Do people go after Deposit Protection compensation when they're on good terms?

parkrunner

Do people go after Deposit Protection compensation when they're on good terms?

If the LL has been good and doesn't try to make any false claims on the deposit when the tenancy ends then I wouldn't dream of it.

C.C.L.

itchyfeet123 wrote: »

No, I'm asking if people do this.

As a previous poster said, going after this seems pretty low if there is no other dispute. But seeing as I'm not from here I wanted to calibrate my instincts against people with more experience.

Yes it is low, even thinking about it.
It makes no sense saying your not from here, a conscience is a conscience no matter where you're from. You want to 'calibrate your instincts' against people with more experience? Experience with what exactly? Normally people only come on here asking for advice if they are having a problem during a tenancy or at the end of it.

[Deleted User]

If you look into how one claims for an unprotected deposit, it is relatively easy if you are able to go via small claims but if you have to go through the official route (small claims courts don't always allow this kind of case) it will be expensive (fees).

Personally I'd concentrate on living rather than what you might get in compo if your LL is a decent person.

itchyfeet123

C.C.L. wrote: »

It makes no sense saying your not from here, a conscience is a conscience no matter where you're from. You want to 'calibrate your instincts' against people with more experience? Experience with what exactly? Normally people only come on here asking for advice if they are having a problem during a tenancy or at the end of it.

Right/wrong is determined largely by social norms, and so my being a foreigner is certainly relevant to knowing what those norms are. By experience, I mean experience in ending tenancies in the UK. There are plenty of normal practices that seem dodgy and unethical to me as an outsider; I don't think it's unreasonable to ask what's normal in one of those instances.

marksoton

itchyfeet123 wrote: »

Right/wrong is determined largely by social norms, and so my being a foreigner is certainly relevant to knowing what those norms are. By experience, I mean experience in ending tenancies in the UK. There are plenty of normal practices that seem dodgy and unethical to me as an outsider; I don't think it's unreasonable to ask what's normal in one of those instances.

Well let me put it is this way pal. What you're proposing just ain't cricket.

theartfullodger

Should there ever be the possibility of an up-to-3x deposit penalty to be paid to landlord should tenant get something wrong with the paperwork, I feel 100% certain quite a few landlords would go for it.

There's what's fair & reasonable..
There's what the law entitles you to do...
There's what is the right thing to do..

- and, surprise surprise, they ain't always the same...

FBaby

You can do what you want since it is in your legal right to do. It won't impact on you personally and you will get a bit of extra money to go on a nice holiday.

The person who will pay will be the next tenant because clearly, the landlord is going to be quite angry about it and therefore will be much less likely to show any flexibility in the future. The new tenant can expect an increase in rent after they have been there 6 months, no breaking clause, no flexibility over decoration, and given an S21 when they go ahead and decorate anyway.

The point is, landlords already have a bad reputation for showing no flexibility/sympathy towards their tenants. Maybe if tenants showed a bit more of it themselves, landlords would act more humans.

The_Shadow

I would not even think about it. You need to make sure when you leave your rental property you leave it good clean condition as when you moved in less wear and tear on carpets. On that basis your landlord should return your deposit without delay.

Bossypants

theartfullodger wrote: »

Should there ever be the possibility of an up-to-3x deposit penalty to be paid to landlord should tenant get something wrong with the paperwork, I feel 100% certain quite a few landlords would go for it.

There's what's fair & reasonable..
There's what the law entitles you to do...
There's what is the right thing to do..

- and, surprise surprise, they ain't always the same...

Just as quite a few tenants in the OP's position would probably go for it. The fact that some people are greedy a***holes who will snatch anything which comes into reach doesn't make that behaviour right or fair.

As I said in my original post, if the OP (or person in the OP's position) can justify it to themselves...

G_M

itchyfeet123 wrote: »

No, I'm asking if people do this.

As a previous poster said, going after this seems pretty low if there is no other dispute. But seeing as I'm not from here I wanted to calibrate my instincts against people with more experience.

You make it sound as if 'people' all do the same thing. Obviously some 'people' will, and some won't.

It will depend on their personalities; the precise circumstances when the time comes; their individual moral/religeous/philosophical/political viewpoints; the mood they're in on the day they make the decision; the financial pressures they might be under; what their horoscope tells them that month; and other variables