My landlord hasnt protected my deposit, Wanting £500 to Replace Sofa HELP!!!!!

nickroberts

dgtazzman wrote: »

You note the old sofa's were worn, was there a check-in inventory, signed by 2 parties, were the sofa's on them and how were they described.

1 2 seater chocolate leather sofa
1 3 seater chocolate leather sofa

Thxs

nickroberts

Twiggy_34 wrote: »

I think you'll find they replaced the boiler using the grants scheme (as promoted by MSE).

Thxs thats correct

dgtazzman

On the inventory, is there a general note that states everything is deemed to be in good order, except it noted otherwise? If that note isn't on there in some shape or form, that description of the sofa's is pretty useless as they doesn't make it clear in any shape or form in what condition they were when you moved in and would probably be seen as such by any third party that got involved. A 2004 Ferrari that's rusted to bits and has been stripped for parts sitting on my driveway could also be described as a 2004 Ferrari, I doubt the value would be the same

You could also ask for proof of the age/price of the ORIGINAL sofa's (not the new ones, you are contributing to the remaining value of the old ones) so you can evaluate your counteroffer. Good chance he won't have the receipts anymore and take it as a hint it time to stop chasing you as you're not going to make it's easy.

If you really want to take the p*ss, ask when it would be convenient for a technician to come and take away YOUR boiler ^^

nickroberts

dgtazzman Thxs for the reply

The court is last resort as we dont want to leave on bad terms but as u say asking for even £250 for 2 6year old faux sofas is a bit high

I was thinking £100 tops which im happy to give him for them

Thxs

nickroberts

dgtazzman wrote: »

On the inventory, is there a general note that states everything is deemed to be in good order, except it noted otherwise? If that note isn't on there in some shape or form, that description of the sofa's is pretty useless as they doesn't make it clear in any shape or form in what condition they were when you moved in and would probably be seen as such by any third party that got involved.

You could also ask for proof of the age/price of the ORIGINAL sofa's (not the new ones, you are contributing to the remaining value of the old ones) so you can evaluate your counteroffer. Good chance he won't have the receipts anymore and take it as a hint it time to stop chasing you as you're not going to make it easy.

Hes saying they were new but when we viewed the property the previous tenant had the same sofas.

No it was just that on the inventory

1 2 seater chocolate leather sofa
1 3 seater chocolate leather sofa

Thxs

nick12

I don't understand why you are happy to give anything or what exactly the LL wants to deduct for.

The property came with sofas but the ones there when you moved in were a bit tatty/broken so with LL's consent you replaced them out of your own pocket and agreed to leave them when you left.

So what exactly is the deduction for? Have you damaged them?

topdaddy_2

nick12 wrote: »

I don't understand why you are happy to give anything or what exactly the LL wants to deduct for.

The property came with sofas but the ones there when you moved in were a bit tatty/broken so with LL's consent you replaced them out of your own pocket and agreed to leave them when you left.

So what exactly is the deduction for? Have you damaged them?

This^. Why pay for something you paid for? Also stop texting and start doing everything in writing. Do take the LL for the deposit because 1. It will pay out a minimum of the same as your deposit(why turn down money owed to you?) 2. It will teach the LL a lesson to do things properly and legally.

nickroberts

nick12 wrote: »

I don't understand why you are happy to give anything or what exactly the LL wants to deduct for.

The property came with sofas but the ones there when you moved in were a bit tatty/broken so with LL's consent you replaced them out of your own pocket and agreed to leave them when you left.

So what exactly is the deduction for? Have you damaged them?

No he doesnt want them

I said i would leave the ones i got to replace the old ones with and he said no he wants us to replace them with 2 from argos for £500 or to send him a link to ones we would like to buy so he can make sure there suitable

Since asking about the government deposit scheme the money he wants has reduced to £250 now

Thxs

PS they weren't tatty at the time we moved in but over the years they split and became tatty hence replacing them with his consent

nickroberts

topdaddy wrote: »

This^. Why pay for something you paid for? Also stop texting and start doing everything in writing. Do take the LL for the deposit because 1. It will pay out a minimum of the same as your deposit(why turn down money owed to you?) 2. It will teach the LL a lesson to do things properly and legally.

Thxs for the reply

I suppose we dont want to leave on bad terms

No this is the problem we want as much money back from the deposit as we can.

nick12

nickroberts wrote: »

No he doesnt want them

Tough! If the sofas that were there when you moved in needed replacing he should consider himself very lucky that you were prepared to cover the costs. It's the LL's responsibility to replace things that are knackered through wear and tear.

The deposit is YOUR money and the LL can only deduct if you've broken something or if they have incurred costs due to you not keeping the property in good order (or for rent arrears).

Sounds like a complete pi$$ taker. I can understand wanting to end on good terms (and that's to your credit) but you shouldn't have to pay for that in cash!