4 Record of condition of holding and fixed equipment

6.109 Section 22 of the 1986 Act entitles either party to require the making of a record of the condition of the fixed equipment on the holding and of the general condition of the holding itself. The tenant can, additionally, require the making of a record of any fixtures or buildings that he is entitled to remove by virtue of s 10 (above). In default of agreement the record is to be made by a person appointed by the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors, the cost being borne equally by both landlord and tenant. The making of a formal record will be of considerable evidential value, particularly (for instance) in assessing the condition of fixed equipment at the commencement of a tenancy so that liability under repairing covenants or the model clauses can be properly assessed.