Sister lost her deposit

neas

prob cause its bot a lump sum and they might be able to negotiate down the 'deposit'

tbs624

zzzLazyDaisy wrote: »

A lot of landlords of student accommodation were quite cute that year - they insisted on the deposit being paid in the second term, to secure the place from the end of the third term. This meant the deposit was handed over before the protection scheme came into force.

In many Uni cities it is normal for properties to be booked out with effect from Jan/Feb of one academic year for the following academic year, with deposit paid at the time so its not necessarily that the LLs were being particularly astute.

zzzLazyDaisy wrote: »

I'm told by my student nephew that many landlords don't even ask for a deposit now - they have increased the monthly rent to include 1/12th of the lost deposit, and so get to keep all the 'deposit' now anyway. Some then give a 'bonus' or 'cashback' if the place is handed back in a satisfactory condition..... but it is never equivalent to the full amount of what the deposit would have been had it been paid separately in a lump sum up front. Having said that, he and his mates who he house shares with do prefer it that way.

If there is any figure that is offered/given back to the Ts subect to the state of the property at contract expiry it matters not how the money has been gathered in - it is likely to be held to be a tenancy deposit and any LL playing games around this oneruns the risk of finding themselves coughing up for that 3x deposit amount penalty.

eco-friendly_2

Geenie wrote: »

This is the thing as KILL BILL states. She and her flatmate should have been present for the final inspection, then they could have argued any points raised, and if necessary cleaned while the agent was watching! And then signed the final inventory.

There does seem to be an exceptionally high standard expected by some LL's when tenants leave a property, ie it is returned brand spanking new, when fair wear and tear is part of living and should be included as part of the LL's income. That said, I have had tenants leave a place like an absolute pig sty, thinking they had done enough to get their deposit back in full.

So you are quite content to stand around waiting and watching for those tenants to clean up their pig sty? :rolleyes:

jadex

Geenie wrote: »

There does seem to be an exceptionally high standard expected by some LL's when tenants leave a property, ie it is returned brand spanking new, when fair wear and tear is part of living and should be included as part of the LL's income.

I met many such LLs for whom rent is their pure profit not their income before costs.
They seem to not understand tenants do pay rents for using the property.

zzzLazyDaisy

Another newbie who comes along, asks a question, and then disappears leaving us chatting among ourselves............