Photographic evidence in dilapidations claims

Three things: it is dated (so contemporaneity can be proved), it is cross-referenced to the written schedule (so a specific photograph supports a specific written observation), and it is taken at angles that show the documented condition rather than flatter the property. In a Scott schedule negotiation these are the photographs that close items as agreed; the rest get challenged.

We see the same failures repeatedly: uncaptioned photographs that nobody can later locate within the building, photographs taken to "show the demise" rather than to record condition, missing high-level shots, missing roof photography, and entire rooms or external elevations omitted altogether. Every gap is an item the tenant cannot defend at the dilapidations stage.

External elevations from each principal viewpoint; the roof where accessible (with drone where required); every internal room and circulation area; floor finishes and ceiling finishes; existing defects close-up alongside a contextual wider shot; mechanical and electrical installations as observed; external areas including yards and car parks where they form part of the demise.

Photographs are issued embedded in the schedule itself, not as a separate gallery, with cross-references to the written observations. The schedule is delivered in lease-ready format suitable for appending to the executed lease, and for being relied on by both parties' surveyors when the dilapidations claim eventually arrives.