Any legal way to get deposit back from a dodgy landlord when tenancy not signed yet?

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Quite possibly. I suspect we will now get some 'sharp' replies on this thread. Maybe the LL has debts they have to prioritise above paying back the deposit.., who knows?

Fosterdog

Maybe the landlord will want to drag it out as long as possible just like OP did with in that other thread. Maybe he has other debts which are more of a priority to him and will hold off as long as possible while following the letter of the law. Only differences being OP is on the receiving end this time not the one causing the issue and it's for a much higher amount than OP held back. Karma can be a pain when it comes back to bite you.

theone999

Pixie5740 wrote: »

I wonder if this is Karma in action....

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/5541410

Yeah, the difference being I had been unemployed for a while, no assets, ran up personal debt.

This is a landlord with several houses and his own company.

The difference is can't pay / won't pay. That £100 was paid back a month later, not a week as the letter requested. Evidently, my financial situation has improved in the 12 months after to be able to put down a deposit on anything now.

theone999

deannatrois wrote: »

Quite possibly. I suspect we will now get some 'sharp' replies on this thread. Maybe the LL has debts they have to prioritise above paying back the deposit.., who knows?

Yeah there are several types of people who frequent the MSE forums. Some with very secure financial situations, some very much less so, some who only come here because something has gone wrong, others with money wanting to know how to make more if it. And there is a specific class of sanctimonious knobs who comments on threads started by much poorer people than themselves for kicks, or maybe as a hobby for when they're not involved in the parasitic economy or voting Tory.

Guest101

theone999 wrote: »

Yeah there are several types of people who frequent the MSE forums. Some with very secure financial situations, some very much less so, some who only come here because something has gone wrong, others with money wanting to know how to make more if it. And there is a specific class of sanctimonious knobs who comments on threads started by much poorer people than themselves for kicks, or maybe as a hobby for when they're not involved in the parasitic economy or voting Tory.

And then there's people who want free money apparently... And life goes full circle