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Landlord Fails to Protect Deposit and Loses House

FATBALLZ
FATBALLZ Posts: 5,146 Forumite
edited 22 July 2011 at 8:50PM in House buying, renting & selling
I don't usually start threads, so instead I'll just link to this one on another forum:

http://www.housepricecrash.co.uk/forum/index.php?showtopic=146492&st=0

Essentially a landlord tried to make what is allegedly an excessive claim on a tenants deposit, tenant sued for 3x deposit because the landlord failed to protect it in a scheme, won in court, landlord refused to pay up, and the court has now granted an order of sale for the landlords house to be sold to pay the debt.

I thought it was quite an interesting story.

Comments

  • G_M
    G_M Posts: 51,977 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Name Dropper Combo Breaker
    If we all started threads every time a landlord/tenant won/lost a court case we'd be ploughing through them till.... well, actually, no, we'd probobly all stop reading the forum.

    Sorry - I just don't get the point of the post. Yes, there are rip-off/dumb/criminal/lazy LLs out there.

    And there are similar tenants.

    and sometimes those LLs/tenats get their come-uppance.

    ..............................?
  • Thrugelmir
    Thrugelmir Posts: 89,546 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Name Dropper Photogenic
    G_M wrote: »
    Sorry - I just don't get the point of the post. Yes, there are rip-off/dumb/criminal/lazy LLs out there.

    Sets a precedent for people who follow a similar path. Knowledge is power.
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