Tenants deposit deduction for repairs

robskillz

Myself and my 2 housemates have just moved out of a shared house and the Landlord is after keeping £260 of our deposit for the following repairs:

• Half a day of cleaning
• Supply [the paint] and paint 5 walls

I'm not really sure if this is a fair price or not. What do you think? We're not disputing the validity of the damage claim, just the quoted price. One of the rooms has major blu-tack spots all over the paintwork which apparently can be a pain to remove as the oil soaks through into the new paint if you just paint over it.

Rob

Edit: Just realised this might be better in the House Buying, Renting & Selling forum. Mods - do move it as you see fit

cjintheuk

hello i do a lot of work for a couple of letting agencies the price youve been quoted is good
does the cleaning include the oven to be cleaned
also there would be two contracters on the job,ie a cleaner and a painter
the firms i do work for always get a couple of quotes for the work needed