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Deposit - Paranoia?
fluffy123
Posts: 362 Forumite
Hi all,
I've recently in the last few days received my £700 deposit from my old rented place from the DPS. I'm now paranoid about deleting any old letters, emails, inventory, check-out etc from my old LA in case it backfires in the future and they try to claim for something.
Am I paranoid or do I have a valid case for keeping everything for a few more months or is it a case now of they've released the money so it's tough if they suddenly decide they need £50 for something, for example.
I've recently in the last few days received my £700 deposit from my old rented place from the DPS. I'm now paranoid about deleting any old letters, emails, inventory, check-out etc from my old LA in case it backfires in the future and they try to claim for something.
Am I paranoid or do I have a valid case for keeping everything for a few more months or is it a case now of they've released the money so it's tough if they suddenly decide they need £50 for something, for example.
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I dont know if they would try to claim, but I think it is always good to keep paperwork on anything for at least a few months. Especially as, by the sound of it, it is all electronic and not cluttering up your room for example.0
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You're probably being slightly paranoid but you never know. If they were going to claim for something it would be more than £50 otherwise it wouldn't be worth their while.
I keep all my paperwork anyway because you never know when it might come in handy. I had a clear out recently and finally threw away (recycled) warranties, flat pack furniture instructions and operating manuals for items I no longer have.0 -
In general you should keep relevant documents for 6 years.0
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Grab a DropBox/OneDrive or similar account, make a folder for each major event and dump the documents in there
It's backed up, out of your way and very easily accessible. Job done
Just don't put anything super sensitive up there: that's best off printed and put in a locked filing cabinet at home"You did not pull yourself up by your bootstraps. You were lucky enough to come of age at a time when housing was cheap, welfare was generous, and inflation was high enough to wipe out any debts you acquired. I’m pleased for you, but please stop being so unbearably smug about it."0 -
For the scheme to have returned your deposit, either the LL would have to have agreed to the release, or failed to respond after you intiated a single claim.
However, there is nothing preventing the LL from deciding to make a claim against you - for up to 7 years - if he now discovers damage you caused for example.
But he would be unable to use your deposit for this since he no longer has access to it. He would have to write to you and ask you to pay, and then go to court if you refused.
In any court case, it might well be useful for you to have documents relating to the tenancy eg start date, inventory, check out report, photos etc.0 -
If you use GMail, unless you actively delete it, your mail is searchable forever ;-)0
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