually want to see.
Read moreDeposit disputes come down to one thing — whose evidence is more credible. Here's what tamper-proof actually means, and how it changes the outcome.
Read moreYou did everything right — took photos, wrote a report, got the tenant to sign. Then the tribunal reduced your deduction by 60%. Here's what actually went wrong.
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