Advide needed re : Fair Wear & Tear

theartfullodger

Good guidance here..

http://www.lettingsinventoryclerk.co.uk/9.html

Damage should be paid for, yes, but adjusted for fair-wear-'n-tear. EG Carpet with huge burn, needs replacing. Carpet new at start of tenancy. Tenants in for 4 years. Agreed life of carpet 5 years. Landlord only entitled to 1/5th of replacement cost of SAME quality carpet.

? Been there 7 years?? I'd be very surprised if you were charged anything (unless, say, you'd destroyed the central heating system..).

Cheers!

jjlandlord

theartfullodger wrote: »

? Been there 7 years?? I'd be very surprised if you were charged anything (unless, say, you'd destroyed the central heating system..).

If there's damage, I'm pretty sure that the agent will at least try to deduct something. Nothing to lose by trying, right?

Mackie211

Thanks for all the advice and replies everyone.

As I thought , as nothing is damaged then anything they throw at me can be bounced back to them with the "fair wear and tear" argument.

As it was a family home , two adults one child then all of the agreed lifetime figures for painting , carpets etc .... has been exceeded !

WIll let you know what they come back with.....

Thanks

FOXY1

theartfullodger wrote: »

Good guidance here..

http://www.lettingsinventoryclerk.co.uk/9.html

Damage should be paid for, yes, but adjusted for fair-wear-'n-tear. EG Carpet with huge burn, needs replacing. Carpet new at start of tenancy. Tenants in for 4 years. Agreed life of carpet 5 years. Landlord only entitled to 1/5th of replacement cost of SAME quality carpet.

? Been there 7 years?? I'd be very surprised if you were charged anything (unless, say, you'd destroyed the central heating system..).

Cheers!

Agree completly, if a landlord did not scale wear and tear then they should not be in the letting business. I am a tradesman and I dont expect to get the same for my second hand tools 7 years after using them, this cost has to be incorporated into my overheads.

clutton_2

As a LL i would not expect any deductions from this tenancy deposit if there is no damage.


just as an aside ""obvioulsy after 6 years there would be slight staining on the grout !)"

this discoloration is probably human fat from you whenever you showered... it builds up - good news - it almost certainly will come off....

I found a fab product called W5 limescale remover - but it seems to clean absolutely anything £2 fron Lidl - so very cheap too