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(Scottish renting query) Landlord only returned half deposit,making unfair deductions

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  • clutton_2
    clutton_2 Posts: 11,149 Forumite
    i would have thought the electric company might refund the £55 - which is nothing to do with the landlord, this overpayment is your misjudgement i'm afraid - you cannot blame the LL for this.
  • ryouga
    ryouga Posts: 330 Forumite
    clutton wrote: »
    i would have thought the electric company might refund the £55 - which is nothing to do with the landlord, this overpayment is your misjudgement i'm afraid - you cannot blame the LL for this.

    I never blamed the LL for the £55 dont know where you got that from.

    I was meaning that the LL wrote in the letter saying they had to contact the utility company to tell them I moved, and said this was because if it was still in my name it would cause issues for him and any new tenant

    I am sure a new tenant wouldnt complain about having £55 credit in a meter would they!
  • bris
    bris Posts: 10,548 Forumite
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    ryouga wrote: »
    I was meaning that the LL wrote in the letter saying they had to contact the utility company to tell them I moved, and said this was because if it was still in my name it would cause issues for him and any new tenant

    I am sure a new tenant wouldnt complain about having £55 credit in a meter would they!

    This will cause no issues with the LL or the tenant, the new tenant phones up the utility provider and gets a code for the key which is reprogrammed at the paypoint and all is done.
    The £55 is your's and if you take a meter reading they will send you a cheque for what is left. The meter is reset with the new code anyway so the £55 is lost if it's not claimed back.
  • clutton_2
    clutton_2 Posts: 11,149 Forumite
    as a matter of routine i always phone all utilities when any of my tenants move out...
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