Flat still extant

[sesquipedality]

My letting agents inspect 4 times a year, which seems excessive to me.  I have made my peace with this, as it forces me to tidy the place, which is a Good Thing.  Which is what I spent yesterday doing.  The inspection today took approximately 10 seconds - may have been as long as 15.  I don't really have an issue with this - I'm tidying for me, not for them - but it does make me curious as to the purpose of the inspections.  Is it to check I've not installed a fireman's pole or demolished a wall?  It's hard to see that anything less obvious than that would be picked up by it.

I conclude that the most likely reason for the inspections is to ensure that the property is thoroughly cleaned 4 times a year.

Comments

[uitlander]

I suspect that cleaning and not destroying the property are the primary motives. I expect the world of tenants divides into two halves - those who are harmless, clean at least at the periodicity of the inspections and look after the place and those who see no problem with squalor and will let the place fall apart without any concern as it is not their problem. It is the latter sort of tenant that the agents/landlords worry about.