About to check out of a house with no inventory - who's liable?

adamdynamic

A friend of mine has told me that there's a standard letter "on the internet" that I can send to my landlord requesting the deposit information, I don't suppose anyone has a link? (I've tried googling it but can't seem to find what he's talking about?)

Thanks again for the help!

Zorz_2

jjlandlord wrote: »

This was mentioned before: afaik sueing for the penalty is not a simple money claim and will not be assigned to fast track so it will be a longer and more costly process, involving solicitors (so probably thousands of pounds of upfront legal costs).

Are you sure about this?

Does it depend only on the claimed amount or are there other factors that determine the appropriate track? I'm in a similar situation now, the agent who holds my deposit has not returned it. The deposit was not protected, so the ADR is out of the question. In my case, the deposit plus the 3x deposit potential fine is still below £5000.

jjlandlord

Zorz wrote: »

Are you sure about this?

Yes.
Note that I corrected an error in my previous post: I should have said small claim track instead of fast track.

See: http://www.landlordzone.co.uk/forums/archive/index.php/t-48092.html

A claim for the up to 3x deposit is a so called 'part 8' claim is that it must follow part 8 of the Civil Procedure Rules whatever the

That means a more complex procedure, a solicitor, and £1000+ court fees (+ solicitor's fee of course).

So I think that realistically a tenant wanting his deposit back should just sue for it and forget about the penalty.

Zorz_2

Thanks jjlandlord, very interesting read. I think I should start a new thread instead of hijacking the OP's one.