Tenants Damaged Work Surface!

oldMcDonald

The loft hatch, garden etc. have already been discussed in a similar post by the OP here.

TBH, other than the garden, which it sounds like it should have had the grass cut before they moved out, everything else sounds like wear and tear.

Alybea

jammy78 wrote: »

With the garden it is in the contract & they have agreed to pay for the grass to be cut. I would like to see anyone cut the grass in 30 mins in this weather. Have you tried cutting 10 inches of grass soaked in water - maybe with a industrial mower?

I expect that is why it hasn't been cut - it's been raining most days for weeks.
I wouldn't charge them to cut the grass - It's not their fault the weather has been so wet making it impossible to make a good attempt at it.

Imp

Target prices for OP to aim for. These are very rough as we have no details of the kitchen.

Disconnect and remove hob. Cut hole for new hob in new worktop, refit and re-connect hob - 0.5 hours labour - £8

Disconnect and remove sink. Cut hole for new sink in new worktop, refit and re-connect sink - 2 hours labour - 36 pounds

38mm thick worktop, 3m long, £14.07 per linear metre - material costs £42.21
Fitting worktop - 1.1 hours - £18.11

Two corner joints in worktop - material - £5.92, labour 0.4 hours - £6.40

Total £116.64

Profit on materials - 30% = £14.44
Profit on labour - 35% - £23.98

Total price - £155.06
VAT at 17.5% - £27.14

Total price including VAT - £182.20

Imp's fee for doing your work to help you run your business - £50

Loft hatch - 18mm block board - £25.49, 2 hours labour - £32.00
Painting loft hatch - 1.1 hours, £15.40
1 litre base coat - £7.84
1 litre top coat - £7.84

30% profit on materials - £12.35
35% profit on labour - £16.87

Total price - £118.59
VAT - £20.75
Total price including VAT - £139.34

Imp's fee for doing your work to help you run your business - £50

neverdespairgirl

jammy78 wrote: »

It looks like they have burnt the surface & it's now cracked. There is 3 spots about a size of 20p dead center of the surface.

I know you got to expect wear & tear but this isn't - it's misuse or carelessness. If it was there own house I guarantee they won't have done it!

It depends on the work surface. For example, I was helping my mother cook for 35 people this weekend, and her work surfaces are all granite, so you can put anything on there and it doesn't burn!

3 spots the size of a 20p each sounds like no big deal to me. Can't possibly see how it would cost hundreds of pounds. Can't it be fixed rather than replaced?

neverdespairgirl

jammy78 wrote: »

2. The jungle, I mean garden (I provided them with a lawnmower) = £80

How many acres is that?

Get someone to do it @ £8 an hour, will it really take 10 hours?!

Credit_Jake

Jeez I hope if I ever come to having a land lord again I never come across this del boy, what's your name for future reference? I'll write it in my black book and maybe suggest it as a money saving tip to never rent a property from you.

silvercar

My guideline for whether a repair would count as wear and tear or damage is whether an insurance policy that included accidental damage would pay out. If the insurance company would say, its wear and tear then thats what it is, and knowing how hard it is to get claims agreed, that seems a fair test.

For damage of a work top they would pay out. My friend has a 10 year old worktop and burnt a hole in the surface, insurance are paying to replace the section damaged.

Sazzyukrafc

With regards to the grass....you state that the weather has been bad, this is probably the reason why your tenants didn't cut it as it wasn't possible too.

The desk...they put it back together, has it been broken? If not, then they've not really ruined it.

Kitchen...as others said, if it's huge damage then shouldn't be so much since it damaged so easily.