It is usual to have an early inspection when a tenancy starts and then they become twice yearly and often yearly after that. Every 3 months after 5 years is intrusive and totally unnecessary.
The reports are as much for the LLs to know jobs that need doing. Agents hope the inspection report will encourage maintenance as needed. So in my view, comments about kitchen or kitchen cupboard are really for LLs to take note of….not necessarily to arrange work on immediately, but so they can plan ahead at change if tenancy to probably need to do the work.
Professional property checks don’t comment on things like ‘bowl on counter’ - that’s more likely to be someone from the letting agency who is less familiar with the processes and not a profesional.
I can see though that it isn’t pleasant and likely to make tenants feel uncomfortable. I’d want to tidy round before it and possibly feel a bit worried about any minor marks or damage. A lot depends on the relationship with the letting agent or landlord. Good ones won’t be picking tenants up on minor wear and tear issues. Good ones will respond to reports which show work needs to be done and take responsibility and do it. Bad ones make. A big deal of things like ‘bowl on sink’ or minor scuff on wall.
Sometimes the reports aren’t making a big deal of these things but are merely factual with no suggestion of blame. However, tenants can often feel blamed and worrried their deposit will have deductions when they leave….this is because some agents or LLs in the past will have done this.
It’s difficult. Inspections are needed, especially in early stages of tenancies, because there are bad tenants whose treatment of property does need picking up on. There are sometimes damages beyond wear and tear which will need charging for. But most tenants are good tenants and after initial early checks, especially in longer tenancies really only need 1 or possibly 2 checks a year, and to be treated decently whilst they are being done.