The leading government-authorised tenancy deposit protection scheme, my|deposits, has created a guide for landlords, offering advice on how to make a fair wear and tear judgement call at the end of the tenancy period. 

Wear and tear of course, remains subjective with no hard and fast rules on what is reasonably acceptable: this new guide aims to help landlords consider the different factors involved in the decision-making process. 

The guide also highlights the importance of landlord and tenant talking to each other, especially at the outset of tenancy, when the landlord should set expectations with regard to maintaining the condition of the let. 

After all, there are clear and direct financial consequences for both should a dispute arise at the end of tenancy and the guide explores a number of different areas including length of the tenancy period, the occupants themselves and, looking at the difference between reasonable wear and tear, and damage. 

Eddie Hooker, Chief Executive of mydeposits.co.uk said, Wear and tear is always a hot topic of debate and is very much situation-dependent. We have worked with landlords and our in-house disputes team to compile the guide, which is by no means definitive, but hopefully gives landlords some benchmarks and examples to consider when checking out their tenants.

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