left tennancy nearly 2 months ago LL wanting money need help urgently

Fire_Fox

klee1505 wrote: »

he has just called me and left me a voicemail i havnt listened to it yet but i know its going to be abusive should he still be sending it through letter and not phone?? im on contract so im going to contact t mobile today and ask them if they can change my number as he will call me every half hour till i contact him

Go to the police: calling you every half an hour is harassment, any voicemail that are abusive they need to hear. Keep a record of every call or missed call - the police should be able to get his itemised phone bill! If you simply change your number that can be twisted to look like you were trying to evade paying.

G_M

After you've done that contact the landlord IN WRITING only by Recorded Delivery requesting a full breakdown of what monies they believe are owed. He can't just pluck a figure out of the air, so don't fret about any of this just yet.

I usually respect BitterandTwisted's posts, but on this occassion disagree.

Until you receive a fully legitimate claim from him you should not respond. Responding will just encourage him. Sending you texts and leaving voicemails is NOT the way to legitimately claim monies owed (though whether any money IS owed is of course in doubt)

As I said before. Ignore him untill you get a sensible, written, claim.

However I agree with him about approaching the agents re check out inventory.

And as Firefox and DVardysShadow suggest, keep any texts/messages, and keep a log of dates and time of missed calls etc from his number.

Above all, don't worry. Ultimately all he can do is take you to court which costs him time and money and he has a very weak case.

klee1505

thaks everyone for your help theres another question i need answering the landlord and the letting agents have emailed me regarding this. is email a way they should be contacting or should it all leagilly be though letter?

thanks

DVardysShadow

klee1505 wrote: »

thaks everyone for your help theres another question i need answering the landlord and the letting agents have emailed me regarding this. is email a way they should be contacting or should it all leagilly be though letter?

thanks

You can be picky about it. But you would do better to deal with the content of what they send you than with the form in which it arrives. Not that I find fax, email or worst of the lot, txt an acceptable way to do business.

bitsandpieces

If you find phone calls and texts (or e-mails, for that matter) harassing, it's quite reasonable to ask that the Landlord and agent to only communicate in writing/via mail. Given that the Landlord is asking for a load of money, I'd at least want a full breakdown of what they think is owed via mail. If you left in January, they've had a month + to deal with this issue - so no reason why the day it takes a 1st class letter to arrive should be a concern. If there are abusive calls/texts/e-mails (or they continue after you've asked them to stop) contact the police.

No need to do anything much (let along pay anything) until you've been given a full breakdown of charges and the evidence the Landlord is relying on. Don't know what their excuse for taking so long to contact you will be - £1.5k damage should be noticeable when you walk into the property, I'd think!

G_M

klee1505 wrote: »

thaks everyone for your help theres another question i need answering the landlord and the letting agents have emailed me regarding this. is email a way they should be contacting or should it all leagilly be though letter?

thanks

Difficult to answer without know the type of question asked. If it's a casual question like "We've found a tee-shirt in the bedroom, did you leave it behind? If so it can be collected from our office." Then email seems quick and easy - fine.

If it's a more official matter, which could ultimately lead to costs on one side or the other and potentially a court case, then it's inappropriate.

For example, if the LL 'asked a question' by email which ultimately led to a legal claim in court, the court might well want to know the LL had taken all reasonable steps to get it resolved. If you deny receiving the email (or text), the LL is in a poor position. But if he's written, preferably recorded delivery, he can show the court he acted freasonably and you failed to respond.