rent deposit and bounced cheque

karatepet

Sorry i in wrong thread,but didnt't know where to put it.
My son who is a student was living with a married couple.Last month they told him they had sold the house and he needed to move out.On the day he moved out they gave him a cheque for the deposit he had paid.He has now told me the cheque has bounced.The house is now empty and he doesnt have a new address.Is there any chance of getting his money back,or is it a lesson learned for him
.Thanks

theartfullodger

Are you sure they owned it & were not tenants?? If they really sold it it would be more likely there would be new people in there...

He should hold onto the cheque, wait a couple of months, then start looking on social media etc etc & see if he can find them. & ask neighbours, postman, local shops what they know. . Or use someone like no-find-no-fee findermonkey...
http://findermonkey.co.uk/

G_M

Hmmm without an address it will be hard. Can he ask the neighbours? Does he know any of their friends? Relatives?

Does he know which estate agents they used? They won't immediately divulge the onward address, but some plausible sob story might winkle it out of them.........

Does he even know how far they moved? Locally or the other end of the country?

Does he know if the cheque bounced for lack of funds in the account, or because it was cncelled? If the former, re-submit it in a few weeks.

karatepet

He has moved back into halls,which is 2 miles away.They told him it was sold to a family member so no sign was erected,He knows there names and has found them on facebook,but they are ignoring his messages.He has been to the bank and they said it was lack of funds and will be re-sumitted.I live 250 mile away so its not as though i can go down and sort it out.Thanks

fishpond

Roughly, how much are we talking about?

G_M

So no real issue then

* he can re-issue the cheque
* he can speak to the relatives who've moved in
* he can sue them in small claim court

This is a minor delay that will get sorted. Noone here can wave a magic wand and put the money straight into his account (or wallet).

karatepet

I was asking for advice not wanting the money.

fishpond

karatepet wrote: »

Sorry i in wrong thread,but didnt't know where to put it.
My son who is a student was living with a married couple.Last month they told him they had sold the house and he needed to move out.On the day he moved out they gave him a cheque for the deposit he had paid.He has now told me the cheque has bounced.The house is now empty and he doesnt have a new address.Is there any chance of getting his money back,or is it a lesson learned for him
.Thanks

I must have missed something?

karatepet

I meant not wanting the money straight away.Please quote where i said this.This board is a waste of time,people just jumping to conclusions.

jjlandlord

He should find out their address to send a letter before action, then to sue.

If he decides to sue, he should sue on the cheque as there is no defence and the judgment should be automatic.

DCFC79

karatepet wrote: »

I meant not wanting the money straight away.Please quote where i said this.This board is a waste of time,people just jumping to conclusions.

You asked is there any chance of getting the money back and you have been given said information.