March out - Whats wrong with this ???

kitchpoo

Just some pictures on a move out I;ve done - total bill to DE (to ten charge tohe Irregular Occupant) was £2300!!

Just to put you at peace of mind about your quarters at move out - but hopefully you will question what is right/wrong from these pictures to help you prepare for MO.

Sorry for the pic size - I'll try and resize later on. But you get a good idea!

ChipRAFP

Oh Gear God! Thats a disgrace please tell me they were not RAF!

kitchpoo

ChipRAFP wrote: »

Oh Gear God! Thats a disgrace please tell me they were not RAF!

Its a RAF quarter!!

This may give some occupants an understanding as to why sometimes things are not 100% at move in.. Even I am looking at these pictures and seeing things I have missed.

scouse05

Totally bogging....for a minute I thought I recognised the house as my ex neighbours but as the pics went on I was glad to say it isn't. Sometimes DE/MHS get it wrong but to be fair to them they pulled out all the stops to make sure my house was ok for moving into. Which was a BIG job from what I've been led to believe by some of the other residents.

I'm a big believer that people should be billed if they leave the place in a state!!!

bonsibabe

OMG what a state! I would never dream of doing that! But then again, we are not all the same!

kitchpoo

Just to give some guidance....

Broken bath panel - response - not chargeable
Missing doors - not chargeable - classed as barrack damage ????
Broken garage door - not chargeable
Ruined carpets -Over life expectancy - Not chargeable
Missing/not hung curtains - Chargeable
Dirty sanitaryware - Chargeable
Non Standard Lampshades - Chargeable for their removal


Plenty of other bits and bobs but it is a good guide.

Magnolia

OMG!!!! I would have died of embarrassment if I had left a quarter in that state!!!

I have only seen one quarter in a similar state and they had to get the men in with the white overalls to fumigate the place and destroy all the furniture, curtains and carpets (yes they were RAF). That was in 1980 and it cost him over £1500 - him and wife split up and he moved back into barracks - got a new partner 6 months later and a new quarter!! I would have put him back into the one he left in a mess - mind you that one was pristine by then.

I praised the Lord when they started with contract cleaners for march outs - its stressful enough without having to spend weeks eating salad or take aways cos the cooker has been cleaned!! I still cleaned my own cooker but was able to leave the cleaning of it till later as all the other 'stuff' was to be done by the contractors

Alias_Omega

Looks like they simply one day decided to vacate the house.

I do hope the £2300 was to decorate & replace the carpets in the place.

Where was this then kitchpoo?

Regards,

Alias

helliecopter_2

It's a disgrace that anyone could leave a house in such a state. Leaving personal effects laying around with rubbish etc is just plain lazy. Personally I think the people who have done this should be banned from living in quarters again. It's a perk of the job and shouldn't be abused or taken for granted - it would cost a lot more to rent privately. I wouldn't want to pay rent, full council tax and water bills in a private let.

I'm off now to check my woods, polish my cooker knobs and remove the water marks from my tiles...... yeah right on a Friday afternoon - not! I live in my quarter as if it was my own. However, it's back to march out standards when we leave as it's a matter of pride.

kitchpoo

I've had 2 of these this week!!

Fingers crossed for next week - 10 move outs and 10 move ins - a busy week as unit block leave commences.

I have had a few good move outs though where 1 guy did it himself and only had to pay for a part cooker clean (£60 ish), and two where they were professionally cleaned with zero hassle.

[Deleted User]

I don't want to be funny, but are these RAF Pads Qtrs? The reason I ask is that i have never before seen such 'shocking' (word changed a few times for MSE) pictures prior to a MO. I don't think the Army would have been so obliging...