Checking out fee for tennant

G_M

I hope you are keeping copies of all this...?

Ask for copy of the bill, together with explanation of why the work was your responsibility and not the landlord's.

edit: Statute of limitations? 7 years? Can a bill be chased after that period.....?

Annie1960

Starside wrote: »

I got a reply form the letting agent stating:

'The deposit was £576.14 a check out fee of £80 plus VAT has been taken

In post no 1 you quoted it as £80 including VAT. So, are they trying to charge you VAT on something that already includes VAT?

Starside

Hello, just an update to this thread.

The Letting agent agreed that only a one off £80 checking out fee is applicable. However there remains a £65 bill for an electrician call out 7 years ago.

My query now, is that as I was not informed in 2007, can the letting agent really hold on to £65 from a bill that is 7 years old. I wrote to them quoting the limitation act 1980, however they are still not budging. They have also not provided any evidence of the bill e.g. an invoice from 7 years ago.

They say that the bill is due to someone being called out, and because only the MCB required resetting, I am liable as it was not faulty equipment. I can't believe this, as I am an Electrical Engineer of 12 years, and I seriously hope that I would know what a tripped MCB was!

Is there any advice on how to go about trying to get my £65 back? thanks,

jjlandlord

Have you contacted the deposit scheme to get your deposit back and raise a dispute yet?

keyser666

I would send them a LBA and then go to court as it seems the deposit has already been paid back out, is that correct? If so then a LBA and bring it to court, they cannot enforce it as G_M said under the statute of limitations and it certainly shouldnt be coming out of your deposit

jjlandlord

keyser666 wrote: »

I would send them a LBA and then go to court as it seems the deposit has already been paid back out.

Since there is a dispute about deductions the deposit has obviously not been refunded in full...

ladeeda

Ask the LA/LL for details of which deposit scheme was used. Sounds like the deposit was not protected. Your LA may become easier to deal with after that conversation.

KILL_BILL

they can only claim within 6 years of the bill or when or if you admitted that you would pay the fee.

also the fee charged must be proportiante to tyhe work involved.

as suggester send a LBA give them 14 days and send a copy to the landlord and state that if you dont get your money back you will sue the agent and landlord.

Shelldean

jjlandlord wrote: »

Have you contacted the deposit scheme to get your deposit back and raise a dispute yet?

It's not in a scheme due to when the tenancy started????

xsinaftersinx

Let me guess, Belvior??