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lodger problem - landlord using deposit.
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martinsurrey wrote: »
If you had scratched someone’s car you would pay for it to be repaired,
But you wouldn't buy them a new car."If you think it's expensive to hire a professional to do the job, wait until you hire an amateur." -- Red Adair0 -
But you wouldn't buy them a new car.
If somone was driving thier car off the forecourt and I took a screwdriver to every panel I probably would have too.
If the scratch couldnt be fixed I would have too, (say I gouged every panel and the cost to fix was more than the car was worth, I would have to buy a new one (which doesnt happen in the real world due to relative prices).0 -
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I second this, the Bosch is brilliant, I honestly thought that I would have to get a new hob, until this was suggested to me, my hob now looks brand new. well worth the money.
Thank you, I have ordered this product last night and will let everyone know how it turns out. Fingers crossed.0 -
Good luck OP!0
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19lottie82 wrote: »Well the LL has his deposit, so there isn't much they can do about it.
They could try and claim it back in the small claims, but I really doubt they would win.
I reckon they would win. If any of my tenants did that, I would expect them only to pay some sort of nominal amount (about £25?) to cover the damage. At the end of the day the hob isn't marked too badly so it is well OTT to replace it. It is in a kitchen not an art gallery.Chuck Norris can kill two stones with one birdThe only time Chuck Norris was wrong was when he thought he had made a mistakeChuck Norris puts the "laughter" in "manslaughter".I've started running again, after several injuries had forced me to stop0 -
Hi, just wanted to log in and say that I sympathise with you, I'm trying to save to buy a flat/ house (hence lurking in this forum) and moved in as a lodger in two places this year in an attempt to save money, both were unbelievably awful and I ended up having to bite the bullet and rent my own flat after all and take longer to save up
I'm sure there are many good lodging setups out there for every bad one, but it seems we have been unlucky! The first one I moved into had an OCD landlady who would follow me round the house and into my room because she didn't like my handbag or any of my belongings touching her carpet, as well as a billion other crazy rules, so I fully understand the nightmare of living with with these sorts of people! The second was the complete opposite, moved in with someone who lived like a pig, stayed up all night watching loud tv 'til 3am as they were out of work and all the drains smelled like bad eggs to the point where I couldn't stomach getting in the shower, even with flip flops on. Gave up after that, after losing about £500 in total...
An entire new hob for that tiny mark is incredibly unreasonable. I find it strange that the landlords would want to go through all the annoyance of having more people in and work done replacing the hob over something that trivial. I wouldn't be surprised if they just want to pocket the money and have no intention of replacing it. It seems like they just want to hang on to your deposit and have been waiting for a reason to do so IMO. I hope you manage to find a way to reduce the amount. Fair enough there has been damage and they are entitled to some small form of deduction if they want to be like that, but they should take into account that a) the hob is fully functional and you can hardly see the mark and b) you wouldn't have been so overzealous about cleaning it like that in the first place if they hadn't drilled into you that it had to be PERFECT. Seems like they have a lot in common with my ex-landlady, they rub their hands at the rental income but they don't like the reality of having people in/ using their house like the home they are paying for.0 -
[QUOTE=chucknorris;63333167I_would_expect_them_only_to_pay_some_sort_of_nominal_amount_(about_£25?)_to_cover_the_damage._[/QUOTE]
But £25 wouldn't cover the damage?0 -
19lottie82 wrote: »Good luck OP!
Thank you very much, I will provide an update in due course.0
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