Help, Landlord wanting to keep part of deposit!

greenface

clutton wrote: »

OP say s

"". I gave my notice to my landlord on 20th Jan and paid rent until 20th Feb. I moved into my new house on 27th Jan"

you have given notice and paid rent until 20 feb. You are responsible for the property till 20 feb, whether you lived there or not.

the LL is in the wrong re not taking an inventory and not depositing your deposit with a deposit scheme.

some compromise is the answer

if he does not know about the 3x deposit entitlement by tenants, then a courteous letter to him about it, and an offer of £100 on your part may make him aware of the law and may offer a compromise.

going to court is a long tedious business and will cost you money with no guarantee that you will win. if the LL deposits the deposit before the court hearting you may lose and you will then have spent £150 for nothing

Thanks for that didnt know that was the law for agreement
So has the LL got the right to enter the property before the 20th of feb (thats if he has been in BTW)

blaise802001

Hi guys, thanks for all your replies Seems I may have my full deposit back later today. I got a friend to drop the keys off to him earlier today, so at least I have a witness that I have handed the keys back.
He has spoken to my current landlord (who also happens to be his oddjob man lol) who is going to pick up my deposit later today for me. He has now asked my landlord if he can fix the glass for £100..the cheek. BTW ex landlord doesn't know his oddjob man is my current landlord lol. It's complicated, but at least I am getting my money back later today..hopefully!!