Rented house damaged

G_M

stranger12 wrote: »

....and I did ask for £200ish as compensation for damages. For instance they have damaged the carpet and if I was to change it then I have to pay around £200 or more to change that .

the tenant had 7 days to disagree with this when they moved in but they didn't and now lot of things are wrong so I am using the same inventory list to hold them responsible

If the replacement carpet will cost £200 you cannot claim £200.

The existing carpet is not new. The replacement carpet will be new. This is 'betterment'.

The existing carpet is at least 2 years old, and possibly much older unless you laid it new when the tenants moved in (did you?).

A capet in a rented property probobly has a life of, say, 6 - 12 years depending on quality and tenant (single person Vs family with kids).

For ease of maths, let's say 10 years life and it was new 2 years ago. so you can claim 8/10ths (4/5ths) of £200 = £160.

If it was already 2 years old when the tenants moved in, the maths is 6/10ths of £200 = £120.

If the tenants did not sign the invenory when they moved in, it will have little value. Telling them they "had 7 days to disagree with this when they moved in but they didn't" is unlikely to stand up in court.