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End of tenancy, landlord is looking for unreasonable costs?
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Stories like this are why I always withold my last months rent in leau of deposit. I strongly advise all tenants to do the same.0
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Stories like this are why I always withold my last months rent in leau of deposit. I strongly advise all tenants to do the same.
Or just use the dispute service? Which does actually work pretty well.
You're method has a pretty high chance of backfiring and you finding yourself in front of a small claims court with no defence.*Assuming you're in England or Wales.0 -
Just a question to add as I have just looked at the process for raising a dispute. (Our deposit is actually protected by Tenancy Deposit Scheme, not My Deposits as I thought). I don't understand what happens when the landlord is trying to claim MORE than the deposit.
If their adjudicator can only award the full deposit amount, would they still be able to say that we owe the landlord, say £1900 so we should give him £100 out of our own pockets?
My main worry is being dragged through courts after the dispute process and racking up further debts!0 -
I also would not suggest withholding rent. You are still entitled to your deposit back. The landlord would have to take you to court to claim the unpaid rent and you get costs and a cccj. Bad idea...and no reference.
Landlord is having a laugh. Its all wear and tear. If dispute resolution service thinks he's taking the pee he won't award anything to the landlord including whatever he may me entitled to which all I can really see is a few light bulbs.:footie:
Regular savers earn 6% interest (HSBC, First Direct, M&S) Loans cost 2.9% per year (Nationwide) = FREE money. 0 -
These charges are so outrageous it is not worth negotiating.
And regulars here will know I'm greatly in favour of negotiation rather than legal confrontation.
Raise a dispute with MyDeposits.
If the LL declines to use the arbitration service, use Moneyclaimonline and add your costs to your claim for your deposit.0 -
I also would not suggest withholding rent. You are still entitled to your deposit back. The landlord would have to take you to court to claim the unpaid rent and you get costs and a cccj. Bad idea...and no reference.
Landlord is having a laugh. Its all wear and tear. If dispute resolution service thinks he's taking the pee he won't award anything to the landlord including whatever he may me entitled to which all I can really see is a few light bulbs.
only get a ccj if you dont pay....0 -
We had a larger than average garden in our rental. Very large back garden, small front garden. House in South East. Agents chose the gardener. It cost £150 to "tidy up" - we'd mowed and weeded, but agent said it wasn't good enough and employed someone to do it again.
Carpet cleaning was in our contract when moving out. It annoyed me that carpets were not cleaned when we moved in, but as it wasn't on the inventory, we couldn't argue that one, and stumped up the £125 to get the 3 bedroom carpets + hall and stairs carpets cleaned. We had to give the agents the cleaners invoice as proof of cleaning.
Hope that gives you an idea of realistic costs.Who made hogs and dogs and frogs?
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bylromarha wrote: »We had a larger than average garden in our rental. Very large back garden, small front garden. House in South East. Agents chose the gardener. It cost £150 to "tidy up" - we'd mowed and weeded, but agent said it wasn't good enough and employed someone to do it again.
Carpet cleaning was in our contract when moving out. It annoyed me that carpets were not cleaned when we moved in, but as it wasn't on the inventory, we couldn't argue that one, and stumped up the £125 to get the 3 bedroom carpets + hall and stairs carpets cleaned. We had to give the agents the cleaners invoice as proof of cleaning.
Hope that gives you an idea of realistic costs.
This is not enforecable. If the inventory doesnt say clean carpets, then the LL has to rpove they were clean, not you disprove0 -
This is not enforecable. If the inventory doesnt say clean carpets, then the LL has to rpove they were clean, not you disprove
I beg to differ. Doesn't matter a stuff what condition the carpets were in when someone moves in, if the contract says "professionally cleaned" on moving out then that is what has to happen.
How could the OP live in house with 7 light bulbs out and not think they would need replacing on leaving :think: if its true then perhaps some of the other points are not quite black and white.
Like why wasn't the garden tidied up properly?0 -
I beg to differ. Doesn't matter a stuff what condition the carpets were in when someone moves in, if the contract says "professionally cleaned" on moving out then that is what has to happen.
How much does the Royal Society of professional cleaners charge?
Oh wait, they don't exist.*Assuming you're in England or Wales.0
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