Tenants moving out

pizzarelli7348

the inventory states that kitchen surface and bath were fine and they signed to that although the tenant did say to me that the wall looked patchy but I told him to get that paint.

G_M

A chipped new bath is damage, not wear and tear.

Carpet stains (sick) is damage, not wear and tear.

The paint job also sounds like damage, though if you told them to do this, and use this paint, that's your mistake! TBH, new paint rarely matches up with old (faded) paint, so yes, paint the whole wall.

Whether you want to deduct is up to you. If you do, get quotes for the repairs, and bath replacement (you can't charge full price - that would be 'betterment', but a bath should last .... 15? years? So a 6 month old bath, you charge 29/30ths of the price).

edit: you don't raise a dispute, yet. You write to them telling them what you propose to deduct, and why. If they agree, fine, if not, then it goes to dispute.

PierremontQuaker03

Just going back to the original question, presumably the tenant will have to pay all the final bills for the likes of the council tax, gas and electricity - so have they provided a forwarding address?
Also presumably as you dont have new tenants moving in you will need to pay all the bills while it is empty, gas, elec and council tax.

pizzarelli7348

yes I have got forwarding address and yes we will be liable for bills until we find a new tenant

pizzarelli7348

just a question do I need to get quotes for repairs and then submit them to the tenants or do I give them a rough figure of how much I think repairs should be and see if they agree

pizzarelli7348

forgot to say , letting agent said that although I told them what paint to buy they should have painted the whole wall, they should have not left it all patchy, anybody agrees with this?

G_M

pizzarelli7348 wrote: »

just a question do I need to get quotes for repairs and then submit them to the tenants or do I give them a rough figure of how much I think repairs should be and see if they agree

You cannot propose to make dedutions on the basis of 'rough figures' and expect them to agree!

That would be like buying a new washing machine and Currys saying "We'll charge you around £200. Now sign here"!

You need to propose a figure that is an accurate representation of what they owe you. You can only do that by working out what the damage will cost to put right.

itcanbedone_2

I have been both a tenant and a landlord. We are a tenant at the moment and have a fantastic landlord who leaves us be, and in return we look after the property well.

As a landlord in the past, I have never charged for anything so long as there isn't intentional damage and the place is decent. I find agents go way over the top.

How long have they been in the property and have you maintained it during their stay? My concern would be that you will have loads of hassle over walls not being painted and picture hooks, and personally I wouldn't want that hassle. For example, were the carpets professionally cleaned before they went in?

I'm not stating at all that you are wrong, I just know I would rather have no hassle than fight for a hundred quid x

itcanbedone_2

pizzarelli7348 wrote: »

just a question do I need to get quotes for repairs and then submit them to the tenants or do I give them a rough figure of how much I think repairs should be and see if they agree

Would you be happy with this if it were the other way around? You need to get quotes. X