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Landlord deducting deposit for missing lightbulbs!
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BitterAndTwisted wrote: »Paying the rent for three years doesn't absolve you from the responsibility of returning the property back with the same number of working light-bulbs as when your tenancy started.
It costs money for someone to be contracted to buy and install them, and I see no reason why your landlord should have to bear that cost rather than you.
Seems pedantic to me. Deposit is to cover damage not wear and tear. If my lodger's bulb were to go , I would replace it.0 -
it's a new favourite money maker for letting agents
check all light bulbs, 5 minutes, any missing, charge landlord and/or tenant an admin fee to pay someone to replace them
some letting agents have been trying to charge >£50 per light bulb0 -
I'm struggling to see how light bulbs blowing could be anything other than "fair wear & tear".
At the same time, bulbs are pretty cheap and you'd probably want all of them working when living there anyway so I'd always replace them.0 -
I'm struggling to see how light bulbs blowing could be anything other than "fair wear & tear".
At the same time, bulbs are pretty cheap and you'd probably want all of them working when living there anyway so I'd always replace them.
or did they go when the agent turned the switch on?Don't put your trust into an Experian score - it is not a number any bank will ever use & it is generally a waste of money to purchase it. They are also selling you insurance you dont need.0 -
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I am amazed at how often this question is asked! How much time and effort does it take to put a light bulb in, less that in takes to post a question on here and read the answers!0
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I am amazed at how often this question is asked! How much time and effort does it take to put a light bulb in, less that in takes to post a question on here and read the answers!
Yes in principle but the flat I am renting has VERY high ceilings with recessed bulbs that in order to change I need to bring a ladder to do it. One was blown when I moved in, it is noted in the inventory and will remain that way. If any do blow I would of course change them but it would take a 140 mile round trip to collect my ladder or a trip to the hire store to hire one...0
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