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Unamicable split

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  • pelirocco
    pelirocco Posts: 8,275 Forumite
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    pinkshoes wrote: »
    Tell him to take the floor, then she can get a cheap carpet put down once he's gone!

    At least she can have some amusement watching him rip it all up and look like a prat!


    But first make sure you fill the room with furniture ect
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  • mlz1413
    mlz1413 Posts: 3,100 Forumite
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    pinkshoes wrote: »
    Tell him to take the floor, then she can get a cheap carpet put down once he's gone!

    At least she can have some amusement watching him rip it all up and look like a prat!
    :rotfl::T


    Insist he can only take half and have a load of friends round for a cuppa whilst he takes it up.
  • phil80
    phil80 Posts: 153 Forumite
    ha ha all great suggestions lol it would be fun to see him taking it all up with a house full of people.
  • pinkshoes
    pinkshoes Posts: 20,619 Forumite
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    It sounds like he wants to annoy you, so just smile and say "ok, take the floor" and don't let it bother you in the slightest. Some people do what they can to provoke a reaction!
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  • retireby50
    retireby50 Posts: 256 Forumite
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    ...random application of super-glue just before he starts might enhance the enjoyment......
  • Fire_Fox
    Fire_Fox Posts: 26,026 Forumite
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    Is he still on the tenancy agreement? If so he is still jointly and severally liable for the rent, and the condition of the property on check-out.

    Also have meter readings been taken for the utilities and has his name been removed from the council tax bill/ electoral register? This is key to protecting your SIL financially.
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  • phil80
    phil80 Posts: 153 Forumite
    The land lord has now removed him from the tenancy his name is off all bills and regusters now
  • Pepzofio
    Pepzofio Posts: 540 Forumite
    edited 11 June 2009 at 9:40AM
    I'd just change the locks then. I'd like to see him try and pursue it through the small claims court - "Well yes, we bought it while we were living together as a couple, we've since split and I want it back. Well yes, she has offered me financial compensation, but I've refused it..."

    I doubt a Judge is going to insist he get the actual laminate back, and any financial compensation would surely be reduced as he had use of the floor while he was still at the property, then offset against the cost of restoring the floor to its original condition (some thing he would have been responsible for as he was on the tenancy at the time the flooring was originally replaced...)
  • Dinah93
    Dinah93 Posts: 11,466 Forumite
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    You can get new locks for £20 and they're really simple to change, just get the permission of the landlord first.

    If he breaks in and takes the floor I think she could tell the police she had a reasonable idea of who was responsible....
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  • phil80
    phil80 Posts: 153 Forumite
    The locks have been changed today and landlord has said that he will be there if he wants to take anything from the house he has to arrange it through the landlord so looks like all sorted thanks for your help.
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