landlord won't refund full deposit, help please

emweaver

we had something similar in a old flat and I wrote to my landlord with a list of damages caused by the mould and deducted off the charge he wanted from us and said he had 7 days to decide to pay up or I would be taking legal action and he actually paid me

sequence

Never trust an agency, especially "reputable" ones.....

Svenena

People always seem to get mould problems in rental properties, but I've never seen it mentioned about owner-occupied properties. Is that just because they have to fix it themselves rather than complain about it?

lalli_pickle

I think it's probably because if you have to live in the property yo are willing to take the extra steps to prevent mould, whereas if you are a landlord you want to spend as little money as possible.

My first property a bedsit, when I was 18 and pregnant, had a window missing, no heating and no electricity, and when I asked the landlord to fix this he referred me to the agent, who of course said they could do nothing without the consent of the landlord.

Since then I've had some really good landlords who've gone out of their way to make sure the house is comfortable, but there are still some LL who value profit above everything else.

tabskitten

In my opinion mold is more a symptom of being idle when it comes to cleaning!

Bengal_tiger

Svenena wrote: »

People always seem to get mould problems in rental properties, but I've never seen it mentioned about owner-occupied properties. Is that just because they have to fix it themselves rather than complain about it?

What a dumb question... A damp problem is more likely to be caused by bad building design and in any case household repairs are a landlord's (or homeowner's) responsibility.