Show the damage was already there.

If your landlord keeps the deposit later, you have a dated record of the damage that they got on day one. No account.

The date on a phone photo can be edited. When you seal, our server records its own time and a fingerprint of each photo: if anyone changes a photo later, it shows.

Photograph every room, free
Your landlord gets the link to confirm
If they keep the deposit: the PDF for the dispute, US$3

Start my record Moving in another day?

Example: open kitchen of an empty flat, wooden floor — An example with photos of another flat: how your sealed record looks, with the landlord’s answer. The PDF to hand in is US$3.

Example: bathroom with bath, toilet and basin — An example with photos of another flat: how your sealed record looks, with the landlord’s answer. The PDF to hand in is US$3.

Doing this at the flat? Open it on your phone

Scan the code with the camera: the photos are taken there.

Email me the link

Property condition record

Record no.: assigned when sealed

Moving in another day?

Add a reminder to your calendar for the morning you get the keys, with the link to DepositSeal. We do not store the date.

How it works

Photograph every room.Anything already broken, stained or worn, with a short note. The photos never leave your phone.
Kitchen
Bathroom
Damp on the bathroom ceiling
Seal the record.We store our server time and the digital fingerprint (SHA-256) of each photo, signed.
Sealed · 3 photos
22 October 2026, 10:42

Damp on the bathroom ceiling
Fingerprint: ce01432efcd46059abe9547fde85d172099b7bb3319ebf1c6e4623c9d0c80033
Send your landlord the link.They can confirm or add comments. If they never answer, that is recorded too.
Hi. Here are dated photos of the condition of the flat at move-in. You can confirm them or add comments here: depositseal.com/v/7KQ2M9XA
Was the place like this?
The landlord confirmed the condition
22 October 2026, 18:05

What it proves and what it does not

It shows that these exact photos existed at the time shown, that they were sent to your landlord and what they answered. Anyone can check a photo is the original: change a single pixel and the fingerprint no longer matches.

It does not prove what a photo shows or where it was taken. It is supporting evidence, not legal advice.

It matches: photo 2 (Kitchen).

ce01432efcd46059abe9547fde85d172099b7bb3319ebf1c6e4623c9d0c80033

It does not match any photo in this record.

ce01432efcd46059abe9547fde85d172099b7bb3719ebf1c6e4623c9d0c80033

Questions

Does it cost anything? Taking the photos, sealing them and sending the link to your landlord is free. The PDF to hand in costs US$3 per record, one payment.

Where do my photos go? The originals stay on your phone. Our server only receives a small thumbnail with no location data, the note and the fingerprint of each photo.

What if I am already moving out? Choose "I am moving out and have no move-in photos": you record how you leave the place, dated, before you hand back the keys.

Who can see the record? Only people with the link. The public page shows times and fingerprints, no photos.

Can I delete it? Yes, with your private link, at any time. Otherwise it deletes itself after 3 years.

Moved out and still waiting for your deposit?

A letter that fills in as you type: the first request, no reply, a deduction or a partial return. As a PDF, free.

Deposit return letter template →

Used DepositSeal? Tell us how it went

Whether it helped or something did not work, it is useful to know. No name or email needed.

Before you unpack, photograph what is already damaged and send your landlord the link.

Start my record