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Protecting yourself from Dilapidations Claims: Photographic Schedules of Condition

Visit our website: https://harrisonclarke.co/ Timestamps 0:00 How can I protect myself from a dilapidations claim at lease end? 1:15 Why do I need a surveyor to produce a photographic schedule of condition? 2:15 Will the schedule of condition limit or exclude my redecoration liability? 2:51 Why are photos so important? 3:30 Why is text so important? 4:07 How much money can a photographic schedule of condition save me? 4:55 How can Harrison Clarke help? One of the best ways to protect yourself as the tenant from a potential dilapidations claim from your landlord at lease end is to instruct a suitably experienced surveyor to professionally prepare a photographic schedule of condition prior to lease commencement. A Photographic Schedule of Condition is a detailed record of a property’s condition. The report is typically appended to a Lease to limit Tenant’s repairing obligations over the course of the lease, when combined with appropriate wording within the lease. At Harrison Clarke, our schedules are split into two sections. The first section details the element concerned, its description and condition, and identifies photograph references as set out in the second section. The second section is made up of photographs relating to the descriptive schedule to further expand on the written definition and condition report. Why do I need a surveyor to produce a photographic schedule of condition? Our surveyors have many years of experience in dealing with dilapidations claims at lease end, and in those years we have seen great variation in the standard and quality of the photographic schedules of condition produced. The kinds of issues we see are poor quality photos, lack of photos, schedules which have been photocopied time and time again, lost reports, lack of adequate descriptions or no descriptions at all! Many issues also stem from schedules of condition being prepared by individuals with no real understanding of the complicated dilapidations process, which means that often significant and expensive issues are ignored. Unfortunately, a poor quality schedule of condition will not be of much help when you are trying to negotiate a dilapidations claim. Therefore, it is vital that you instruct a surveyor experienced in dilapidations to produce your photographic schedule of condition. Will the schedule of condition limit or exclude my redecoration liability? In most cases no! You will often see in your lease that you have a separate redecoration clause within your lease which requires you to redecorate the premises at lease end. However, you can negotiate with the landlord to limit your redecoration liability but you must make sure that the photographic schedule of condition is referenced within the redecoration clause of your lease in the same way that it will protect you against disrepair. Why are photos so important? Sometimes it can be difficult to describe exactly where a defect is within a building. This becomes even more difficult years down the line after a tenant has been in occupation and perhaps has changed the building’s layout. A photo will support the text ensuring that it is clear where the defect is located, what the defect is and how it is affecting the building itself. If the quality of the photo is poor, it will mean that the surveyor carrying out the dilapidations survey will not be able to compare how this defect has changed or if a new defect has developed. This could leave you vulnerable to a dilapidations claim. Why is text so important? We have had tenants provide us with photographic schedules of condition with no text descriptions to describe the condition of the building. We most commonly see this when tenant’s have tried to save money by taking photos themselves instead of instructing a professional to do it for them. Although this may save the tenant money at the start of the lease, this can have huge implications when it comes to lease end. Often, the photos do not cover the entirety of the room, or only focuses on one defect, missing vitally important details. How much money can a photographic schedule of condition save me? How much a photographic schedule of condition will save a tenant varies greatly, depending on the size, type, and condition of premises. It is not uncommon for a schedule costing several hundred pounds at lease commencement to effectively save a tenant many thousands of pounds at dilapidations stage on a small premise. Similarly, the cost of a good quality photographic schedule of condition on large premises can be in the thousands, but it is not unusual for these to deliver lease end rewards in six figures compared to a non-protected lease. A small investment now can provide a really significant return on investment at lease end for tenants.