Document your home when you move in and out. If your landlord tries to keep your deposit, you'll have the evidence to fight back and win.
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HOW IT WORKS
THREE STEPS. ANY STAGE OF YOUR TENANCY.
Photograph the property
Take detailed photos of all rooms, noting any problems.
Move-inMove-out
Photograph the property
Walk through every room and photograph walls, floors and fixtures. Every photo is automatically timestamped the moment it's taken, building an evidence trail no landlord can challenge.
£1,200
average UK deposit value
Unlimited
photos per property
100%
auto-timestamped
Capture
camera only, no gallery photos allowed
Generate your report
Your photos become a professional, time-stamped report.
Move-inMove-out
Generate your report
Hit Generate and Deposit Guard compiles all your photos, notes, and timestamps into a professionally formatted web report. Share it securely via a weblink or download it as an immutable PDF.
Instant
download the moment it's ready
Secure
access your reports from your Deposit Guard whenever you need to
Immutable
reports locked after completion and can't be changed
Shareable
send to anyone, anytime, via a secure link or as a PDF
Keep your deposit
Fight back with evidence landlords can't argue with.
Move-out
Keep your deposit
When your landlord raises deductions, your Deposit Guard report is your evidence. Share it with the deposit scheme — with timestamped proof, the odds shift firmly in your favour.
75%
of renters who faced deductions felt they were unfair
52%
had money taken from their last deposit
49%
said the damage existed before they moved in
39%
took no photos at all before they moved in
Photograph the property
Walk through every room and photograph walls, floors and fixtures. Every photo is automatically timestamped the moment it's taken, building an evidence trail no landlord can challenge.
£1,200
average UK deposit value
Unlimited
photos per property
100%
auto-timestamped
Capture
camera only, no gallery photos allowed
Deposit calculator
How much could Deposit Guard save you?
Enter your monthly rent to see your deposit value and how it compares to the average dispute claim.
Monthly rent (£)
Your 5-week deposit
Avg. dispute claim
£1,409
1 in 4
tenants face problems getting their deposit back
15%
rise in deposit disputes year on year
4.7m
deposits protected in England & Wales
FEATURES
EVIDENCE YOUR LANDLORD HATES
Easy Documentation
Leave no stone unturned
Walk through your rental, photograph every room and flag existing issues and damage with notes. Deposit Guard keeps everything organised so nothing gets missed.
Predefined room types — Living Room, Kitchen, Bedroom and more
Add custom rooms to match any property layout
Progress tracker shows which rooms still need photos
Add optional notes to photos to describe problems
Solid Evidence
A narrative your landlord can't spin
Every photo captures a server-side timestamp and cross-validates it against your device's time. No gallery uploads. No backdating. No arguments.
Server timestamp recorded at moment of upload
Cross-validated against device time
Photos must be taken live in the app
Nothing is deleted, altered or lost — ever
Pro Reports
Professional reports, ready to submit
Once every room is complete, hit Generate. Deposit Guard compiles everything into a structured report that you can share either via a secure weblink or a downloadable, formatted PDF.
Each photo appears with its exact capture timestamp
Reports are locked the moment they're generated
Prove how you were given the property, and how you gave it back
Compatible with TDS, DPS and mydeposits dispute processes
WHY IT WORKS
DEPOSIT GUARD LEVELS THE PLAYING FIELD
Deposit Guard
Without Deposit Guard
With Deposit Guard
1
Move in
A few random snaps
Various photos without timestamps scattered across your phone or in the cloud somewhere; difficult to use as evidence.
Every room documented
Your move-in report is undeniable evidence of the property's condition when your landlord handed over the keys.
12 months later
2
Move out
Landlord claims damage
You've got a few random photos; your landlord's got their own check-in report and a detailed check-out report showing every last spec of dust.
You've got receipts
Your move-out report shows the true state of the property when you leave. Prove that you left the place clean and avoid the inevitable "cleaning" charge.
Dispute raised
3
Deposit status
Deposit withheld
The landlord's evidence paints you in a bad light, so they've got a good chance of unfairly keeping your deposit.
Full deposit returned
You can prove that damage existed when you moved in, and that you've left the place cleaner than you were given it.
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FAQs
Questions? We get a lot.
Can't find what you're looking for? We're happy to help!
Yes, Deposit Guard works for any privately rented property in the United Kingdom. Houses, flats, and rooms in shared houses, including student house shares — as long as you've paid a deposit that's protected by a government-approved deposit scheme, your report will be admissable as evidence if a dispute arises.
Is Deposit Guard admissable to deposit schemes?
Yes, absolutely! All tenants have the right to challenge a landlord's attempted deposit deductions by lodging a dispute with the government-approved deposit schemes. As part of that dispute process, both landlords and tenants can submit their own evidence. Clear, structured evidence like a Deposit Guard report is exactly what dispute adjudicators are looking to base their decisions on.
Do I need my landlord's permission?
Nope, you absolutely don't need your landlord's permission to document your rental. It's your home, after all. You're free to create move-in and move-out reports that document the true state of the property as you received and left it.
When should I use Deposit Guard?
Ideally, you'll create a move-in report when you get the keys to your property a move-out report when you leave. However, you can have one without the other, and some evidence is better than no evidence at all. You can still use Deposit Guard to create a move-out report even if you didn't create a move-in report at the start of your tenancy to show that you left the property in a good condition.
Why can't I upload photos from my camera roll?
To ensure the integrity of your evidence, Deposit Guard only accepts photos taken live within the web app. This means every photo has a verified server timestamp that can't be backdated or manipulated, and old photos cannot be used alongside new ones to falsify reports.
Is Deposit Guard free to use?
It's 100% free to create an account and begin taking photos to build a report. There is, however, a small fee to finalise and generate your shareable report, but we aim to keep this affordable and there are no ongoing subscription payments. Incomplete reports are automatically deleted after seven days.
Helping UK renters stop unfair deposit deductions.
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