What is 'reasonable wear and tear'?

What is 'reasonable wear and tear'?

Reasonable wear and tear is quite tricky to define. Effectively it means that if you have a pair of curtains that are brand new on day one, in 12 months time there may be some sun damage. Another example is if you have a carpet that's brand new from day one, in 12 months time there may be some problems with the carpet or there may be a little bit of what they call wear and tear; some scuffs or something like that. That's typically what they call wear and tear, but it does come down to what the landlord letting agent or, indeed, the person who's doing the inventory check decides what is wear and tear.