Dispute with other landlord - HELP!

AlexMac

Yeah- agree, Seems unfair, but having failed to involve your car insurer, I'd say the easiest way would be to pay up. (If indeed this is even a car insurance issue?) If your policy is like mine, you are probably liable for the first £150-£250 as an excess (read your policy note or schedule), and even a whisper of a claim could damage your 'no-claims bonus' and cost more than£170 in premium over the next few years. £170 isn't unreasonable- materials, labour, time, transport... And if they;s used scaffolding as many builders insist it would be three time that.

Over a lifetime;s motoring, I've had two no-fault issues where damage was cause by others to my car, but without witnesses, so I had to accept 50-50; the last one cost me £175 excess, but at no cost to my long-protected no claim. But looked at over 40 years of driving , that's pennies a year. Swallow it and be grateful it wasn't a kid who got crushed; just a drainpipe!. Best wishes

DandelionPatrol

It is entirely reasonable to expect a copy of the bill for the work or a receipt and not expect an admin charge for these. Obviously, this does not need to go to court - if it did, you could ask for a copy of the the bill and expect to receive it without admin charges, at which point you could settle for the bare amount of the bill - and if you had made clear that the sticking point is sight of a bill, it would be very difficult to put more costs on you.

How to play it? A short note back saying that you will be pleased to settle the £170 in full and promptly once a copy of an itemised the bill is received, but you will not be paying any admin fee. Keep a copy.

AdrianC

OK, so you stand your ground, and get an itemised bill.

"Repair window sill.
Repaint window sill.
Refix downpipe, replacing damaged fixings as necessary.
£170, inc VAT"

Now what?

Guest101

AdrianC wrote: »

OK, so you stand your ground, and get an itemised bill.

"Repair window sill.
Repaint window sill.
Refix downpipe, replacing damaged fixings as necessary.
£170, inc VAT"

Now what?

The OP will want receipts next.


1 tub of paint £10 - B&Q - recepit
1 Paint brush....


For £170, when it could've been 10x, or even 100x, that - I'd bite their hand off!

ognum

Guest101 wrote: »

The OP will want receipts next.


1 tub of paint £10 - B&Q - recepit
1 Paint brush....


For £170, when it could've been 10x, or even 100x, that - I'd bite their hand off!

Would want to have a receipt that says 'full and final settlement' on it so any future issues do not come back to OP

Button86

Thanks for advice everyone (not sure why some people feel the need to be quite so sarcastic, but whatever).

Really I just feel like my honesty and integrity has been abused and I am quite sure that he is not allowed to charge us for an itemised bill - would be like going to Waitrose and being charged £5 for a receipt.

All along, the landlord has been aloof, unresponsive and distant, yet as soon as he wants paying, he comes flying at us all guns blazing and demands payment without any respect of our reasonable request.

We did not *lie* to our insurance. We didn't speak to them at all. I wanted a quote to know if going through insurance would be worthwhile, or if it would just be easier to pay for the work up front. As it is, it would have been worthwhile but since we didn't hear anything back, we just went ahead and had the car work paid for.

G_M

Look, sorry, but it was your car that caused damage, so you are at fault here.

There is no requirement for a claimant to respond next day/week - he has 7 years (though had you involved your insurers from the start, they would have dealt with all this, saving you the agro).

He has had repairs done very reasonably - £170 is nothing.

"aloof, unresponsive and distant". The property owner's attitude (being a landlord is irrelevant) is also irrelevant. You damaged his house. he has told you the cost of repair. Now, you could dispute the amount and claim he could get it done cheaper, and either ask him to produce 3 quotes, or get your own builder to quote, but for £170??!!!

Just send him a cheque along with a covering letter apologising for the damage and thanking him for his understanding, and politely say it is "in full and final setlement".

Sorted.

Guest101

Button86 wrote: »

Thanks for advice everyone (not sure why some people feel the need to be quite so sarcastic, but whatever). - Because the questions were answered, so we had some fun

Really I just feel like my honesty and integrity has been abused - It hasnt. and I am quite sure that he is not allowed to charge us for an itemised bill - He can, doesn mean you have to pay it.- would be like going to Waitrose and being charged £5 for a receipt. - Nothing like that.

All along, the landlord has been aloof, unresponsive and distant, - He doesnt owe you any explanation yet as soon as he wants paying, he comes flying at us all guns blazing and demands payment without any respect of our reasonable request. - Like i said, pay, or refuse and let him take you to court.

We did not *lie* to our insurance. We didn't speak to them at all. - So you breached the T&Cs of yur insurance. I wanted a quote to know if going through insurance would be worthwhile, or if it would just be easier to pay for the work up front. - He doesnt have to do what you want As it is, it would have been worthwhile but since we didn't hear anything back, we just went ahead and had the car work paid for.

Like I said he has 6 years to chase you for this.

edwink

I would pay the bill but I would consider maybe making the LL wait 4 months for his money. Tell him you will pay it but do so in your own time.

Guest101

edwink wrote: »

I would pay the bill but I would consider maybe making the LL wait 4 months for his money. Tell him you will pay it but do so in your own time.

LBA, 10 days, court.

no reason for that attitude. LLdid nthing wrong