Another moving out of a rental property question

Guest101

Gonzo1987 wrote: »

No, they decided not to protect it and I agreed due to it meaning they couldn't serve a section 21 on me.

I know I could sue them, but I don't really want to make my life difficult whilst I still live in the flat

You agreeing is meaningless. By all means move out, then sue them.

Any LL who doesn't protect, for any reason, should face the courts.

In your position I might just say return the deposit and we'll all move on. If the be difficult, locks changed. If they turn up, police called.

Gonzo1987

So moving day is approaching, they still want me to remove the carpets, and want access prior to the end of the agreement to allow a decorator in.


I.just.want.out. Moving day can't come quick enough.


I'm pretty sure I am just going to leave the carpets as they are, I haven't got the time nor money to spend getting them removed, especially as I've now got 10 days less to move out than I had anticipated.


I assume if the LL wanted to claim for more than the deposit, due to the lack of dispute resolution service, it would need to go to court and I could just counter claim for my deposit not being protected?

Guest101

Why do u have ten days less?

Why haven't you threatened them with court action?

Seriously, grrr. No offence but when people let other get away with this kind of thing, it perpetuates the problem.

Gonzo1987

The dates they say the contract runs from differs to my understanding.


I haven't started court action because i still haven't moved and I want myself and my stuff out there before I do, because I don't think it will go down too well, and they have already breached the quiet enjoyment clause lots of times, once I have moved I will more than happily do so, but I don't trust them whilst I still live here.