Please help re flat deposit

wordsmith_2

Thanks for the reply clutton. Yes, inventory was covered, rent was always paid on time, even paid when I had to wait two months with the dodgiest (and dangerous) heating system as his preferred choice of heating engineer was doing other work.

It's just infuriating that he is able to 'hold me to ransom'. He knows he has to pay up but is arguing for arguings sake, even when I said I can prove that the satellite dish was nothing to do with me, he asked the exact same question in his next letter!? Fed up of going round in circles with no conclusion thats all, and it gets you down. Have better things to do with my time than having to concentrate on this.

It is comforting to know that it hasn't just been me that has been treated shabbily, and that the good guys do win eventually. Disgruntled tenants of the world (or UK at least) unite!

dynamiccoins

I have to say, I've only read a section of this thread and it reminds me of a couple of years ago when I was on Watch Dog due to my landlord - Neil Morgan of Atlantic Property - they owned loads of places around London and if he is your landlord, I sympathise. He had about 40 outstanding court orders against him for none repayment of deposit and although we won our case against him, we never received the money - 1600 quid.

He had a web of companies - I'm not sure how it worked, but one owned the houses and another we paid the rent to. They were all registered off shore.

The company we won the judgement against went bust.

He was a right nasty piece of work and apparently, when Watch Dog investigated him, they said he was loaded, yet still acted like this to all his tenants.

I never met his wife, Susan Morgan, but I hope she sleeps well at night.

I suppose what I'm trying to say is, winning the court order is one thing, getting the cash another.

Mrs_pbradley936

clutton wrote: »

http://quid.hosted-at.thebunker.net/vbulletin/showthread.html?t=441706&page=3

come on guys and gals - get voting !!

Done that.

shoeaddict

Hi Mr and Mrs EL! Just wanted to add my huge congratulations on your positive result. I haven't posted on this thread before, but spend about 6 hours reading the whole thing a couple of weeks ago (when I was supposed to be working - oops) and was completely blown away by your dedication and determination. What an inspiration! So again, congrats on the victory - a moral one, if nothing else!

olly300

dynamiccoins wrote: »

He had a web of companies - I'm not sure how it worked, but one owned the houses and another we paid the rent to. They were all registered off shore.

The company we won the judgement against went bust.

He was a right nasty piece of work and apparently, when Watch Dog investigated him, they said he was loaded, yet still acted like this to all his tenants.

..........

I suppose what I'm trying to say is, winning the court order is one thing, getting the cash another.

I think that was your problem.

Unfortunately the LL acted through a company so he personally was not responsible for any company debts and so is/was impossible to touch.

Mr EL and EL, LL acted as a person. Therefore any CC judgement would affect the LL personally.

So I guess I'm saying if you rent off someone who is not using a company and have to take them to court you probably have more chance of hurting them, unless they are bankrupt.

catewithers

MrEL wrote: »

This is my first post on MSE. Just wanted to say a very big thank you to everyone who has taken an interest in this drama over the past months. The support and advice has been incredible, without it we would have been more reluctant to risk going to court. Eager Learner has amazed me with her enthusiasm to see this case through to the end and I owe that to you guys and MSE for so much invaluable information. Sure we wish that the court had awarded a larger return but the fact is that we finally won the case.

Cheers

MrEL

Ooooh look!! It's MrEL!!!

Hi and welcome to the thread about your life!!

Lovely to hear from you - so glad you've found the support here helpful.

clutton_2

that is some woman you have got there Mr EL - in spite of all the trauma and losing her job and moving twice she has still found time to organise "surprise w/e trips for you" - some gal !!!!

tigs78

Woo Hoo! Haven't posted on this thread as didn't really have anything to add, I've just come on MSE in a panic as I remembered it was the 31st.

So pleased to see that justice has been done, like others I'm disappointed you didn't get more of your money back but it helps to know that she is seriously out of pocket as a result of this.

Congratulations :beer:

jennynoo

Wordsmith, you need to follow the three letters policy explained somewhere near the start of this thread and check out the ARLA and Shelter websites. Good Luck.

EagerLearner

Wordsmith - the Arla site is good for giving an indication of what a landlord should and whould not take and how they should and should not behave, however they are generally less than neutral if you ask for help - they are funded by letting and estate agents. The site is useful and you can wave the guidelines under LL nose in letter 1 for example.

I can e-mail you letter 1 2 and 3 if easier for you than trying to find it on the thread? Pm me and will do it for you asap.