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10 weeks later... getting my deposit back
JackyO
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Hi there everyone!
I moved out of a shared house at the beginning of June (contract till end June). Luckily my housemate-!!!-landlord was able to find someone almost immediately; I didn't pay the rent for June as the room was taken.
After this my housemate began to hassle me about state of the garden, which hadn't been mentioned in the 5 months of tenancy, save for a week before I, and another housemate, moved out. That is by the by for the moment.
The situation is that he is holds the 'main contract on the house', as he would trot out in disagreements, as you can imagine. There is then the landlady 'proper', who replaces things and to whom we paid rent.
The issue is that I haven't received any of my deposit back 10 weeks later. I am on good terms with my ex-housemate but he refuses to give me a date on which he will have all the bills sorted out etc., that I could then hold him to.
How can I push him further? I suspect that, as I refused to return to the house and do his gardening, he is in no hurry to return the monies and will take the opportunity to try to give a low offer.
Is it reasonable to start court proceedings? It doesn't seem to be but when do you say enough is enough?
Any advice much appreciated!:)
I moved out of a shared house at the beginning of June (contract till end June). Luckily my housemate-!!!-landlord was able to find someone almost immediately; I didn't pay the rent for June as the room was taken.
After this my housemate began to hassle me about state of the garden, which hadn't been mentioned in the 5 months of tenancy, save for a week before I, and another housemate, moved out. That is by the by for the moment.
The situation is that he is holds the 'main contract on the house', as he would trot out in disagreements, as you can imagine. There is then the landlady 'proper', who replaces things and to whom we paid rent.
The issue is that I haven't received any of my deposit back 10 weeks later. I am on good terms with my ex-housemate but he refuses to give me a date on which he will have all the bills sorted out etc., that I could then hold him to.
How can I push him further? I suspect that, as I refused to return to the house and do his gardening, he is in no hurry to return the monies and will take the opportunity to try to give a low offer.
Is it reasonable to start court proceedings? It doesn't seem to be but when do you say enough is enough?
Any advice much appreciated!:)
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