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Problems with landlord- Lodger agreement
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It makes no difference if it is replaced or not. Any claim is compensation for the damage. Whether a replacement is purchased, or the money is spent down the pub and the damaged item retained, is up to the landlord.An invoice from the company?
Ring them up with the invoice number and see if its valid. You would be surprised how devious some people can be.
Though an invoice, or a quotation, or a product advert, can be used to establish the cost of the item and hence a starting point in the evaluation of the value attributable for the damage.
Though none of that alters the points made earlier.0 -
It makes no difference if it is replaced or not. Any claim is compensation for the damage. Whether a replacement is purchased, or the money is spent down the pub and the damaged item retained, is up to the landlord.
Though an invoice, or a quotation, or a product advert, can be used to establish the cost of the item and hence a starting point in the evaluation of the value attributable for the damage.
Though none of that alters the points made earlier.
That's not what I asked. I asked if they invoice was from a company. If it was. I would check it was valid and not printed from some template on the net. That's how my mind works.
Of course it makes a difference if it turns out the invoice is fake. It would make a nice exhibit at a County Court and have a bearing on this persons honesty.
Since the Landlord is not the dad, he may as well be in the pub pisxxx for all the OP should care.0 -
indeed OP is a lodger so not all irrelevant, a gas safe certificate is still required (if applicable)All irrelevant.
OP was a lodger not a tenant.
as you correctly say a deposit does not need protection, but whether the property is or is not an HMO is potentially extra leverage, so not an unreasonable question0 -
Don't get the ignore him as said, he could be acting as her agent, so however much it is the case that SHE would have to go to court, until it gets to that, she can demand that any discussion takes place through her father.0
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and the OP is perfectly entitled to ignore it....Don't get the ignore him as said, he could be acting as her agent, so however much it is the case that SHE would have to go to court, until it gets to that, she can demand that any discussion takes place through her father.
Just like you can ignore any agent, or any landlord, until court papers arrive0 -
That's not what I asked. I asked if they invoice was from a company. If it was. I would check it was valid and not printed from some template on the net. That's how my mind works.
Of course it makes a difference if it turns out the invoice is fake. It would make a nice exhibit at a County Court and have a bearing on this persons honesty.
Since the Landlord is not the dad, he may as well be in the pub pisxxx for all the OP should care.
and that would have zero bearing on the case. the guy, or daughter, can be prolific liars, they still have a claim.0 -
Of course it would, don't be silly. Stop giving crap advice.
For goodness sake - have you ever been to court? Either civil or criminal?
Honestly, some new faces on here are just giving such terrible advice and then go mad when called out for it.
This invoice, real or fake, doesn't make a difference. The LL doesn't need to prove they bought a new bed!!!0 -
If the father wants to start court proceedings, he will probably fill in the claim form and convince his daughter to sign it.
Whether he will bother with that over not very much money is questionable.0
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