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Leaving a rented flat, oven cleaning question
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Issues of disrepair need to be reported in writing and followed up in writing at the time they occur, regardless of how irksome and time-consuming it might have been for you. Honestly, you're going to get very short-shrift by raising them now as an excuse for not cleaning that oven-door. Of that you can be certain regardless of whether you feel justified or not.0
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is there a dated, signed photo or any other evidence (ie inventory) of the oven being sparkling clean when you moved in? If not then strictly speaking (ie how a magistrate in a small claims court would see it) you can say it was in the same condition when you moved in and you shouldn't be charged for it. of course you wouldn't want to be going to court over a £25 deduction.0
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Very simple - if you don't clean it they will charge an extortionate of money out of your deposit to do it.
It takes 30 seconds and is very simple to get most glass out of most ovens. Then soak in oven pride stuff overnight and put back in.Save £200 a month : [STRIKE]Oct[/STRIKE] Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr0 -
Thanks for all you comments - I cleaned it last night. Honestly got quite a bit of satisfaction out of it, it's bloody gleaming now!
In hindsight, I was probably thinking 'why should I do all this work when the agent has treated me like ****' - a question of fairness rather than what should be done according to the contract.
Thanks folks I am not really an Eskimo. I can hear what you're thinking... "Inuit!"0 -
A layer of tinfoil on the base of the oven eases the cleaning somewhat. That and avoiding dishes that spray 'gunk' all over the place.....0
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Good work Eskimo, you did the right thing.0
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Eskimo12345 wrote: »Thanks for all you comments - I cleaned it last night. Honestly got quite a bit of satisfaction out of it, it's bloody gleaming now!
Come and do mine! 0 -
Understandable initial thought - way through that is to view the oven door as containing a picture of the LA's face - such a thought can assist you to use a very stong scrubbing motion to achieve the necessary gleamEskimo12345 wrote: »Thanks for all you comments - I cleaned it last night. Honestly got quite a bit of satisfaction out of it, it's bloody gleaming now!
In hindsight, I was probably thinking 'why should I do all this work when the agent has treated me like ****' - a question of fairness rather than what should be done according to the contract.
Good luck with the return of your deposit.0
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