Put in the item and the numbers, and see what a deposit scheme would consider fair — with the arithmetic shown, so you can put it in writing. Free, no sign-up.
Estimate based on public UK deposit-scheme guidance. Every tenancy turns on its own evidence — this is information, not legal advice.
A figure alone rarely wins. CheckoutProof builds the timestamped, signed evidence pack the scheme actually asks for — and runs this same calculation across every item. First report free for tenants.
Get the appYou can only be charged for the life you used up, not the full price of something new — that principle is called betterment. Fair wear and tear isn’t chargeable at all. Cleaning is only recoverable if the property was evidenced as clean when you moved in. There’s a fuller explanation in what your landlord can and can’t charge you for.