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Leaving a rented property - skip last month's rent?
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transparent_opacity wrote: »Just to update this thread - I went the honest way; paid the last months rent, repainted any wall with the slightest mark, cleaned the flat to the last detail, hired a professional carpet cleaning machine....and the landlord has charged me to recarpet the whole flat due to 'excessive wear' on the carpets! I wouldn't mind, but they are near perfect.
I now can't get hold of him to discuss the matter - it could be bye bye deposit, unless I can't find it in a deposit scheme, then he's in trouble!
Send your landlord a recorded delivery letter before action, then take him to the small claims court. Wear on carpets is wear and tear, stains and burn marks are accidental damage. Even if there was accidental damage the landlord can only charge you for their second hand value not a full new-for-old replacement.Declutterbug-in-progress.⭐️⭐️⭐️ ⭐️⭐️0 -
+1 on the 'Signed for' letter then Small Claims.
I did this to a dodgy landlord about 5 years ago, and got about 90% of my cash back.
LL was such an idiot she still didn't pay up - until the bayliff came knocking. You WILL get your cash if the court orders it.
Don't be scared, it's easy, and you'll come out of it knowing a bit more about how to look after your own affairs.
start here: https://www.moneyclaim.gov.uk/web/mcol/welcome0
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