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Can't get tenancy deposit back
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there some strong proof in your last post regarding the LL moving out.
one thing to remember is that if/when you take it court,it's a civil court not criminal court.
in criminal court everything has to be proved 100%,in civil court it's on the balance of probabilities.In laymans terms this means who the court believe. I.e. you dont have to prove everything, just have enough evidence to convince the court your version of the story is correct one.
with your previous post, plus if you can get proof the LL moved in I think would give you a strong case. afterall why would a LL move in if he didnt need to live there ?
something else you could pursue, is to find where the LL was previously living and find out why he had to move so quickly. I get the impression that he has probably !!!!ed off his LL and they may quite happy to help you out. considering his actions with you,he may have ripped off his LL.
one other thing,having come across something similiar before, is it possible your property is council or HA and he has been illegally subletting it ?0 -
It's a risk isn't it at this stage - you either start rattling his cage for the deposit and having to potentially defend yourself against the unpaid rent allegation or you leave it - it kind of depends what sort of person you are I guess. You have to assess whether you think you have a good enough case - you also need to weigh up the costs involved - emotionally and the 50 pounds to start the claim off. Do you fight him knowing that you are right and he is wrong ? Who knows.
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How much can I save in 2012 challenge
75/1200 :eek:0 -
I was just going through my tenancy agreement and just realized that agreement has break clause after 6 months and notice period of 1 month. This means if landlord makes counter claim against me not giving notice then in the worst case i will not get deposit back (which i havent got now anyway) and will pay for the claim fee. So overall risk for would be loosing some more money for court claim. But if my proofs are enough to prove that he aksed me to leave then i will get deposit back.
Is this correct guys...what else can happen if he makes counterclaim0 -
What you say experts?0
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