What happens when I move out?
A check-out inventory is compared against your move-in report, final meter readings and keys are recorded, and your forwarding address is taken for the deposit.
Once your landlord records the tenancy as ended, a move-out checklist is created on their side covering four things:
- Check-out inventory — comparing the property against the move-in report, signed by both of you.
- Final meter readings — worth checking against your own photos on the day.
- Keys returned — all keys, fobs and access devices.
- Forwarding address — needed for correspondence, especially about your deposit.
Your deposit is then settled — see getting your deposit back.
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These answers describe how Tenarize works and summarise the law in England as the product implements it. They are not legal advice about your situation, and the law changes. For free independent help, Citizens Advice and Shelter both cover renting in England; for anything unusual or contested, take advice from a solicitor.
Tenarize does not currently support Scotland, Wales or Northern Ireland, whose tenancy regimes are different.