The photographs that saved my deposit

0:00 When I moved into the flat,

0:01 I spent an hour photographing everything.

0:03 Every scuff on the skirting board,

0:06 the cracked tile behind the door,

0:08 the burn mark on the counter.

0:09 It felt slightly paranoid and my flatmate

0:12 laughed at me.

0:13 Two years later the landlord kept the entire

0:16 deposit,

0:17 citing damage.

0:18 He listed the cracked tile.

0:20 He listed the burn mark.

0:22 I sent forty photographs,

0:24 all timestamped the day we moved in.

0:26 He replied within an hour saying it must have

0:29 been an oversight,

0:30 and the money was back that week.

0:32 He wasn't confused.

0:33 He was just used to people not having proof.