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Tjrw1985

moneyspendexpert wrote: »

I can't see how a tenant(s) could possibly know how much exisitng damage is lurking within a property being rented.

I've lived in alot of rented properties and have found ripped curtains, cracked tiles after 3 months of living in a rented property. I had a LL steal £80 from my deposit once for a sh..tty old carpet that looked like it had been previously used as builders door mat.

things get spilled on carpets and furniture, it's normal and not excessive damage IMO. I would challenge £100 for a cracked tile as excessive. Surely if the tiles were that expensive, why wasn't a very large deposit taken to insure them all.

Find out the situation of repairing the damage yourself if you feel you are at fault.
I think your flatmates should take some responsibility in this too.

I can tell you for free that I always knew what was already broken or marked when I moved into a rented property.

On move-in day I would park the van outside and go through the house with the check-in inventory before we moved anything in, and would then write this on before signing and taking a copy for myself and sending back to LL or LA.

Anyone that doesn't take the time to check is asking for a whole load of trouble.

Fuzzyness

you've gotta love LLs. i'm going through a similar situation at the moment with my ex LL now trying to take money of our deposit for gardening of all things. she's trying to sell the now vacated house and clearly wants anything she can take in terms of making it cheaper for her to do so. is your deposit protected? if so, make an offer for the sum that you would be willing to be deducted. if they dont agree raise a dispute and go to arbitration.

tim123456789

moneyspendexpert wrote: »

I can't see how a tenant(s) could possibly know how much exisitng damage is lurking within a property being rented.

I've lived in alot of rented properties and have found ripped curtains, cracked tiles after 3 months of living in a rented property. I had a LL steal £80 from my deposit once for a sh..tty old carpet that looked like it had been previously used as builders door mat.

Oh !!!!! You've just reminded me that when I did my check-in, on the list was the outside door mat which was a sh..ty little thing that wasn't worth keeping. But I also commented with "how can I be responsible for something which is kept in the communal area?"

and guess what - the cleaner has decided to throw it away as not worth keeping.

Oh well, off to the pound shop for a replacement

tim

klakierro

Tjrw1985 wrote: »

I can tell you for free that I always knew what was already broken or marked when I moved into a rented property.

On move-in day I would park the van outside and go through the house with the check-in inventory before we moved anything in, and would then write this on before signing and taking a copy for myself and sending back to LL or LA.

Anyone that doesn't take the time to check is asking for a whole load of trouble.

We did check but the report didn't come until we were at the house for a couple of days. Also, I tried to check quite thoroughly but I clearly missed the tile (I suspect there was a bin underneath) and there was a lot in the property that had to be fixed - so I suppose I either missed it then or the workers did it when it was being fixed and none of us realized... Well, a tough lesson I just learnt.

moneyspendexpert

It's easy to overlook these things when you are preoccuppied during a home move. especially if the property is furnished with alot of brick a brack and fixings.

The cracked tile could of been caused by the substrate the tiles are laid on, impossible for you to know the condition, but over time and use a tile cracks. If you feel you didn't break it then don't admit liability.

moneyspendexpert

Tjrw1985 wrote: »

I can tell you for free that I always knew what was already broken or marked when I moved into a rented property.

like I said, you cannot remove tiles to look for damage on a tiled floor substrate. Lets say after a few months of walking over a newly tiled floor some of the tiles break due to damage you were not aware of. Or a tile falls of a splash back and breaks because water had penetrated the fixing cement.

how would you explain that to your LL ?