washing machine leak, can i claim?

jflj

Zorz wrote: »

Perhaps the OP means that the deposit was protected with an insurance based scheme. Or you could be right.

...The LA holds the deposit and pays a fee to the deposit scheme..However i,ve agreed to release the uncontested amount and its the LA that released it to the tenant...Its too late to debate with the plumber now,and to be honest he's done a lot of work for me before and he was fine...Could i possibly just bite the bullet on the repair bill and just charge them for the damage the leak caused?

nollag2006

jflj wrote: »

......Could i possibly just bite the bullet on the repair bill and just charge them for the damage the leak caused?

What actual damage did the leak cause?

You cant charge the tenants for your plumber ripping up tiles because of his ineptitude.

At a bare minimum, you should change your plumber

jflj

nollag2006 wrote: »

What actual damage did the leak cause?

You cant charge the tenants for your plumber ripping up tiles because of his ineptitude.

At a bare minimum, you should change your plumber

There was a £400 redecoration bill. The water had gone under the flooring.It sounds rediculous but everyone thought it was under the floor...I suppose thats why you pay for a plumber:o
Anyway i thnk it will get thrown out on the grounds of time as well. but i will give it a go...lesson learnt

anselld

jflj wrote: »

There was a £400 redecoration bill. The water had gone under the flooring.It sounds rediculous but everyone thought it was under the floor...I suppose thats why you pay for a plumber:o
Anyway i thnk it will get thrown out on the grounds of time as well. but i will give it a go...lesson learnt

Doesnt sound like you have learnt that much TBH! As a LL you should be professional and fair in the way deposit deductions are made. "give it a go" doesnt cut it.

Do you have signed inventories. Do you understand wear and tear / betterment, etc? (check here ... http://www.thedisputeservice.co.uk/resources/files/A-guide-to-deposits-disputes-and-damages.pdf )

You will also need to be much more specific .. water went under and damaged what exactly? How was it damaged? How was it replaced / repaired? What was the original condition / age?

Graham_Devon

One question....why now?

Why not months ago, howcome you are only now looking into costs?? I don't think it's fair to be passing these costs onto your tenant personally. But fair and legal are two different things.

Sounds like you have been ripped off and you have just figured this out, so are looking to reclaim some of the rip off costs from the tenants. Should be the plumber.

Secondly, would this not have been covered under insurance?

phill99

G_M wrote: »

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Who said anything about an insurance claim....???

Sorry. Mis read the post.

Fire_Fox

jflj wrote: »

..The LA holds the deposit and pays a fee to the deposit scheme..However i,ve agreed to release the uncontested amount and its the LA that released it to the tenant...Its too late to debate with the plumber now,and to be honest he's done a lot of work for me before and he was fine...Could i possibly just bite the bullet on the repair bill and just charge them for the damage the leak caused?

There was a £400 redecoration bill. The water had gone under the flooring.It sounds rediculous but everyone thought it was under the floor...I suppose thats why you pay for a plumber:o
Anyway i thnk it will get thrown out on the grounds of time as well. but i will give it a go...lesson learnt

Do you mean redecoration or do you mean repairs to the flooring? Was this not covered on your insurance policy? Again why didn't you charge the tenants at the time? If morally it's too long ago to claim against the plumber it's too long ago to claim against the tenant, why penalise one and not the other? The plumber has scammed you whereas the tenant has acted 'in a tenant like manner' by informing you of the leak!

Sorry but I agree with the others you are being unfair and unprofessional.