Informing the tenant of deposit deductions after 14 working days- Is that valid?

IARBucks

Hi,
I had an inventory checkout and I was not informed about any deductions for 14 working days. But according to my tenancy agreement I need to be informed about any deductions within 10 working days. After I contacted the estate agent after 11 working days, I was told by the estate agent after a further 48 hours (i.e. 14th working day after the end of my tenancy) that there will be deduction for a maximum of £50 and it may be lower as well. I reluctantly agreed to it, but since I then didnt hear back anything from the estate agent, I contacted the estate agent again and I was told that the deduction will now be £200. So just wanted to know:

1) Can the estate agent inform me of a deduction after 14 working days, even though the tenancy agreement specifies that I should be informed with in 10 working days.

2) Can they agree something on the phone but then increase it further i.e they initially said the deduction will be a maximum of £50, but then increased it to a maximum of £200.

Can some one please help and provide any useful information on how to resolve this?

Guest101

Is your deposit registered with a TDS? if so just start a dispute, dont contact the agents any more.

moromir

If they can prove there was a valid reason for the delay then yes (note the TDS in its own guidance brochure suggests the landlord going on holiday is a valid reason!)