Private car sale - buyer wants deposit back

pinkshoes

Broadstone wrote: »

What storage costs ? Has he had to pay anything in order to keep the car on his drive, his garage, his road, etc. ? If not, storage costs cannot be subtstantiated and are are irrelevant.

Hence the "inverted commas"...

I'd say he's quite entitled to deduct any costs from the time it should have been sold until the it sells again. This could include insurance (per day), tax (per day), and maybe even some money for reduced MOT period, although that one is rather difficult to quantify.

I don't think the OP can keep the deposit, but they are quite entitled to deduct any genuine costs.

OlliesDad

Judas wrote: »

Yet every time there is a case of a buyer complaining about a trader doing this you post saying they cant justify it so surely you would think the same here, or are you a hypocrite?

...and everytime you argue that the buyer cannot expect the deposit to be returned. Are you a hypocrite?

Equaliser123

Judas wrote: »

Yet every time there is a case of a buyer complaining about a trader doing this you post saying they cant justify it so surely you would think the same here, or are you a hypocrite?

No. Re-read the post. I stated the reasons upon which the deposit could be retained. I've been consistent.

In a private sale the loss is likely to be more. Understand now?

Mankysteve

pinkshoes wrote: »

To compromise, why not offer him a return of his deposit, minus the cost of re-advertising it again, plus "storage costs" given he took so long to tell you he wasn't coming?

Agreed. That what a court would see for a deposit on commercial sale. and may well be what a small claims judge would do.