With so much confusion amongst residential landlords about the rules surrounding fair wear and tear, my|deposits the government-authorised tenancy deposit protection scheme has created a new guide for landlords. The guide gives advice on how to make a fair judgement call at the end of a tenancy period.

There are no hard and fast rules on what is reasonably acceptable for wear and tear, but the my|deposits guide aims to help landlords consider and weigh up the different factors involved in the decision-making process.

The mydeposits guide explores a number of different areas from the length of the tenancy period and the occupants themselves, to looking at the difference between wear and tear and actual damage to property.

Eddie Hooker, chief executive of Mydeposits, 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 this guide, which is by no means definitive, but hopefully it gives landlords some benchmarks and examples to consider when checking out their tenants.”

To see the full guide, visit www.mydeposits.co.uk/landlords/landlord-downloads.htm