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Check out inspection carried out, amount agreed, LL changed mind and wants more
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With those prices, she'll be lucky to get half the value, more like 25%. Take it to TDS. You aren't supposed to be replacing old with new.
Next time don't throw anything out without the agreement of the LL but am sure you have learned from this.0 -
Sorry to drag it up again. There was no further contact so I raised the dispute with TDS. She text me again today asking for bank details so she could pay the deposit back minus her inflated deduction so I text back simply saying TDS are dealing with it all now and you'll hear from them shortly. She was unimpressed to say the least and I get the impression she's going to try for even more money! I supplied TDS with screenshots of her text messages asking for £95 and then admitting she had previously agreed to £50. Will they use the evidence I supplied and see she's trying it on out of spite, or will they use whatever quotes she produces?Mummy to
DS (born March 2009)
DD (born January 2012)
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how much would you expect to pay for a 4 yearold fire? they will give her the cost of a new fire minus 4 years of use.
Whether they make her stick to the £50 is hard to say, if you texted a reply and agreed to the £50 I can't see how they won't make her stick to the £50 as a contract is made when an offer is made, which was the £50, and the offer accepted, which was when you agree to pay £50, either way I wouldn't stress as for old stuff she is unlikely to get much at all, don't forget as well, she has to prove you broke the stuff and not just wear and tear.
You should have got her to agree you could throw the old one way or have kept it and said it broke.0 -
I know, lesson learnt there! The house was so poky and small we didn't even think about it at the time with nowhere to store it out of the way of the children. If we'd known she was so unreasonable I dare say we'd have thought about it a little more.Mummy to
DS (born March 2009)
DD (born January 2012)
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I know, lesson learnt there! The house was so poky and small we didn't even think about it at the time with nowhere to store it out of the way of the children. If we'd known she was so unreasonable I dare say we'd have thought about it a little more.
nothing better than hindsight
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Ugh, sorry, me again.
On 04/05 I received a text from her again asking me to agree to a deduction of £95 from our deposit. I replied that there was no agreement as we had all agreed to £50, and said that I had referred the dispute to TDS. I then had a barrage of 7 missed calls (I was at work) and a text saying she would contact them herself with her revised costings - clearly unimpressed!
The next I've heard is a lovely letter from her this morning dated 07/05 saying she's carried out further inspection and wants to deduct over £300 for various niggly cleaning things, saying she has photographic evidence etc. The place was not professionally cleaned before we moved in so she's a cheek, although adding to the mess there is no copy of the inventory that we have both signed as she never returned the revised one we sent her back.
Bearing in mind the original inspection was back on 29/05, where am I likely to stand here? This is getting utterly ridiculous now, its gone from £50 to over £300 and its purely vindictive.Mummy to
DS (born March 2009)
DD (born January 2012)
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If her claims are spurious the TDS people will disallow them and you'll get your deposit back.Changing the world, one sarcastic comment at a time.0
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Your LL is just throwing her toys out the pram. If she's so sure that she has evidence of £300 of deductions why is she writing to you rather than presenting it to TDS?0
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I'd assume she will have sent it to TDS as well? The case shows as awaiting a response from her when I logged in this morning.
The super frustrating thing is I spoke to my old neighbo yesterday who said most of the items she's disputing as needing cleaned have been chucked in a skip outside as she's having major redevelopment carried put prior to moving back in!Mummy to
DS (born March 2009)
DD (born January 2012)
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I'm clueless as to how these disputes work. Will I be given the chance to provide a further response if she goes to them with the costings?Mummy to
DS (born March 2009)
DD (born January 2012)
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