Leaving rented property / damage claims

jamesgreenspace

Hello!

MY landord has just sent me a letter with a list of damages which include...

a new hob as the current one is corroded through use?

A marked inside oven panel? (how can this be avoided)

new cupboards next to the oven as the doors have scorch marks from the oven? (no way we could stop this happening)

Is this kind of natural wear and tear included in the deposit?

Would be great to hear peoples views?

Thanks

James

BitterAndTwisted

jamesgreenspace wrote: »

Hello!

MY landlord has just sent me a letter with a list of damages which include...

a new hob as the current one is corroded through use?

Corroded purely through use would be fair wear and taar and therefore not chargeable to the tenannt/s

A marked inside oven panel? (how can this be avoided)

Marked as in scratched and/or dirty?

new cupboards next to the oven as the doors have scorch marks from the oven? (no way we could stop this happening)

The proximity of a cupboard to a heat-source cannot be a tenant's responsibility as it was fixed there by the landlord.

Is this kind of natural wear and tear included in the deposit?

Would be great to hear peoples views?

Thanks

James

Was there a full inventory carried out at the beginning of the tenancy noting the condition of the property and all its contents?

Was your deposit lodged in one of the deposit-protection schemes?

theartfullodger

Were you a tenant (with an AST) or a lodger (had a room in building LL lived in)??

If AST did the last tenancy you signed begin after 6April2007?? If so DPS applies and there is lots you can do,...

jamesgreenspace

— we are in the scheme, DPS

— there was an inventory done, but not so much the condition.

— i am not sure if the scheme was used before us.

— How could the DPS help? I have not read into their service yet.

— The inside of the oven is just stained i think. we cleaned it about 4 times so assumed it was because of use.

tbs624

jamesgreenspace wrote: »

— we are in the scheme, DPS

— there was an inventory done, but not so much the condition.

The whole purpose of an inventory is that both LL and T agree what is present at the property and the condition of the property, plus any furnishings etc, from the start of the tenancy

jamesgreenspace wrote: »

— i am not sure if the scheme was used before us.

irrelevant

jamesgreenspace wrote: »

— How could the DPS help? I have not read into their service yet.

If you don't know how the DPS can helpyou then this suggests that either your LL has not given you the scheme's "prescribed information" as required by the Housing Act 2004 or s/he has and you haven't yet read it through.

Have a look at the DPS website - it's there to help Ts and LLs understand how the scheme operates.


On fair wear and tear , google mydeposits (another of the 3 schemes but info still relevant) and "Landlord's guide to fair wear and tear" guide and then "ARLA" and "dilapidations".

jamesgreenspace

thankyou kindly, i will look into those links