Do I need to pay my landlord?

Darkhawk

I would have yes but even then £500 would have seemed excessive

dshart

Darkhawk wrote: »

I would have yes but even then £500 would have seemed excessive

I guess then you request they justify the quote and if you cannot agree then go through the dispute process in your deposit scheme.

Darkhawk

Okay, thank you!

pinkshoes

I'd ask to see a couple of official quotes on headed notepaper before you agree to pay, just to check she's not pulled the figure out of the air.

Edit: I remember sorting out a cracked pane of glass about 6 years ago in a rental house (we didn't do it, but I had time to get it sorted for LL), and I'm sure it was only about £100. It was one of those wooden doors with a glass panel at the top.

earthstorm

Darkhawk wrote: »

All the repairs are usually done by her, we tell her about it and she usually fixes it/ calls someone.

She knew of the damage for quite a while but did nothing.

She could also bee adding a cost for you causing the damage in the first place.

I would have got my own quote at the time and if it was not too much I would have just got the work done as i caused the damage, so would end up paying anyway

halibut2209

What cost would that be?

Viberduo

The law states a reasonable amount of time for wear and tear so for a single person or maybe a couple a good carpet should last 4 years so if you lived there 3 years and ruined it they could only charge £100 if it was say £400 new i.e 1/4 with kids its more like 2 years but if its cheap and nasty carpet its probably less.

Problem is proving things, in theory with no inventory its their word against yours so you never know.

Thats why the deposit scheme exists, no matter if you are in England or Scotland its in effect at both now but I moved out a few weeks before mine would of been processed so having to dispute damage with my ex landlord for stupid things like plywood doors snapping, or cream white cheap lino being dirty despite being there 3 years, or scrapes on wall where main sofa was, the funniest though was he took photos of 2 clothes hangers on the kitchen floor and a spotless kitchen, and a clean oven but streaks on the door, and in living room was spotless but the computer chair was in the middle of the floor etc.

earthstorm

halibut2209 wrote: »

What cost would that be?

she may have a clause in tenancy agreement or maybe she has a large property portfolio and set maintenance agreements with specific contractors which may not come from the area that house is in so has to pay accommodation costs for the crew that do the work.

The OP has admitted they did the damage.

keyser666

As suggested above you should post it in the other board. On a side note, when you notified her of the cracked glass what happened from there?

Also how did it occur, just skim read