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Landlords Personal Belongings in Our Flat - Our Rights?!?!
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I was thinking the same as Soot2006 - if it's not on the inventory the, it doesn't exist....
Have you spoken to the agent about it and explained that as they are personal belongings you assumed (quite reasonably) that they belonged to the previous tenant? I'd get them to tell the landlord that you are not happy and see what he can suggest.
The landlord won't want to antagonise you at the start of the tenancy any more than you want to antagonise him - and you've got of all his things at the minute too!
We have only went through the agents thus far, we don't have any contact details for the landlord.
I think a letter to the agent is in order after reading some of the positive comments above.0 -
The inventory should be specific enough to identify individual items and condition. The landlord clearly has more to lose here - if you gave back 1/5 of what was there when you became tenants, then the landlord would have no way of proving there was anything more.
Can the agent help?0 -
What does personal possessions mean? Photos? Clothes? Books?
Or do you mean things he thought might be helpful like cutlery, bedding etc?0 -
The inventory should be specific enough to identify individual items and condition. The landlord clearly has more to lose here - if you gave back 1/5 of what was there when you became tenants, then the landlord would have no way of proving there was anything more.
Can the agent help?
I have only made one formal request via the agent since moving in, and after they advised they hade tried periodically during others tenancies I decided to seek peoples advice before pushing the issue so early on in our tenancy.0 -
What does personal possessions mean? Photos? Clothes? Books?
Or do you mean things he thought might be helpful like cutlery, bedding etc?
Things like Disco balls, Exercise balls, posters, clothes, hats... the place must of been some strange old musical grotto previously
Some of the items in the room are actually specifically on the inventory such as a small tv unit and cd racks but around 75% of the items have just been refered to as personal belongings mainly in my opinion and almost by admission by the agents because there was just too much stuff to list.0 -
Put them on ebayI love giving home made gifts, which one of my children would you like?
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Sell everything that isn't specifically listed on the inventory! The landlord has no way of proving that anything (apart from the specifically listed stuff) was ever there...'I can't deny the British influence on my accent and mannerisms, but I don't know the British national anthem, I didn't weep for Princess Diana and I always cheer when Britain loses at sport. That's how British I am' Constantine-Simms. :T
On God: 'The invisible and the non-existent look very much alike' D. B. McKown :T0 -
Sounds like you've agreed they exist... and destroying/throwing away/selling someone else's property is theft, I think.
I'd write a letter stating what property there is, that you will be storing it @ £?? a week for 3 months then selling everything (The advice to Landlords who find stuff left behind). Photograph everything now...Send letter recorded signed-for to the address you were given for LL, copying any agent.
Cheers!
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I would bring this up with the Letting Agent, giving them 7 days to sort it out. After that, I would pack it all up and have it "delivered" to their office so they have to sort it out. I've just ended a tenancy where we had some of the LLs' possessions left (including dumbells!)- there were less in our case but even then it got on our nerves, clogging up the only wardrobe etc- and would never just leave it be again.when the first cup of coffee tastes like washing up she knows she's losing it
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Can you not move them all into the loft?Warning ..... I'm a peri-menopausal axe-wielding maniac
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