How long should a felt backed carpet last??

allybally273

For anyone else wishing to know the lifespan of items or having a problem I came across this brilliant factsheet:-

Google Peaches Energy agents tenants and landlords guide to damages and deposits,
it won't let me post a link cause I'm new.

theartfullodger

Think you mean this...

http://www.peachenergy.co.uk/Damage%20%20&%20Deposits.pdf

It looks very like peach energy (dunno who they are... ) have copied someone else's document & put their name on it (charming.....)

Sadly it may have no legal standing but unless the landlord has got a better source it's a good start.

allybally273

Ahhhh think I've been researching this for hours now!! Just looking for some sort of written evidence how long this carpet would last so they don't rip me off. Fingers crossed it's sorted in time for xmas! :-)

MissMoneypenny

allybally273 wrote: »

And the reply was from the property management company, that the owner wishes his original quotes to be submitted to Deposit Scotland, and DID NOT answer ANY of my questions, nor did I receive an check in or check out inventory, and was only shown pictures they had taken on entry.

So he won't show you (hasn't got?) proof of age; or the original cost (to show the quality) of the carpet? And you never signed a check in inventory? Artful, how does that work in Scotland?

allybally273 wrote: »

I also left my dishwasher (that I paid for and got installed through choice,) as a good will gesture as I thought I actually had a good relationship with the PM and owners! Albeit I had a flood in the November in my kitchen and they done nothing about it for over 5 months, and I lived with no kitchen lino for 4 months!!!! I wish I'd complained more.......

There are no friends in business: keep it professional at all times.You had a business contract between you and the landlord. You should not do your business partner any favours by living in poor conditions for months when they don't fulfill their part of the contract (in this case, carrying out repairs to his kitchen). I'm sure you'll learn from this experience.

If you are in rented now, take the optional extra of Legal Cover on your house contents insurance poilicy, but ensure it doesn't exclude action/defending against a landord, before you buy it. They won't deal in retrospect, so won't help you now. That said, I don't know if Scotland allows people to go to court instead of using their schemes to settle disputes?

Kynthia

MissMoneypenny wrote: »

The landlord claims fair wear and tear on his income tax bill.

That's only an allowable deduction on furnished properties and is instead of being able to claim for the cost of replacement furniture. A landlord has to bear the cost of wear and tear within the income they make and the tenant has the bear the cost of damage they cause. By including both in the calculations, betterment is avoided.

chookmom

My student daughter along with her co-tenants had to pay for a new stair carpet after the vacumn cleaner that came with the property pulled a ladder in it along woth £70 for a cracked freezer drawer in the crappiest freezer yo have ever seen.
I'm over it now. New term, new landlord, new student dump