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does anyone know roughly how much landlords can charge for carpet?
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The tricky thing here is often the cost of cleaning can be more than the amount the tenant would pay towards replacement.
We managed to step on a biro whilst moving out of our rented place. The rug doctor got the worst of the stain out but still a noticeable mark. The letting agents/landlord wanted 100 plus quid for professional cleaning which had stated the mark was unlikely to be shifted. It was a 9 year old carpet in a room 6ft by 7ft. We were happy to pay a fair proportion of replacement costs but not for the cleaning which was unlikely to work anyway.0 -
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they wont win, they admitted the damage, sick is not wear and tear, regardless of inventory.
Correct.
Vomiting children = Pay up.
I think they're getting off lucky if they only have to pay a couple of hundred quid for a new carpet.
Carpets vary massively by price and quality.
If you're renting a place that's a dedicated BTL and has been done with cheap carpets accordingly, then 200-300 quid should cover the carpet, underlay and labour for one room.
If you're renting someone's main home that's nicely/expensively decorated while they're overseas or something, replacing carpets could be in the thousands for a decent sized room.
I suspect it's something not enough people think about when they're renting a place. How nicely/expensively decorated is it, and what is my liability for damage going to be like if my kids vomit, or if I drop a glass of red wine?
It'd be pretty easy for children or pets to accumulate several thousand pounds worth of damage to a decent house in a year. Which is why so many landlords don't allow them.“The great enemy of the truth is very often not the lie – deliberate, contrived, and dishonest – but the myth, persistent, persuasive, and unrealistic.
Belief in myths allows the comfort of opinion without the discomfort of thought.”
-- President John F. Kennedy”0 -
The OP has been renting this house for 3 years so assuming a 5 year lifespan he should only be paying 40% of the cost. I would not think the underlay would be damaged and should not be included.HAMISH_MCTAVISH wrote: »If you're renting a place that's a dedicated BTL and has been done with cheap carpets accordingly, then 200-300 quid should cover the carpet, underlay and labour for one room.0 -
I would not think the underlay would be damaged and should not be included.
Depends if vomit soaked through the carpet.
Stomach acid plays havoc with some materials.“The great enemy of the truth is very often not the lie – deliberate, contrived, and dishonest – but the myth, persistent, persuasive, and unrealistic.
Belief in myths allows the comfort of opinion without the discomfort of thought.”
-- President John F. Kennedy”0 -
BitterAndTwisted wrote: »They've admitted causing the damage on this forum but have they admitted the damage in writing to the landlord?
Under the circs I'd not admit to anything
It's exactly that kind of statement that gives Tenants a bad name !0 -
I think the fact that a little bit of sick stained the carpet shows its of poor quality and pretty cheap. Ive cleaned up sick, red wine, curry before now and not left a mark0
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carpet was £100 new we have bought a brand new vax carpet cleaner for £199 that did nothing,
I realise that this advice is not of much help right now but you really should have hired a Rug Doctor for £20 plus the detergent, available from supermarkets everywhere. It works magic every time let alone on something so trivial (sorry) as the product of a child being sick.
ETA: I see you have been advised so already. But it really did work wonders on our house (2 kids with a passion for felt-tips and play-dough).0 -
losgiganteskid wrote: »It's exactly that kind of statement that gives Tenants a bad name !
Very unlikely indeed and really, who cares?
It's the kind of numpty landlord like the OP's who doesn't protect their tenant's deposit which gives landlords a bad name.0
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